UPDATE—LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Jan. 1 at 4:16 a.m.)—This dispatch was received from the Kern County Sheriff’s office at 415 a.m.:  On December 31, 2014  at about 11:30 PM Frazier Park deputies were dispatched to the 2800 block of Highland Way in Lebec for the report of a fire. Deputies learned through their investigation someone is suspected of setting off a destructive device in the victim’s front yard. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded and checked for other devices. None were located, investigation is ongoing. SR15-00002  Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (661) 861-3110, Secret Witness at (661) 322-4040 or Anonymous “text” tips can be sent to TIP411 (847411).  Just type the key word “KCSO” prior to the message.

See the next issue of The Mountain Enterprise for “the story behind the story,” on newsstands next Thursday morning.

LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Jan. 1 at 2:47 a.m.)—Kern County Sheriff’s Office has sent a bomb squad to Lebec to check on a report of an explosive device. Updates will be posted here as more information is available.

This is part of the December 26, 2014 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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