Shafter Police arrest as pallets thefts disrupt yard scene
Shafter Police led a night operation arresting culprits in the act of stealing wooden pallets from a business yard on Lerdo. Chief Christensen and another officer spotted the theft and the case added to a busy week of calls including windstorm false alarms and two vehicle fires. Commodities distribution plans were announced for Shafter and Buttonwillow with times and contact names provided.
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Shafter Police Department
Lerdo
Christensen
Auig'ebae
Shafter
SPD
Highway 99
Poplar
Christensen and Petersen
E. Lerdo
Richland district hears student songs and bids on projects
Richland School District trustees met in a closed session before a 7 30 p m public meeting. The board heard Cynthia Silliman sixth graders sing We’re The Trojans and praised Eidie Gonzales for a winning motto. They approved the consent calendar and an environmental exemption for a bus loading zone. Reider urged two more migrant portable classrooms and a three year lease for a Spacemaster trailer to ease space constraints. Mentors for 1987 88 were named and a May 15 17 Shafter grounds use request was approved. The superintendent noted Public Schools Week events and Open House dates. The CMER program and a junior high dinner were announced. No action was taken in the closed session.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Charles Rekesh
Renda Kern
Lawrence Handel
Mark Franz
Clifford Ford
Richland Intermediate
Cynthia Silliman
Mark Reppert
Roberta Rous
Eidie Gonzales
Richland
Handel
RSD
Richland Teachers Association
Enak É Lake Board
Larry Reider
Reider
Lyle Mack
Atlantic Avenue
State Department of Education
Wasco
Masonic Lodge
Thurs
Lavender Takes Center Stage In Spring Bloom
Clear days bring warm afternoons and cool nights as lilac blossoms, wisteria blooms, and lavender color define the week. Bees buzz among the flowers, signaling peak spring in parks and gardens.
Pallet Theft Ring Broken Up in Shafter
Shafter Police Chief Frank Christensen and Lt. Paul Petersen spotted unusual activity at 661 E Lerdo while returning from a meeting. Two pallet laden pickups were stopped and three suspects, two men and a woman, were taken into custody and later jailed. Pallets valued about 1000 dollars were recovered in Bakersfield with a prior failed theft at Wong-Siul on Walker Street where 450 dollars in pallets were recovered.
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Shafter
Frank Christensen
Paul Petersen
E. Lerdo
Wong-Siul
Walker Street
Herren
Don Skone Co
Fundraiser Fundraises Promptly as Warrants Served at Event
A chaotic fundraising event for the Shafter Convalescent Hospital ended with warrants served on several arrestees including Vernon Isaac Dona Meany Beverly Hawkins Ron F. Cars Petersen Eddie Johnson of Wasco. Johnson allegedly held a patient hostage briefly during the incident at the clinic as staff explained the scene to students. The Shafter event features a Hawaiian Luau with a deep piECEBG and entertainment by a dancing group the Hawaiians.
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Eddie Johnson
Wasco
Johnson
Shafter Convalescent
The
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California Movement For
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California
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David Herren
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Kern County
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