BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 29-year-old man was arrested and authorities say stolen vehicles were recovered and multiple firearms, ammo and drugs were seized from his Bakersfield home.
The California Highway Patrol said investigators from its Kern County Auto Theft Task Force arrested the man, identified as Javier Leyva-Ruelas, after a search of his home in the 700 block of Requa Court in east Bakersfield.
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Officials said the task force conducted the operation Nov. 10.
According to CHP, task force officers were looking into a reported stolen vehicle and contacted Leyva-Ruelas outside his home. Investigators determined Leyva-Ruelas was involved in the vehicle theft and got a search warrant for his home…