17 News @ Sunrise 03/27/2024

Some of today's top storiesA Wasco man accused of biting a severed human leg, appeared in a Shafter courtroom to face a judge for the first time following the shocking incident. 27-year-old Resendo Tellez faces four charges in connection to the crime.The judge entered a not guilty plea on Tellez's behalf.The incident happened Friday after a person was hit and killed by a train in Wasco. Video shows Tellez on the sidewalk carrying what witnesses say was a severered leg from the train victim... bring it close to his face, and swinging it while he shows it to Sheriff's Deputies.Tellez is due back in court a week from today.We now know why there was a standoff last night in south Bakersfield.    It all started around 7 o'clock on Edith Lane... when police say a man forced his way inside another family's home.    You can see there was a heavy police presence.. with a helicopter was also seen circling the area.    There were rumors that a murder took place, but police say that no true.    However, they say the man is on on parole for attempted murder.    Eventually, officers were able to take the man into custody. A Bakersfield man -- accused of posing as an employee to steal from multiple businesses -- is under arrest this morning. Investigators say it all started at Pacific Power Incorporated, an industrial equipment supplier, back in February.      They say the man pretended to be a worker and made fraudulent purchases worth thousands of dollars.    The man is accused of doing the same thing a month later... this time targeting Dream Maker Bath and Kitchen on District Boulevard.     The owner, Everett Gray, says the suspect tried to purchase flooring from a neighboring businesses under Gray's name.     That's when the owner of the neighboring business alerted Everett, who immediately called the police. 33-year-old Adrian Tinoco was arrested this week in connection to the thefts.     He's facing several charges, including four counts of burglary and identity theft.Overnight a rescue mission turns to recovery on Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge... the bodies of six workers are still missing after a huge container ship hit the bridge - sending the workers into the water.    NBC's Alice Barr has the details from the key bridge in Baltimore. If you've ever been to a Bakersfield Condors hockey game, you've no doubt seen her in the stands– Phyllis Hansen, the Dancin' Granny.  Well, this last weekend the Condors lost a vital part of the team. 17's Robert Price has the story.