Three more inmates escape Lerdo Male Minimum Facility
Six days into the escape spree three inmates from the Lerdo Male Minimum Facility fled at about 10 p.m. on June 26 through razor wire over the perimeter. Deputies searched with a canine but located none of the men, Orlando Rodriguez Rolando Lopez and Silvestre Castro, all from Lamont area, held on drug and theft charges. Rodriguez 5'9" 140 lbs brown hair brown eyes faces multiple charges. Lopez 5'0" 150 lbs brown hair drug possession vehicle theft.
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Lerdo
Richard Wood
Wood
Orlando Rodriguez
Rolando Lopez
Silvestre Castro
Lamont
Rodriguez
Lopez
Escapee captured after Lerdo facility jailbreak in Bakersfield
Kern County sheriff deputies arrested Cory Garrett 18 and Tracy Plymale 23 after a 1:30 a.m. vehicle theft call in Bakersfield. Garrett, an escapee from Lerdo Minimum Facility, allegedly kicked a police dog as deputies pursued three suspects. Plymale was treated before booking. Third suspect remained at large. Deputies seek Brian Smith 32 and Eddie Bustamante 30, also escaped within two weeks. Call 861-3110 with tips.
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Richard Wood
Wood
Elmwood Street
Bakersfield
Alta Vista Drive
Columbus Street
Cory Garrett
Tracy Plymale
Kern County
Garrett
Plymale
Kern Medical Center
Sion
Castro
Brian Smith
Eddie Bustamante
Lerdo
Bustamante
Smith
San Bernardino
Sheriff's Department
Kern County Sheriff's Department
Shafter July clinics and summer events announced
The Shafter Public Health Department lists July clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointments required except Immunization. Events include Family Planning, Pregnancy Screening, Child Health, and Senior Health Screenings, plus library programs, animal control activities, and a blood drive at Wasco Prison and Rabies Vaccination clinic at the Fire Station.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
Shafter Library
Shafter Animal Shelter
Shafter Police Department
Heidi Gomez
Kern County Animal Control
Shafter
Sunset
Senator calls for state review of escape-plagued Lerdo Jail
Senator Dean Florez urges immediate inspection by the Corrections Standards Authority of Lerdo Jail after six inmates escaped over a fence in little more than a week. He opposes rapid prison expansion without a fully staffed CSA and stronger security measures for local detention facilities to protect nearby communities.
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Dean Florez
D-Shafter
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Florez
Schwarzenegger
Corrections Standards Authority
Department of Corrections
Lerdo
CSA
Board of Corrections
Bill to designate Highway 43 as interregional route passes
AB 2143 designed to add State Route 43 through Kings Kern Fresno and Tulare as an eligible interregional route. The measure aims to fund highway upgrades to relieve congestion and improve Central Valley air quality amid rising population and traffic. Sponsored by Kings County Association of Governments CELSOC supports the bill moves to Senate Rules. next hearings in Appropriations.
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Parra
Sacramento
California Air Resources Board
San Joaquin Valley
Central Valley
Kings, Kern
Fresno
Tulare
Kings County Association of Governments
Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors of California
Celsoc
Senate Rules Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
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By Melissa Hill
Sheriff's Deputies
Houchin Blood Bank
Wasco State Prison
Rite Aid
Lerdo Highway
Central Avenue
Bill
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