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| Tuesday, Apr 11 2006 10:55 PM
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Man arrested after pursuit; drugs allegedly found in car
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A 25-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested Tuesday morning in an almond orchard after a short pursuit when officers found more than $140,000 worth of marijuana and hash oil in his vehicle, Kern County sheriff's deputies reported.
Investigators from the sheriff's Major Violators Unit and deputies from the Rosedale Substation attempted to stop Stephen Stilwell in the area of Stockdale Highway and Superior Road, which is east of Enos Lane, deputies said.
But he raced north on Superior Road to the orchard near Brimhall Road, deputies said.
Deputies arrested Stilwell at about 7:30 a.m. after he ran away from his car in which he left 29 pounds of marijuana valued at $116,000, three pounds of what is believed to be liquid hash oil valued at $24,000, and one kilo of kief (marijuana being converted to hashish that in this process has no value), officers said.
Also in the car was a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, deputies said.
Stilwell was booked into the Kern County jail on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, manufacturing hashish, possession of marijuana for sale and evading, deputies said.
Woman gets tape recorder back; now wants an apology
Terri Palmquist said she got her tape recorder back Tuesday from the Bakersfield Police Department after an officer snatched it from her hands on March 20 outside Family Planning Associates, an abortion clinic on H Street.
Now all she wants is an apology.
"He manhandled me," Palmquist said Tuesday evening of police Sgt. Brad Roark. "He took my recorder.
"I don't like police officers to use their uniform to push their weight around," Palmquist said.
Police Detective Ryan Paslay said Tuesday that BPD has no further comment on the incident.
Palmquist said she and her husband, Tim, were protesting abortion on the public sidewalk outside Family Planning Associates. Police were called when a man began to taunt the pro-lifers.
Soon after police arrived, Roark confiscated Palmquist's recorder.
BPD said in a statement that the sergeant confiscated the recorder because it is illegal to record parties without their consent.
Downtown business group holding workshop today
The Downtown Business Association is holding a Property-Based Improvement District Workshop at 3 p.m. today at University Square, 2000 K St., room 2. The workshop is for downtown property owners who have been petitioned for the forming of the new district.
Urban Place Consultants is conducting the meeting. For details, call 325-5892
Two Taft College students earn achievement award
Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has recognized two Taft College students with an achievement award for scholastic accomplishments.
McCarthy presented Leslie Baker and Simon De La Rosa III with an Assembly Scholastic Achievement Award in honor of being named to the Phi Theta Kappa 2006 All-California Academic Team.
Phi Theta Kappa is a national community college academic honorary society.
This year, the organization selected 66 students for the All-California Team based on grades, academic awards, leadership roles and community service, according to a press release from McCarthy's office.
The students got a private tour of the Assembly chambers after being presented with the award.
Ashburn aides to meet with constituents this month
State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, has announced a schedule of office hours this month in which his aides will meet with constituents to discuss problems in communities around his sprawling district, which goes from Bakersfield east to the Nevada border.
In Kern County, the schedule includes a stop April 27 in Frazier Park. The representative will be at the Family Resource Center, 3015 Mount Pinos Way, Suite 201, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Ashburn can be contacted at any time during business hours through his office in Bakersfield, 323-0443.