17 News @ Sunrise 04/02/2024

Some of today's top storiesThe Kern County Sheriff's Office has launched an internal investigation after a woman claims she saw KCSO employees use a cat for target practice.    While the woman didn't capture the actual shooting on video, she did record her confrontation with the three men involved.    In the video you can hear a man reply "it was damaging property." The woman confronted the 3 men dressed in tactical gear at the sheriff's department's Hart Park shooting range in Bakersfield last Wednesday. The woman said the man to the left can be seen picking up the cat and walking away with it.  The men never identify themselves.The woman posted the video on social media and said she filed a complaint with the Internal Affairs Office.We reached out to the Kern County Sheriff for comment, but a KCSO spokesperson tells 17 News, they don't comment on active personnel investigations.A local animal rescue that fell victim to scammers, has gotten back a big part of what was stolen. As we reported in January, Zach Skow - founder of Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue in Tehachapi, lost 15 years worth of work when hackers stole the rescue's Facebook page.    Essentially highjacking the lifeline of so many dogs in need.    But late yesterday, Marley's Mutts announced it was able to reclaim its original Facebook page and its 760-thousand followers.    Skow says after three months, he was beginning to lose hope, but in his words "the wonderful team at Meta worked diligently" to make it happen.A local woman is irate after she says someone from a homeless encampment broke into her home... twice. South Chester near the railroad tracks has become a hub for the homeless. Mary Crawley lives less than a mile away from that area on South P Street.She says her home has been ransacked twice but police won't do anything. Crawley says she was told to file a report online. She fears it will happen again, and she's worried for her family's safety.17 News reached out to KCSO, which services her area.A spokesperson for the department told us that there have been multiple calls for service at the address, including reports of transients near the tracks, but not for reports of theft, burglary, or break-ins.