A cryptic message from a man at a California bank was the beginning of a 15-hour hostage situation

Freddy Arredondo was in line at Chase Bank in Bakersfield, California, Tuesday afternoon chatting with a greeter when a man came up to him.

Superintendent of Schools releases statement on Chase Bank Building standoff, hostage situation

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Superintendent of Schools released a statement early Wednesday morning on the ...

California bomb threat suspect identified: Everything we know

Disgraced Army vet and sex offender sparked Bakersfield hostage crisis by telling victims it was a ‘bad day to be at the bank ...

Hostage taker in Bakersfield was a sex offender who claimed he was framed, officials say

A man suspected of having a bomb was killed by the FBI, allowing all hostages inside a Chase Bank building in downtown ...

Bakersfield Chase Bank Hostage Crisis: Negotiations Under With Man Allegedly Wearing Bomb to Chest

Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh said in a statement that the public's cooperation was essential as law enforcement worked to ...