TPD: Man arrested after stealing a truck and connected to a previous theft

Tucson police found a stolen silver F250 truck while an officer was patrolling the southside.Officers found the truck on Monday, March 13, parked on 12th Avenue.Before officers recognized the man from a previous GTA report, the man connected to the truck started to walk away.A gun was also found in the stolen truck.The man was identified as 29-year-old Florentino Varela-Calixtro.Varela-Calixtro was charged with several felonies and was booked in jail without a bond.According to TPD, the suspect is believed to be the suspect from a previous truck theft on March 3.Investigation remains ongoing.