A Corcoran man suspected of vehicle theft was arrested early last week when police investigators searched his residence in the 19700 block of RD 24 and found a vehicle that was reported stolen just the day before.

Ricky Howell, 29, was arrested on charges of burglary and vehicle theft stemming from the car found on his property and evidence that linked him to the previous theft of a vehicle belonging to local residence Maitas Alvarez, 57.

Deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff's Department and a K-9 unit were brought in to search the home just outside of Corcoran. Corcoran police arrested Howell at the scene.

He was booked into the Kings County Jail on a no-bail parole hold.

An investigation is still ongoing at this time.

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(April 1, 2008)