BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Bakersfield police officer has died after a short battle with an illness.
Joseph Taylor died after a short illness on March 7, at the age of 83.
Taylor was born in Columbus, Ohio. He later moved to California and attended South High School while he worked on his brother-in-law’s dairy farm. Taylor began his career with the Bakersfield Police Department in 1965, serving until he retired as a Detective in 1995.
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Those who knew Taylor say he was passionate about working with animals, hunting and fishing. He put family before everything else…