BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is expected to relocate its property room after an assessment by the Kern County Grand Jury found the current location to have unsanitary and insufficient conditions, such as pests in the narcotics storage areas and other outdated features.
The Grand Jury inspected the current KCSO Property Room located 1501 L Street – which was established in 1957 – on Dec. 17, according to a report by the Grand Jury. The room stores evidence and property surrendered to law enforcement agencies.
According to the report, the Property Room on L Street lacked storage space for additional homicide and sexual assault evidence in the basement and was running out of space for sexual assault evidence. The poor air conditioning also raised concerns about the evidence degrading.
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The overloading of evidence is also a safety hazard as it makes it difficult for firefighters to enter without help from specific KCSO personnel, the grand jury found…