Police respond to man on freeway berm, Bakersfield CA
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, police investigated a report of a person standing on a freeway berm near White Lane in Bakersfield who was initially thought to be carrying a machete. Officers determined the person only had a stick and a skateboard and posed no threat.
Audio|Heard on: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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I got him. The PA told him to get off the freeway.
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He doesn't have a machete.
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That's a stick and a skateboard.
00:12
Right past White Lane on the right-hand side, there are some stairs that go up, but he's already on the berm up on top.
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Location mentioned:
White Ln, Bakersfield, CA
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