Woman arrested in East Bakersfield after hours-long search

A woman was arrested Tuesday in East Bakersfield after running from law enforcement for hours in an orchard field.

The search began around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday when California Highway Patrol and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office started looking for the woman near the intersection of Edison Highway and Comanche Drive.

Law enforcement deployed helicopters and drones to locate the suspect while officers patrolled the orchard on foot with K9 units…

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