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Taft swears in two new police officers; council approves consent calendar
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At its Aug. 5 meeting the Taft City Council swore in Officers Juan Topete and Bryce Veach, heard a police monthly report and approved consent calendar items 11–15 by a 5–0 vote. A public commenter urged parents to learn about the incoming Phone Free Schools Act.
Taft — The Taft City Council on Tuesday swore in two new Taft Police Department officers, heard the department’s monthly statistics and approved the consent calendar covering items 11–15 by a 5–0 roll-call vote.
The council administered oaths to Juan Topete and Bryce Veach in a brief ceremony early in the meeting attended by family and department staff. Police Chief McMinn introduced the officers and described their training history, saying Veach and Topete completed consecutive academies: “he did back to back academies, I believe, 16 weeks and then another 24 weeks, something to that nature.” Chief McMinn invited the public to a graduation/stage ceremony for the two officers scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. at Harvey Hall Auditorium, Bakersfield High School.
The swearing-in was followed by the police department’s monthly report for July. Chief McMinn gave patrol and incident statistics, noting…
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