Bakersfield’s newly sworn-in police chief is settling into his role and laying out an ambitious agenda for the department.
Brent Stratton, who was recently inducted as chief of the Bakersfield Police Department, said the realities of the job are beginning to set in now that his predecessor has officially departed.
“Especially with last week being Chief’s last week, but this week when he’s gone, there are no more emails that are going to his inbox. They’re coming to mine, and so it is a little bit the realities are sinking in, and I’m just still trying to get my feet underneath me and wrap my arms completely around the job. I think it’s going to take some time,” Stratton said…