Bakersfield police on Tuesday cleared out homeless camps along the Kern River near the Chester Avenue bridge.

The move was prompted by citizen complaints, Sgt. Mary DeGeare said.

Officers warned homeless campers Jan. 15 that they'd need to leave the area. Two of the previous six campers remained Tuesday, and officers issued them citations for a second time.

Police also seized any items of value and discarded trash from the homeless campers. Animal control was called for two dogs left by a camper, including one vicious dog.

A Mother and Son Dance is Saturday night, hosted by North of the River Recreation and Park District.

Tickets are $15 and include a desert bar and games. Portraits will be taken for an extra fee, according to NOR.

The dance runs 7-9 p.m. at the NOR Veterans Building, 400 Norris Road.

Call 392-2060 for more information.

FRESNO, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A former information technology specialist with the Delano Joint Union High School District pleaded guilty Friday to child pornography-related charges.

Lonny Ray Haycock, 31, of Bakersfield, made pornography with a child under age 12 in August 2010, federal prosecutors said. He then transmitted the images to undercover FBI agents in Philadelphia and Sacramento.

He lived with his grandmother in Oildale at the time.

None of the production took place on school grounds or with school equipment, the district said in 2010.

Friday, Haycock pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a minor for producing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to the prosecutor's office.

Haycock is set for sentencing in April and faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.