Crime

Mountain Communities, we’ve been robbed

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 …

Rosheba Fennell released, as burglary charges dismissed

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 …

Flying J bomb threat under investigation by LASD

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 …

Act fast if your card is hacked

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 …

Credit card fraud has struck: stay vigilant

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 …

Breach of CAPK tax records discovered

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 …

Understand how hackers steal from you

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 …

The disappearance of Wilna Ross — Part 6

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 …