An Abilene man has been accused of selling stolen copper and brass fittings taken from the site of the new Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital. Steven Lomelin, ...

Detectives with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects after a months long investigation led to several brass valve elements that were ...

May 23, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the Rural Crime Unit arrest two for numerous thefts of ...

An increase in brass irrigation valve thefts from farms in the northern area of the county has led to several thousand dollars in damages as suspects remove brass to recycle it for money, according to ...

The Kern County Sheriff's Office has reported a significant uptick in brass irrigation valve thefts across the farmlands in ...