A 34-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after officers found live ammunition inside a replica firearm in a vehicle, according to Fresno police.

Police said officers were patrolling the area of Tulare and Collins streets on Wednesday when they contacted a man who was on probation.

The man, later identified as Jesus Torres, was acting suspiciously and attempted to distance himself from a vehicle he had been sitting in before officers made contact, police said.

Officers looked inside the vehicle and saw a firearm in plain view. After inspecting it, officers determined the gun was a replica, but it was loaded with live reloaded ammunition.

Torres was booked into the Fresno County Jail on suspicion of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person and an active probation warrant.

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