BAKERSFIELD, Calif. \u2013 A man barricaded himself inside a bank in the Southern California city of Bakersfield with an unknown number of people, police said Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Police responding to a call of a bomb threat arrived at the scene around 1 p.m. at a bank in downtown Bakersfield, Sgt. Eric Celedon of the Bakersfield Police Department told the ABC affiliate, 23ABC.<\/p>\n
A JPMorgan Chase spokesperson, Peter Kelley, said they\u2019re working with law enforcement and their \u201cfocus is on the safety of everyone involved.\u201d He provided no other details.<\/p>\n
Several city buildings were placed on lockdown, including City Hall North, City Hall South, the Development Services Building, and Bakersfield Police Headquarters.<\/p>\n
About a dozen police cars were on scene along with one tactical vehicle and multiple emergency responders, according to media reports.<\/p>\n
Bakersfield, a city of about 380,000 residents, is the county seat of largely rural Kern County and is about 100 miles (160 kms) northeast of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
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