Crime & Safety
Palm Desert Commercial Burglary Suspect Arrested
Luis Ramirez, 22, of Indio was taken into custody around 12:45 p.m. Thursday in connection with the alleged burglary.
PALM DESERT, CA — A suspect sought in connection with a Palm Desert commercial burglary has been arrested, the sheriff's department announced.
Luis Ramirez, 22, of Indio was taken into custody around 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the 79000 block of Varner Road in Indio and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of second-degree burglary, jail records showed.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, around 3 a.m. Nov. 23 Ramirez "forced his way" into a business in the 77000 block of Country Club Drive and "stole several hundred dollars worth of merchandise."
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It's not clear what led investigators to Ramirez.
Ramirez was released from jail on the same day of his arrest on $0 bail and is due in court May 10, jail records showed.
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