BPD discuss patrol zones at public meeting

BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Bakersfield Police Department held the latest in its series of community meetings to let people know about changes in how they patrol.
It happened last night in downtown Bakersfield at the Larry E Reider building on K Street, an which BPD refers to as the "metro zone."     According to BPD, it has geographically redrawn patrol areas into six zones instead of the 25 beats it had before.     This is part of an on-going effort to make t