Behind the Badge
Bakersfield Police Department’s bomb squad takes on the Easter bunny
0The colorful plastic Easter eggs are in shades of spring: yellow, pink, and green. They are oversized and hard to the touch, but what’s most unique about the plastic eggs created by Bakersfield Police Department’s Bomb Squad is that when you place them to your ear you can hear them. For Bakersfield Senior Officer Juan Orozco, watching kids navigate through the grass while listening for the “beeps” transmitting from the Easter eggs always reminds him how important this event is for everyone involved. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Bakersfield Police Department held its 6th annual audible egg…
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