Bakersfield’s Joint Crime-Fighting Effort With CHP Yields 470 Arrests Since March

Gov. Newsom reports increases in recovered firearms and stolen vehicles in the partnership to make Kern County safer.

A Bakersfield police vehicle makes patrols in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2017. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Joint operations by Bakersfield police and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) have now resulted in 470 arrests and 244 vehicles recovered since March, according to a recent announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom.