October 14, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an unidentified individual entered Mt. Vernon Elementary School. Video footage shows the individual loitering near a Pre-K classroom adjacent to the children’s playground, then breaking into a nearby C-train and stealing Legos and other school property.

The suspect is a Hispanic male, 35 to 45 years old, bald, of medium build, with a tattoo on the side of his forehead. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying the person shown in the video, in connection with a burglary at Mt. Vernon Elementary School.

View video here.

If anyone has any information regarding the person depicted or witnessed the incident, they are asked to contact Detective Cordova by calling the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at (661) 861-3110, or the Secret Witness line at (661) 322-4040.

Source: Kern County Sheriff’s Office