Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Police Department is providing free window decals for residents with special needs and their family members. The decals will help officers be aware there is an occupant in the home who may not respond or comply well with commands from law enforcement. These stickers are free for anyone in the greater Tehachapi area and are available in the lobby of the Tehachapi Police Department at 220 W. C St. "At the Tehachapi Police Department, we are committed to providing service to every...
Toys for Tots 2024 Autumn has arrived! That means it's time for our Toys for Tots drive. This has long been an annual tradition for our local Farmers Insurance office. The Tehachapi community is literally in our blood. Our office is completely staffed by long-time locals to help our community, the one we live in, to be the best it can be. It always amazes me how Tehachapi pulls together at this time of year and donates so much for our local kids. Over the years we have collected thousands of toy...
On Sept. 25, officers of the Tehachapi Police Department were made aware a 12-year-old student at Jacobsen Middle School had made several threatening posts on the social media application Snapchat, targeting Jacobsen Middle School. The posts depicted an airsoft firearm and stated not to show up to school, insinuating a school shooting was going to take place. During the investigation, it was determined the student did not have any weapons available to carry out the threat and stated to law...
On Oct. 5, the Tehachapi Police Department hosted a Street Interdiction Team (SIT) Operation made up of various agencies throughout Kern County. The participating agencies were Wasco, Arvin, Stallion Springs, Ridgecrest, Wasco, Shafter and Kern County Probation Department. The goal of the operation was to conduct parole/probation compliance checks and to serve active arrest warrants on persons who are out of compliance and reside in the Tehachapi area. As part of the operation, 17 locations...
Following the Aug. 12 approval by the Tehachapi Planning Commission, the new AT&T cell tower came before the City Council on Sept. 16. The Council approved an agreement between the city and a New Cingular Wireless PCS (AT&T) that would permit a 38-foot cell tower to be placed at the area commonly known as the Rock Pile at Tehachapi Airport. The five-year lease will bring the city about $36,000 yearly with an annual increase of 3%. The new tower should greatly improve AT&T service in Downtown...
Join the Tehachapi Police Department for Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 7 to 9 a.m. at the McDonald's on Tucker Road. TPD is excited to put on the event as a local tie-in to the 9th annual National Coffee with a Cop Day. Chief Richard Standridge, along with other members of TPD, will be available to answer questions and spark a conversation with anyone stopping by the event. Coffee with a Cop events play a vital role in building trust and fostering a sense of community. These...
The Tehachapi Police Department is excited to partner with the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District for the Bike Rodeo Safety Event on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ollie Mountain Sports Park. The event will include a bike safety course led by TPD and CHP with free helmet giveaways. The Cycle and Go Cyclery will be providing safety checks and helmet adjustments for all cyclists, TVRPD will have a bike-themed crafting booth, California Hot Dog Company will be selling food and...
For the past two years, the Interact Clubs of Tehachapi have hosted a walk to bring awareness to topics related to mental health issues. Just last school year, our community lost a high school student to suicide and it impacted a large population of our small community. The loss was felt by classmates, teachers, coaches and acquaintances. According to Mental Health America, 23% of adults experienced a mental illness in the past year and 13% of youth, ages 12-17, had thoughts of suicide....
Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association will be recognized by City of Tehachapi and Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Sept. 16, 5:30 p.m., at Tehachapi Police Department, 220 W. C St. The City of Tehachapi will recognize the exceptional efforts of various community groups who played a pivotal role in the success of the recent Tehachapi Mountain Festival. Among the honored groups, the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce will acknowledge the Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association (TARA)...
The City of Tehachapi is hosting two preliminary Hometown Christmas planning meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at noon and at 6 p.m. at the Tehachapi Police Department Community Room, located at 220 W. C St. All community members interested in participating in or sharing their ideas for the 2024 Tehachapi Hometown Christmas event are invited to attend. Members of the City of Tehachapi Community Engagement Department will lead the discussion on the preliminary plans for this year's event and will pro...
Golden Hills Community Services District The five members of the Golden Hills Community Services District Board of Directors are all elected at-large, meaning they do not represent any specific area. Each is elected for a four-year term. Terms for three of the directors will be up for election in November. Directors David Benham and Joe King have filed for reelection. Director David Shaw has chosen not to run again. Two other candidates have filed for a seat on the Board. They are retired firefi...
On Aug. 20 at approximately 1:55 p.m., the Tehachapi Police Department received a call for service from the Tehachapi Home Depot loss prevention, regarding two individuals they recognized as repeat retail theft offenders. Both suspects had previously been involved in multiple prior retail thefts, that had occurred in the Antelope Valley. Officers contacted Charles Mearns, 56, of Los Angeles and Faris Batarseh, 37, of Lancaster in their vehicle as they were attempting to leave the parking lot....
