By Sean Ridgway, TME

On Thursday, July 16, the Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce hosted another Bridging the Gap meeting with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). The meeting was held in the Community Room at the Frazier Park Library, and offered an introduction to the concept of community-oriented policing and the foundations of Neighborhood Watch.

Deputy Ramon Garza of KCSO gave a presentation, in which he described what is involved in and the benefits of community-oriented policing. Garza explained…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Deputy Ramon Garza, Public Information Officer Lori Meza, and Sergeant Orona talk about Neighborhood Watch to a room of mountain residents at the library

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