Ridgecrest is patrolled by the local Ridgecrest police, Kern County Sheriffs Dept, and the CHP. I have no idea who is responsible for the where, what and when - all I know is that it's unusual to go more than 2 minutes with R/C itself without seeing one of the above. Occasionally I'll get gas at a station just outside the China Lake NWS gate, and one of their cruisers will pull in.
Have never seen any place with such a high level of police visibility.
While no one likes a ticket, the frequent references to driving around the "Road Closed" sign on this and the WPBB is like waving a red flag in front of bull. What was the line on "Miami Vice"? - if you can't do the time, then don't do the the crime? Something like that.
