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A stolen bus heads toward a gate at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in this screenshot of a video posted by the 36th Wing commander.

A stolen bus heads toward a gate at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in this screenshot of a video posted by the 36th Wing commander. (Facebook )

The front gate at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was a crime scene Wednesday after a stolen bus struck a barrier causing traffic delays, according to the commander of the Air Force’s 36th Wing.

“So if you were wondering why the traffic at the front gate was backed up a bit more than normal yesterday day … it was this,” Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske posted Thursday on Facebook along with a video of the incident.

“A man (not affiliated with Andersen AFB) allegedly stole this bus and hit one of our barriers at the gate turning it into a crime scene for about an hour,” Palenske wrote. “Something different every day at Andersen AFB! ‘Murica!”

The footage shows what appears to be a yellow school bus approaching the gate with police in pursuit. After the bus stops, officers emerge from their cars and appear to gain entry to the vehicle.

A spokeswoman for the 36th Wing, 1st Lt. Ariana Wilkinson, had no further information to share, she said by email Friday.

A police officer appears to draw a weapon at the driver of a stolen bus near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in this screenshot of a video posted by the 36th Wing commander.

A police officer appears to draw a weapon at the driver of a stolen bus near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in this screenshot of a video posted by the 36th Wing commander. ()

The bus driver, identified by Guam police as Jesse Sablan Basaliso, attempted to enter Andersen and collided with a concrete barrier at the gate following a police pursuit that started in the village of Dededo, Guam Police Department spokeswoman Officer Berlyn Savella told Stars and Stripes by phone Friday.

Basaliso, also known as Jesse Taitano Basaliso, was still in custody Friday on suspicion of motor vehicle theft, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, eluding a police officer, no driver’s license, resisting arrest and obstructing government operations, Savella said.

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Seth Robson is a Tokyo-based reporter who has been with Stars and Stripes since 2003. He has been stationed in Japan, South Korea and Germany, with frequent assignments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Australia and the Philippines.

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