Bakersfield bank hostage crisis: police negotiate as bomb threat prompts downtown lockdown
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Crisis negotiators are working to resolve a hostage situation after a bomb threat at a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield, where a suspect has barricaded themselves inside, prompting lockdowns around City Hall and nearby buildings as police respond.
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