From the July 24, 2020 Edition
Will you please help catch a thief?
By B.J. Saidi, Pinon Pines
Solar lighting equipment from the Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce billboard on Frazier Mountain Park Road (east of the four-way stop) was stolen …
From the July 3, 2020 Edition
On June 17, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office dismissed charges for suspected burglaries in Pine Mountain Club by Rosheba Fennell of Bakersfield. A deputy district attorney said Fennell’s prosecution is still being pursued.
Fennell …
From the June 26, 2020 Edition
By Gary Meyer, TME
A call was made to Pilot Flying J in Lebec at about 7:30 p.m., Sunday, June 21, with a bomb threat.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Shirley Miller …
From the June 12, 2020 Edition
After Kern County Sheriff’s Office had received multiple reports of illegal narcotics activity near North Drive and South Drive in Lebec, an investigation was conducted.
On June 2, deputies presented a search warrant at the …
From the March 6, 2020 Edition
By Gary Meyer, TME
California Highway Patrol officers began searching for Orange County resident Billy D. Phelan at 1:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, when he fled his vehicle and ran into Fort Tejon State Historic …
From the February 14, 2020 Edition
If your debit card (ATM) is stolen or compromised, alert your bank without delay, or you could be on the hook for hundreds of dollars.
According to credit reporting company Experian, if you notify the …
From the February 14, 2020 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
Fraudulent charges turned up on the Visa card of Arthur Chavez of Pine Mountain Club starting on January 31, 2020, after he filled up his gas tank at Flying J in …
From the January 24, 2020 Edition
Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) has learned that tax records from 512 clients of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program were accessed without authorization by two former VITA employees.
The initial investigation suggests …
From the January 10, 2020 Edition
Mozilla is the not-for-profit group behind the free, fast, privacy-conscious Firefox browser for MacOS, Windows, AppleIOS and Android. It was originated by those whose first concern was the impact of technology on personal privacy. This …
From the November 29, 2019 Edition
Please see the previous five weeks’ editions for background.
Wilna’s gold Cadillac DeVille was found July 2, 1994, engulfed in flames west of Pyramid Lake after she disappeared. The son’s girlfriend was said to have …