Police stop vehicles for expired registration, Bakersfield CA


Audio of a police traffic stop in Bakersfield. Officers followed and stopped a Chevy Malibu and a Chevrolet pickup. They ran the plate information and found the pickup had expired registration and an outstanding account. Units requested backup, reported location near Highway 58 and Edison east of Camacho, and asked for a canyon entrance sign to be updated to closed. The vehicles and drivers are being handled at a nearby Shell gas station.
Audio|Source: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD
02:58
Transcript:
This is in the (number withheld) block of Malvern near the Dollar Tree. Control, Lincoln, (number withheld), traffic stop. Unit on a Chevy Malibu. I'll be westbound on Highway 58 near Hartflat. Vehicles stopped. A Chevrolet four-door from Oklahoma with expired registration. We're in contact. Code 4[1] for medical aid to enter. (name withheld) on scene. Can we change the signs to show the canyon entrance closed for now? Copy. I'm behind the vehicle now, westbound Edison east of Camacho. Plate (number withheld), yellow. Copy behind the vehicle, Edison east of Camacho. Clear expired registration of April (number withheld) on a Chevrolet pickup at (number withheld) with an open collections account. The other older white vehicle needs an updated plate. They are at the Shell gas station. Company vehicle stopped.
This is in the (number withheld) block of Malvern near the Dollar Tree. Control, Lincoln, (number withheld), traffic stop. Unit on a Chevy Malibu. I'll be westbound on Highway 58 near Hartflat. Vehicles stopped. A Chevrolet four-door from Oklahoma with expired registration. We're in contact. Code 4[1] for medical aid to enter. (name withheld) on scene. Can we change the signs to show the canyon entrance closed for now? Copy. I'm behind the vehicle now, westbound Edison east of Camacho. Plate (number withheld), yellow. Copy behind the vehicle, Edison east of Camacho. Clear expired registration of April (number withheld) on a Chevrolet pickup at (number withheld) with an open collections account. The other older white vehicle needs an updated plate. They are at the Shell gas station. Company vehicle stopped.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 4: Situation under control/no further assistance needed
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Bakersfield, CA
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