BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One man has been arrested for allegedly registering stolen vehicles at a business in Rosedale Wednesday morning.
Department of Motor Vehicles Investigations Office, with help from the Kern County Auto Theft Task Force and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at Bakersfield One Stop Services located at 4020 Rosedale Highway, according to DMV.
The business was investigated after a complaint was filed with the DMV about a fraudulent title transfer. Investigators were able to recover 14 vehicles during the search. A majority of the vehicles were stolen in Kern County, specifically around Bakersfield.
One suspect associated with the business, George Alex Richard Gutierrez Jr., was taken into custody and booked into the Kern County Jail and charged with auto theft and possession of stolen vehicles.