KERN COUNTY, CA — “On April 1, 2026, Kern County Sheriff’s Office Rural Crimes Investigation Unit, Lamont deputies, assisted by KERNCATT, Kern County Probation, and Code Compliance, served a search warrant in the 10200 block of South Vineland Road in Bakersfield as part of a copper wire theft investigation.
During the service of the search warrant detectives contacted RODOLFO JUAREZ, MARICELA CRUZ, RENE GUTIERREZ CORTEZ, and EMILY YASNIA. During a search of the property detectives located approximately 200 pounds of stolen commercial-grade copper wire, burglary tools, and an active illegal marijuana grow.
The Lamont, Arvin, and Tejon response areas have seen a significant increase in copper wire related thefts. The copper wire located during the service of the search warrant was consistent with the type of wire that has been reported stolen from the surrounding areas…