A standoff involving a man who allegedly made bomb threats at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield, California, stretched into Tuesday evening as negotiators worked to secure the release of people still inside the building.The Bakersfield Police Department said officers responded shortly after 1 p.m.to a reported bomb threat at the Chase Bank near Chester Avenue and 17th Street.During a briefing with reporters, Bakersfield Police Sgt.
Eric Celedon said authorities learned that an unidentified man entered the bank and remained inside with an unknown number of community members."What I can guarantee the community right now is that every single resource is at the site's disposal," Celedon said, adding that SWAT officers, bomb squad personnel, K-9 teams, negotiators and drone operators had been deployed to the scene.MAN ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTS TO ROB UTAH BANK WITH NOTE ON STOLEN PAPER, CLAIMING HE HAS A BOMB: REPORTThe Chase Bank building near Chester Avenue and 17th Street in downtown Bakersfield, California.Police responded to a reported bomb threat Tuesday and negotiated the release of one person as authorities worked to resolve an ongoing standoff.
(Google Maps)In a post on X, the department described the incident as a "confirmed bomb threat" and urged residents to avoid the downtown area, warning that road closures would remain in effect until further notice.According to local station KBAK, authorities believe the suspect may have had a bomb strapped to his body and had barricaded himself inside the building with several people.KAREN BASS'S FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY ADMITS BOMB THREAT HOAX TARGETING LOS ANGELES CITY HALLPolice established a perimeter around a Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield, California, after reports of a bomb threat and ongoing standoff involving a barricaded suspect.(KBAK)The station reported that one person was safely released before 5 p.m.
following negotiations involving Bakersfield police and the FBI's negotiation team."...