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Firearm found in bag at Ming Avenue storeBakersfield CA

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Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93304

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to JCPenney near Ming Avenue for a possible suspicious item. Store personnel found a bag in the men's changing area containing a firearm and money, and a person at the scene claimed ownership of the bag. The situation appears to involve potential lost property or a related inquiry.

Audio|Heard on: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD
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Transcript:
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Responded to JCPenney near Ming Avenue.
00:02
Made contact with the reporting party in the loss prevention office.
00:04
They located a bag inside the men's changing stall with a firearm and currency inside.
00:13
Copy.
00:15
Valley Four also respond.
00:18
For (name withheld) in the boxes?
00:20
For information, there is a subject on scene claiming the bag belongs to him.

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Location mentioned:
Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93304

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