On Aug. 19, at approximately 10:14 p.m., the Tehachapi Police Department received a call for service regarding an individual under the influence of alcohol and marijuana in the 800 block of Tucker Road. Officers arrived and contacted Joseph Lopez, 35, of Golden Hills and Rachel Stillman, 23, of Tehachapi, in their vehicle. During the investigation, it was discovered Lopez had two misdemeanor warrants, one of which was a "no bail" arrest warrant for assault. Lopez was subsequently taken into...
Parolee Roberto Betancourt from Bakersfield was arrested on Aug. 2, for committing grand theft of $1,700 in cash from a vendor at the Tehachapi Farmers Market on July 25. The suspect was also arrested for causing $2,000 in damage to a coin machine at the Wash Tub Laundromat in Tehachapi on July 30. Betancourt was booked into the Kern County Jail, Lerdo Facility on charges of Grand Theft as well as Commercial Burglary, Felony Vandalism and violation of parole....
Major Jason E. George VFW 12114 joined our Tehachapi community for the Tehachapi Night Out held on Aug. 6. The event helps our children to become aware of our community services such as the police, paramedics, fire department and many other organizations that are here to help us all. Major George VFW 12114, located at the Little Red School House in Golden Hills, donated $350 to the Tehachapi Police Foundation to buy 500 hot dogs to be given away complimentary to everyone attending the event....
After several months without a meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission met on Aug. 12 to consider two new projects. The Planning Commission approved the installation of a new AT&T telecommunications tower to be located on the Rockpile located at Tehachapi Airport. The 38-foot tower will join those of Verizon and T-Mobile cellular, as well as those for the city and airport communications. AT&T customers have been waiting for such a tower for many years. A Conditional Use Permit was approved...
Members of the community mingled with members of the Tehachapi Police Department in Philip Marx Central Park on the evening evening of Aug. 6 for Tehachapi Night Out. Police Chief Richard Standridge renamed the event to make it more relevant to Tehachapi. Members of the community visited with officers and other community organizations. The evening was followed by a showing of the movie "Shrek."...
The three primary items brought before the Tehachapi City Council for a vote at their Aug. 5 meeting were presented by Development Services Director Jay Schlosser who requested funding for all of the city's upcoming road maintenance projects for the fiscal year 2024-25. The first of the projects presented was for surface repairs and reconstruction of approximately 1.7 miles of roads in Capital Hills on the north side of Highway 58, an area that had not been touched since it was originally...
On July 27, Tehachapi Police Officers were dispatched to a local business regarding a subject possibly doing hand to hand drug transactions out of an RV, in the business' parking lot. Officers arrived in the area and found the RV had moved to the Save Mart parking lot. Officers contacted 48-year-old Michael Brown and his girlfriend 42-year-old Elizabeth Pierce, both from Tehachapi in the RV. Officers conducted a search of the RV based on Brown's search terms for being on Post Release Community...
Are you curious about Ham Radio? Or perhaps you're genuinely interested in exploring the endless possibilities it offers? The Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association warmly invites everyone to join us for our monthly club meeting on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m., in the Tehachapi Police Department, 220 W. C St. Whether you're a seasoned operator or just starting out, come sit in and talk to us. We love to share our passion for Ham Radio and connect with fellow enthusiasts! Don't miss this opportunity...
The Tehachapi Police Department is hosting Tehachapi Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Philip Marx Central Park. Like the National Night Out event that will be celebrated across the country on the same date, Tehachapi Night Out aims to connect with and meet the needs of Tehachapi residents. Chief Richard Standridge invites the community to meet him, his staff and enjoy a summer evening in the park. The goal of the event is to promote police-community partnerships and...
When I was 17 and fresh out of high school, I was hired as an operator at the local telephone office. I earned 65 cents an hour. Six days a weeks, eight hour days on a split shift of four hours on four hours off and four hours on again. It broke up one's day to where you really could not plan to go anywhere far from town. We had a vocabulary that we used and each word emerged as the soul of kind, polite conversation. No matter how rude or irate some people were, we were the soul of tact. People...
Tehachapi Police Chief Richard Standridge spoke at the July 16 meeting of the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce held at the American Legion Hall on F Street. Standridge emphasized to the group, "if you see something, say something." Too often he has heard from citizens after the fact, that they say saw an occurrence and did nothing. Since becoming chief, Standridge has increased the number of TPD officers in the department and in the last few months has promoted several of them. Standridge...
On July 8, Tehachapi Police Officers were dispatched to a local business regarding an unknown suspect who had stolen fuel from several work trucks, resulting in several thousands of dollars in damage to fuel tanks. Officers who investigated the crime determined the suspect utilized a drill, a large tote and fuel cans to remove gasoline from the victims' trucks. Through diligent police work, officers were able to locate and obtain video surveillance footage of the suspect and were able to...
