Four Men Suspected in Palm Desert Carjacking, Armed Robbery Arrested
Four men in their 20s suspected of a carjacking and armed robbery in Palm Desert were taken into custody after being located during the execution of search warrants, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Investigators with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Palm Springs Police Department, District Attorney’s Gang Impact Team, and U.S. Marshals Service executed residential warrants at 7 a.m. Thursday at the following locations stemming from an investigation of an armed robbery and carjacking June 3: — the 2700 block of Michigan Drive in the Salton Sea neighborhood; — the 60 block of La Jolla Drive in Desert Shores; — the 11300 block of Ocotillo Road in Desert Hot Springs; — the 81800 block of Avenida Del Mar in Indio; and — and the 67 block of San Jacinto, also in Desert Hot Springs. Deputies were sent to the 71000 block of Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage around 11:45 p.m. on June 3 regarding an armed robbery, where two victims were assaulted and robbed at gunpoint, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Several minutes later, deputies responded to a carjacking in the