Sheriff arrests former deputy in Kern County theft cases
Kern County detectives arrested former deputy Jason Hammack after an investigation into five incidents in Lost Hills and Buttonwillow. He is charged with grand theft from a person and false detention. bail set at 150000. Hammack, a 3.5 year veteran, faces internal probe comments from Sheriff Donny Youngblood.
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Kern County Sheriff's Department
Jason Hammack
Lost Hills
Kern County Sheriff’s Department
Lost Hill
Buttonwillow
Hammack
Ity
Donny Youngblood
Burglaries Hit Shafter Businesses Across Two Nights
A Shafter Sweet Shop on Central Valley Highway was burglarized December 18 at 5 30 am with a broken glass door and stolen cash register. $1 200 loss including parts and glass. On Christmas morning Generals Headquarters near Lerdo Highway and Highway 99 was broken into at 1 25 am. front window shattered but register empty. Police review surveillance as investigation continues.
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Shafter Sweet Shop
Central Valley Highway
Little Caesars
Debbie Bender
Bender
Lerdo Highway
Highway 99
Shafter
Generals Headquarters
Dave Miller
Miller
National Health: NHSI marks 33rd anniversary in Kern County
National Health Services Inc announces its 33rd anniversary on January 9 2011 and thanks Kern County communities for support. NHSI operates 13 health centers across Bakersfield Buttonwillow Delano Lost Hills Ridgecrest Shafter Taft Tehachapi and Wasco with a new Brimhall Community Health Center at 1014 Calloway Drive Bakersfield.
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Kern County
NHSI
Bakersfield
Buttonwillow
Delano
Lost Hills
Ridgecrest
Shafter
Taft
Tehachapi
Wasco
Brimhall
Calloway Drive
National Health Services, Inc
Community notices and events in Shafter area
Readers invited to share ideas for the paper via email or phone. Relay for Life Team Captains meet February 7 at 6 PM in Wasco High Library. Take Out BBQ Chicken Dinner January 22 from 5 to 7 PM at Westside Family Fellowship. 2011 Community Awards Banquet January 27 at 6 PM Shafter Veterans Hall. Angel Food Ministries now an eligible food host site at 700 E Tulare Ave. call 661-746-3303 for details.
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Wasco High Library
Relay For Life
Westside Family Fellowship
Donna Ward
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
Carol
Shafter Recreation and Parks
Angel Food
Angel Food Ministries
United States
E. Tulare Avenue
Shafter
Pit bull concerns cited in Shafter animal reports
Resident Fuller alleges a January 3 incident where a dog showed aggression toward a local teen. Shafter Animal Control confirms a call about loose dogs. a White Jeep reportedly picked up the animals and left. An earlier incident involved two pit bulls attacking a woman in a motorized wheelchair. the dogs were released by the owner and euthanized. Leashes are required. owners are responsible for their animals.
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Fuller
Schull
Shafter Animal Control
Shafter
Shafter.com
Letter to the Editor on pit bull attacks in Shafter
Steve Fuller of Shafter describes multiple pit bull attacks near his home over months, including a disabled woman knocked from a motorized chair and a cat killed. He urges reconsideration of walking dogs and warns that fighting off such dogs is futile.
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Steve Fuller
Shafter
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By Alexis Stokes