Teens arrested for violating probation, carjacking in Porterville

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (FOX26) — Three people now find themselves behind bars following an arrest just before the weekend in Porterville.

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The Porterville Police Department says officers went to a home Friday in the 100 block of South Kessing regarding a wanted teenager.

When officers arrived, they found two wanted teenagers: One wanted for violating probation and the other for carjacking, on top of violating their probation as well.

Investigators say a man was seen trying to climb out of a bedroom window when officers arrived. He was taken into custody and identified as Uriel Bacarobles, 20 of Lindsay.

Following a search of the home, officers say they found a stolen .22 caliber rifle with its serial number filed off, along with over 240 rounds of ammunition.

Officers say all three were arrested.

Bacarobles was booked into the Tulare County Jail where he faces the following charges: Possession of stolen property, altering or destroying the serial number of a firearm, resisting or delaying a police officer, and gang enhancement.

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The teenagers, both 17, are known gang members with extensive criminal histories. They were booked into the Tulare County Juvenile Detention Facility.