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UPDATE: The scene has been cleared and the suspect has been taken into custody. The SWAT callout has concluded. There is not threat to the public.

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Heavy police presence in the area of 4700 block of Country Place Lane. Please stay out of the area and expect traffic delays. Updates to follow.

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UPDATE: An arrest has been made during a SWAT callout. Please continue to stay clear of the area.

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Today’s story behind the numbers: This FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team saved 10 hostages from a subject in Bakersfield, California.

Yesterday, we saw the best of this FBI when a subject, Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, in Bakersfield, California, barricaded himself in the Kern County Superintendent of Schools' office, armed with explosives, and took 10 innocent people as hostages.

Immediately, the FBI jumped into action, mobilizing resources, including launching our CIRG Hostage Rescue Team – the FBI’s elite tier 1 tactical unit – who flew across the country in the middle of the night, preparing for a high-risk, life-saving mission.

@FBISacramento, @FBILosAngeles, and our teams across the country utilized more than 150 additional FBI personnel, including SWAT, crisis negotiators, Special Agent Bomb Technicians, and more, where, after an intense, nearly 15-hour negotiation, the FBI HRT team successfully breached the building around 4:30am local time, neutralized the subject, and safely recovered all hostages unharmed.

This was outstanding work by the men and women of the FBI, with our partners at the Bakersfield Police Department, who executed the mission brilliantly and saved at least 10 lives in a situation that could’ve turned deadly.

LINK: https://t.co/wsrrYjFpjF

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COMMUNITY DEBRIEF LIVE ON OUR IG: Jeremy Blakemore, BPD Assistant Chief of Police and Sid Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Sacramento Field Office provide a community update during this press conference to speak to the Chase Bank Building hostage.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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TRAFFIC UPDATE: Closures are currently in effect between Truxtun Avenue and 18th Street, and between H Street and K Street.

Please avoid the area if possible and allow extra travel time this morning.

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Community Update🚨

We remain on scene at the Chase Bank building and have negotiated the release of a second hostage. There are currently no injuries reported.

Avoid the area as this remains an active scene. We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available.

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PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE: We are on scene at the Chase Bank Building on Chester Avenue and 17th Street for a confirmed bomb threat.

Please stay out of the downtown area. Road closures are in effect and will remain in effect until further notice.

Updates to follow.

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Community Update🚨

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There is no threat to staff and students. Lockdown has been lifted at Bakersfield High School.

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We are on scene at Bakersfield High School.

The school is on lockdown due to an anonymous tip about a possible firearm on campus.

At this time, there is no active threat identified. We are working with KHSD PD to investigate.

Updates to follow.

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We’re currently in the 800 block of Hosking Ave for a shooting that occurred to the front of Golden Valley HS. Officers are on scene. No students or faculty were involved.

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The roadway is now open.

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We’re on scene at Parker Ave & Stine Rd for a major injury collision.

Roadways in the area will remain closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes.

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Suspect is in custody and there are no outstanding suspects. There are no additional threats to the community.

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Officers are on scene of a barricaded subject with shots fired near Grand Lakes Ave & Ming Ave. Please stay out of the area.

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We will have a PIO responding to Reagan Elementary at 8:30pm.

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Media staging point will be provided soon.

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Media staging will be the west parking lot at Reagan Elementary. Access using Deer Peak Dr. Northbound Grand Lakes is closed at Ming.