BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 45-year-old Taft man on probation was arrested after officers allegedly found an unregistered gun and ammunition during a search.
The Kern County Probation Department said on March 27, 2026, officers with the department’s Adult Probation Services Division conducted a home call on Cypress Lane in Taft.
According to the probation department, officers contacted 45-year-old Lee Alan Hardy, who is on felony probation.
During the search, officers found firearm parts, a loaded unregistered 9mm Taurus G3C semi-automatic pistol, and various live rounds of ammunition, according to the probation department.
As a result, Hardy was arrested for a violation of probation, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and possession of ammunition.