Bakersfield Police Broke 31 People’s Bones in Four Years. No Officer Has Been Disciplined for It

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June 16, 2021

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Bakersfield police officers used force that broke at least 45 bones in 31 people from 2016-2019, and in all of the cases, the department determined that none of the officers involved violated departmental policy.

By Lisa Pickoff-White, Ross Ewald, Anne Daugherty and Danielle Echeverria | 16 June 2021

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