Special Enforcement Team
Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Littleton, Colorado; and Springfield, Oregon, are not sites of ancient battlefields, but locations of school shootings over the past few years. They are communities much like ours, but sadly have fallen victim to acts of violence by children in their own communities.
In 1998, we addressed this continuing school violence issue, by forming the City's first tactical team designated as the Special Enforcement Team or S.E.T.
On April 20, 1999, several SWAT teams converged on Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado. After all was done, two high school students had killed 15 people and wounded 28. The scars, both emotional and physical, will never be erased.
With current events daily addressing the topic of Homeland Security, S.E.T. may face even greater challenges. The scope of their training is broadened, while maintaining close vigil on the safety for the citizens of California City.
All dedicated members of SET are graduates of the Riverside Sheriff SWAT School at Camp Pendleton, with membership in the National Tactical Officers Association and the California Association of Tactical Officers.
Desert Incident Response Team (D.I.R.T.)
California City enjoys the distinction of being the third largest city in California, with regards to land area that totals 203 square miles. The City is home to a vast area of ulra-terrain composites which require off-road machines to search and/or traverse.
The Police Department has created the State acclaimed Desert Incident Response Team, to patrol these ultra-terrain areas
and to deploy resources for threshold incidents.
Explorers
Contact Detective Flores or Officer Dunn for details about the
California City Police Explorer program at 373-8606.
East Kern Historical Museum Society
California City is located along the historic Twenty Mule Team Trail, that was in operation during the 1880's, hauling Borax ore from Death Valley to the terminus in Mojave. Located at the PD are two Borax wagons from that era. Chief Colerick is the President of the Historical Society. Please visit the Society's Web Page:
California City Collaborative
The mission of the Collaborative is to unify all local organizations to proactively address community issues by providing early intervention for children and families and provide support to community resources. In addition, to interface with local programs and agencies to share knowledge of services. Meetings are every 4th Wednesday of each month at 12:00, in the EOC Room for the Police Department. Accredited as a Community Collaborative through the Kern County Network for Children. Contact Chief Colerick at 373-8606 for more information.
Broken Arrow Drug Free Community Coalition of
California City
Supporting California City youth and families; Dedicated to reducing
substance abuse among juveniles of our community.
