BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is inviting the public to a "Coffee with a Rural Cop" on December 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Willow Ranch Restaurant in Buttonwillow.

The public is encouraged to come and ask questions and learn how to better safeguard your properties and businesses from rural crime.

The meeting will be held in the back room of Willow Ranch Restaurant.