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Heard on: Bakersfield Police, Fire and EMS · 1/17/2026 11:48 AM
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A subject has pulled the fire department's ladder off the top of a train and is now working in an eastbound direction over the cars towards the (place withheld) Street (place withheld).
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I got a unit responding up to bridge.
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Individual on train prompts police response near Oak St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a report of a person on top of a train near Oak Street in Bakersfield. The individual appeared to have removed a fire department ladder and was moving east toward a bridge over the rail yard. Rail operations were temporarily shut down as safety measures were taken. The subject may have possessed a makeshift weapon, according to radio communication.

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Oak St, Bakersfield, CA
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