CHP-Bakersfield PD crime suppression partnership expands to include Kern County Sheriff’s Office

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol is expanding a crime suppression partnership created with the Bakersfield Police Department to now include the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials said the partnering with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office will address roadway violence and criminal activity.

In April, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a partnership between the California Highway Patrol and the Bakersfield Police Department.

Through this partnership, CHP expanded its presence in Bakersfield and addressed auto theft, retail crime and traffic enforcement.

CHP officials say a deputy from the sheriff’s office has been assigned to the Kern County Auto Theft Task Force and a CHP officer will join the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force.

Since the start of the collaboration with Bakersfield police, CHP has made over 1,000 arrests, recovered nearly 450 stolen vehicles and seized 20 illegal firearms.

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