17 arrested, nearly 23 tons of trash removed following Kern River encampment clean-up: Bakersfield PD

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- An encampment clean-up operation along the Kern River on Wednesday resulted in arrests, trash removal and more, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. On Aug. 19, several Bakersfield and Kern County agencies collaborated to conduct an operation on multiple encampments along the Kern Riverbed, officials said. The operation focused on encampments [...]