{"id":83365,"date":"2026-06-02T23:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/possible-hostage-situation-underway-at-southern-california-bank\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:48:13","slug":"possible-hostage-situation-underway-at-southern-california-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/possible-hostage-situation-underway-at-southern-california-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible hostage situation underway at Southern California bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Authorities were engaged in a possible hostage situation Tuesday afternoon at a bank in the Southern California city of Bakersfield. <\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield police said in a social media post that &#8220;a confirmed bomb threat&#8221; was taking place at a Chase bank branch downtown. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please stay out of the downtown area,&#8221; police said. &#8220;Road closures are in effect and will remain in effect until further notice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police told CBS affiliate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/downtown-bakersfield-police-incident-prompts-lockdown-at-city-hall-other-buildings-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KBAK-TV<\/a>\u00a0that there was at least one hostage involved in the incident. The number of people in the bank and the number of suspects involved were unclear. No further details were immediately confirmed. There was no word on whether there were any injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s Sacramento office\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBISacramento\/status\/2061952677106302978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a social media post that it was &#8220;aware of the crisis in progress&#8221; and was sending assistance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An official with the Kern County Sheriff&#8217;s Office told CBS News that Bakersfield police had closed off a three-block radius surrounding the bank. 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