City defends Police Department using crime statistics and facts
Shafter City staff defended the police department at Monday’s meeting after a Bakersfield Californian article criticized the force and cited Judge Milton Elconin’s harsh remarks. City leaders presented three-year crime trends, noting fewer felonies in 1979, rising arrests, and the department’s under staffing, with Chief Kaplan asserting consistent court success. The council approved several ordinances and a funding request for emergency power lighting upgrades for police operations.
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Western Municipal Court District
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Shafter Post Office Labor Day Schedule Update
The Shafter Press office will be open Monday September 3 for classified ads and news display ads until 3 p.m. The Shafter Post Office will be closed Monday September 3 for Labor Day with a noon deadline for news and display ads.
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Shafter Post Office
Shafter Chamber review outlines signs and events
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture met on Friday August 24 1979 at Tobys with President Mary Siemens presiding Secretary Susan Barton presented a letter from First District Supervisor Gene Tackett about a directional sign at Stockdale Highway and Allen Road to guide travelers to Shafter Tackett forwarded the request to Kern County Road Commissioner Dale Mills noting the sign would aid visitors including Cal State Bakersfield attendees He also said the sign would mark a hard to see intersection at night Marvin Hansen said the Chamber float for the Wasco Rose Festival will resemble the Potato and Cotton Festival entry George Wise announced Rotary Outlook Speaking programs starting September 13 with three or four talks per year and 60 seat dinners Tickets will be sold in September Members preparing the Kern County Fair display requested help from Chamber members Shafter has placed second to Arvin for two years and aims to surpass them Marj Siemens reported funds from miniature depots totaling 66 for Santa Fe Depot preservation The Kern County Board of Trade sent a letter about a Department of Economics and Business Development California Business Award with September 7 nomination deadline listing 13 categories including Prop 13 savings use new industry handicapped rehabilitation and energy conservation.
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Toby's
Mary Siemens
Susan Barton
First District
Gene Tackett
Stockdale Highway
Allen Road
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Tackett
Dale Mills
Kern Countty
Bakersfield
Cal
Rotary Club
Rotary
Wise
Kern County
Arvin
Hit and run fatality in Shafter details released
Andrew Westell Moore, 22, died after being struck by a vehicle in the 300 block of Olsen Street. Delia Samarripas, 18, surrendered to Shafter Police and was arrested for hit and run. Witnesses said the car traveled 40 to 50 mph before fleeing westbound. The driver claimed the child ran into the road and she panicked. Police, Fire, and Wasco Ambulance responded. Kern Medical Center pronounced Moore dead.
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Andrew Westell Moore
Kern Medical Center
Olsen Street
Shafter
Delia Samarripas
Olsen
Samarripas
Shafter Fire Department
Wasco Ambulance
Thomas White
Kern County Sheriff's Office
Former Shafter resident named Pacific Telephone manager
Virginia Sue Baker a former Shafter resident and Shafter High School graduate returns to the area to become manager of Pacific Telephone Delano business office replacing Rod Middleworth. She will oversee about 11 500 residential lines in Delano Shafter Earlimart and Wasco and plans to reside in Delano.
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Virginia
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Pacific Telephone Business
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Rod Middleworth
Earlimart
Wasco
Richland
Open Letter to Judge on Shafter Police Criticism
A citizen letter questions Judge Milton Elconin’s August Bakersfield Californian remarks about Shafter Police Chief Gene Kaplan. The writer defends Shafter PD noting falling crime, rising arrests, and asks for facts, invites the judge to visit, and rejects Bakersfield police views.
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