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The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a suspected assault that took place on Sunday near the intersection of Rosedale Highway and Coffee Road.

At 5:22 p.m., BPD officers were dispatched to an anonymous call regarding political party supporters throwing objects at motorists that potentially struck a motorcyclist in the head. Upon arrival, a man near a Black Lives Matter booth alleged that a motorcycle rider ran over his foot, but declined medical treatment.