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Tehachapi Police Seeks Volunteers in Police Service

The Tehachapi Police Department needs the community’s involvement in its Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) program. The primary purpose of the VIPS program is to provide the police department with an extra set of “eyes and...

City of Tehachapi Passes Balanced Budget

On Monday, June 26, the Tehachapi City Council approved a balanced $39.7 million budget for fiscal year 2023-24. The approved budget also addressed subsequent balanced years through 2027-28. The budget includes all operating funds within the City includin...

TPD Officers Honored for DUI Arrests by M.A.D.D.

On Thursday June 22, 2023, Tehachapi Police Officers Amy Smith and Kevin Archuleta were honored for their DUI arrests at the annual Mother Against Drug Driving Awards in Bakersfield California. Law enforcement agencies throughout Kern County attended the ...

Earth Day Makeup Day a Huge Success

On Tuesday May 23, 2023, more than 20 volunteers from the Tehachapi community came out to the rescheduled Earth Day litter removal event. Due to rain and snow in April the litter removal was postponed for safety concerns. Today more than 460 pounds of lit...

Tehachapi Names New Police Chief

News Release 

Date: April 25 2023 

The City of Tehachapi is pleased to announce the hiring of new Police Chief Richard Standridge. Chief Standridge will be joining the City of Tehachapi team bringing 24 years of law enforcement experience ...

Officers and Dispatcher Recognized

Acting Lt. Jason Dunham opened a recent city staff meeting by recognizing several Tehachapi Police Department members for their actions at a housefire on March 8, in the City of Tehachapi. Sergeant James Clark, Officer Jared McCombs, Officer Richard Kiser...

City Council Unanimously Approves Resolution to Oppose Measure to Remove Local Control

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On Monday, April 4^th the Tehachapi City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing Initiative 21-0042A1 which has collected enough signatures to appear on the Statewide November 2024 ballot.

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Keith Sackewitz Appointed to City Council

Keith Sackewitz was selected by the Tehachapi City Council to fill the vacancy in District 2.

Tehachapi Announces Police Chief Retirement

Kent Kroeger has retired as Chief of Police after nine years at TPD and 35 years in the law enforcement profession.

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