Wanted suspect arrested after vehicle pursuit from Palm Desert to Desert Hot Springs
Jesus Reyes
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reports that a wanted suspect was arrested Wednesday night in Desert Hot Springs after leading them on a pursuit that began in Palm Desert.
The chase began just before 4:30 p.m. after deputies located a vehicle being driven by a wanted subject in the area of Dinah Shore Drive and Monterey Avenue in Palm Desert. Deputies say they attempted to stop the car, but the subject fled.
The pursuit went through Palm Desert and ended in the 13000 block of Nahum Drive near Two Bunch Palms Trail in Desert Hot Springs after the vehicle became disabled.
Deputies say they eventually located the suspect in a home on the 13000 block of Nahum Drive and report that they detained and arrested the subject without incident.
There was a heavy police presence in the area after the pursuit and throughout the investigation. Witnesses say the area was taped off until around 7:00 p.m.
RSO says the investigation is ongoing and they have no additional information available at this time.