The Official Facebook Page of the Bakersfield Police Department. NOTE: This is not an emergency site. Please call 9-1-1 or 661-327-7111 for emergencies
The Bakersfield Police Department is dedicated to the delivery of quality professional service in all activities that promote community safety, security, and public trust. Our goal is to provide for the safety and welfare of the citizens of Bakersfield utilizing effective law enforcement systems, including crime prevention, patrol and traffic enforcement, criminal investigation follow-up, crime analysis, vice and narcotic enforcement, gang suppression and community relations.
Main Headquarters – 1601 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Westside Substation – 1301 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Non-emergency (661) 327-7111
This site is not monitored 24/7
FOR EMERGENCIES CALL 9-1-1
General information
The City of Bakersfield Police Department welcomes and encourages all visitors of our online communities to contribute comments which are related to responsibilities of and topics pertaining to the Department. The Bakersfield Police Department’s Social Media account is operated by the City of Bakersfield and posts are made by a City of Bakersfield staff member.
Comments posted to this page will be monitored. The following postings/comments are prohibited:
a. Comments not topically related to the administrator’s posting;
b. Content that violates City policy, including abusive, harassing, intimidating, vulgar, obscene and offensive communications, communications that defame or libel others, and communications that infringe upon the privacy rights of others;
c. Disparaging communications or jokes that are based on race, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law;
d. Communications of any copyrighted materials, trade secrets, proprietary information, or any other highly sensitive confidential information;
e. Solicitation of others for commercial ventures or religious, social or political causes; or
f. Comments or communications that violate the Brown Act.
Please Note: The City of Bakersfield reserves the right to remove content that is deemed in violation of City policy or any applicable law. Any participants on the City’s official social media sites who are in continual violation of the posting/commenting guidelines may be permanently removed from the City’s site. In general, individual complaints, concerns, and service requests may not be addressed through social media. Concerns, complaints, and requests concerning the City should be directed to City Hall or the appropriate City department. Posts or comments are not considered delivery of notices or requests to the City, and it is not a substitute for public comment at City meetings or other public forums. Further, all comments posted by a member of the public are the opinion of the poster only, and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement of, or agreement by the City, nor do such comments necessarily reflect the opinions of the City of Bakersfield.
Also, please keep in mind that this is an internet page on facebook.com. Facebook, Inc. owns and operates facebook.com. It has its own policies and standards concerning what may, and what may not, be posted and the actions that it may take with regard to unauthorized posts. See "Facebook Community Standards" at www.facebook.com/communitystandards/.
Contact info
Phone 661-326-3816 Front Desk
661-326-3053 Community Relations Office
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bakersfieldpd.us
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwoaxMx9WOAZxTsVFqdOJA
The Bakersfield Police Department is committed to achieving excellence in public safety by conducting ourselves with honor, providing selfless service, exhibiting physical and moral courage, and vigilantly safeguarding our community.
