SHERIFF’S DEPUTY PLEADS TO GRAND THEFT

A Sheriff’s deputy charged with taking more than $3,000 from east Bakersfield residents while on duty has pleaded no contest to grand theft. Edward Bermudez demanded the money during at least two domestic violence calls.

He was caught during a sting last year when he did not register a supposedly stolen purse, which an undercover officer had given him.

Kelli Pierce