Bomb threat panic in California: man barricades himself inside Chase bank; Police & FBI swarm scene

A major police standoff has gripped downtown Bakersfield after a man barricaded himself inside a Chase Bank during what authorities described as an active hostage situation tied to a bomb threat. Bakersfield police said officers were called to the bank around 1 p.m., and a large emergency response quickly followed with SWAT, bomb squad personnel, crisis negotiators, drone teams, K9 units, and federal partners on scene.