Kern County Sheriff’s Office to spend over $530,000 on new Bearcat

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Kern County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team is getting a new Bearcat armored vehicle. On Tuesday, the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved spending $533,662 on a new Bearcat. This is an armored vehicle used for responding to critical incidents, KCSO said in the agenda. KCSO currently has two armored vehicles. [...]