Police from The Hume Local Area Command have charged a man following investigations into the theft of firearms and ammunition from a home in Yass at the weekend.

About 3am on Saturday (4 July 2015), four rifles were stolen from a home on Orion Street, Yass.

The theft was reported to police and an investigation was commenced.

About 4pm today (Monday 6 July 2015), police attended a home in Nash Place, where they arrested a 38-year-old man.

He was taken to Yass Police Station where he was questioned by police.

As a result of further investigation, police recovered the four rifles from an address in Yass.

The 38-year-old man was charged with break, enter and steal. He was refused bail, and is due to appear in Yass Local Court tomorrow (Tuesday 7 July 2015).