A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Desert Scorching Springs on suspicion of armed theft, authorities mentioned on Sunday.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division’s Palm Desert station responded to a report that the 73300 block of Nation Membership Drive in Palm Desert was robbed at gunpoint at midday on Friday. The sufferer mentioned that he had negotiated with the suspect to promote him an Apple iPhone, however as an alternative of giving him cash, the suspect pulled a pistol from his belt and requested the sufferer to provide the cellphone to him.
The suspect fled in a black four-door Chrysler, which law enforcement officials noticed on safety cameras. They launched the assertion to neighboring police departments, and round 3:15 p.m. Friday, officers from the Desert Scorching Springs Police Division discovered the automobile within the driveway of a residence on the 66800 block of Flora Avenue.
Whereas Palm Desert lawmakers responded, officers spied the home and automobile, however earlier than the lawmakers arrived, the suspect left the home and was arrested.
Authorities mentioned that through the investigation, the sufferer definitively recognized the 17-year-old boy who was detained and wrote a search warrant for the deputies’ automotive and residence. Allegedly, whereas looking out the residence, the deputies discovered a loaded pistol, a number of magazines, bullets of assorted calibers, the sufferer’s cell phone and unserialized pistol components used within the manufacture of firearms.
Lawmakers additionally arrested Gustavo Corona, 35, who lived within the residence, on a misdemeanor warrant.
Anybody with further details about the incident is inspired to contact Deputy Pulido at 760-836-1600 on the Palm Desert Sheriff’s station.
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