Shafter Officer Russell Carr Found Guilty of Battery
Court Commissioner John L. Fielder found Shafter Police Officer Russell Carr guilty of misdemeanor battery against Calvin Johnson after a trial that began January 20. Carr received two years probation with 80 hours of community service and was ordered to avoid further legal violations. The verdict, announced Thursday at 1 30 p.m., followed testimony from Johnson and others, and Fielder declined jail time.
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John L. Fielder
Shafter Olive
Russell Carr
Calvin Johnson
Shafter
Fielder
Shafter Police Partment
Kern County
Russell Cary
Johnsons
Calvin
Beatrice
Thomas
Cart
Cliff Ratzlaff
Don Little
Phil Hart
Carr
Sistgh
Eminent Kern County educator Bruce Crawford dies at 75
Former Buttonwillow and Richland School District leader Bruce Malcolm Crawford died Tuesday night at his Shafter home from an apparent heart attack. A Kern County native, he served 40 years in education, beginning in Jacumba and rising to superintendent roles before joining the county office as assistant superintendent. He helped launch the Kern Environmental Education Program KEEP and remained active in local projects and awards. He is survived by Milly Mae, three grandchildren, a son, and two brothers. Funeral services were held January 31 at Shafter Union Congregational Church.
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Bruce Malcolm Crawford
Buttonwillow
Richland
Kern County
Crawford
Shafter
Clinton Buffam Crawford
Wheeler Ridge
Wasco High School
Bakersfield College
University of Southern California
USC
UCLA
Stanford
Fresno State
Chapman College
Jacumba
San Diego
Harry E. Blair
Jessalaed
Crawford Wes
Kern Environmental
KEEP
Tehachapi Mountain
Montana de Oro Park
Morro Bs
Bruce M
Union Congregational Church
Boy Scouts
Bakersfield
West High School
Richland School
Scrawford
Servancy
National Wildlife
Feder
Milly Mae
Mike
Yakima
Wash
Dan
Cambria
Roy
Eugene
Ore
Naomi Thomson
Clinton
Scott
Carl
Donna
Agee Funeral Home
Claude W. Richardson
Wayte Carter
Owen Onsum
Richland School District approves repairs and budget plan
The Richland School District Board votes to advertise for repairs including school wings library boiler room cafeteria and two corridors in a 40000 dollar project under a state program. The board also considers a 10 percent contract wage rise tied to California CPI. Enrollment stands at 30,163 with seven classes studied for size. Susan Aguilera transfers to Learning Handicapped Teacher pending a kindergarten hire.
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Richland School _ District Board of Trustees
Richland Teacher's Association
RTA
California
Olivetti
Apple
Jonny
Richland
Richard Lande
Gary Smith
Susan Aguilera
Reward Offered by Shafter Police for Burglary Information
The Shafter Police Department offers a five hundred dollar reward through Secret Witness for information leading to arrests and conviction of anyone burglarizing a residence or apartment. Two burglaries occurred in the past week. Call Secret Witness at 746-4943 between 9 am and 4 30 pm Monday to Friday. informants receive a code name and number and no real name is requested. In a separate incident, two youths and three youths argued in a Fastrip lot, resulting in two men and a juvenile being charged with brandishing deadly weapons after police seized a rifle, shotgun, and knife.
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Shafter
Strarter, Press
Fastrip
Rural home destroyed by wind and fire believe heating pad caused
A rural home was destroyed by strong winds and fire. Fire officials believe a heating pad in the garage started the blaze, with no injuries reported. The incident prompted an investigation into the exact origin and damage assessment by local responders.
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Milton Elconin
Gene Kaplanarr
S. Singh ‘Aulakh
Vinci
Shafter Police Department
Singh
Carr Carr
Johnson
Dan Crawford
David Crawford
Presbyterian Church
Santa Barbara
Bill Lee
Merton Wiedmann
Claude W
Sundale Ave
Bender
Paul Bender
Jan Stuebbe
Tuseday
Garces
Freede State University
County of
Kern
Earth
Francisco Ayon, Jr
Urbano Murillo
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