Four arrested for Palm Desert electrical equipment thefts
Four people arrested for allegedly stealing electrical equipment from several Coachella Valley businesses in August.
On August 17, Deputies received a report of a commercial burglary at a business on the 77600 block of Country Club Dr. Further investigation revealed that similar commercial burglaries had occurred seven other times in Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Cathedral City.
In all cases, the suspects had stolen the circuit breakers to the electrical boxes of the businesses totaling a loss of approximately $180,000.
KESQ / CBS Local 2’s Zak Dahlheimer originally reported on this case in August, speaking to a business owner who was left without power for several days.
The business owner said nearly four dozen breakers were stolen from seven buildings across the property.
Read the original report from August: Thousands of dollars worth of electrical equipment stolen from multiple businesses
After further investigation by the Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit, the four suspects involved in the burglaries were identified:
44-year-old Troy Christiansen, of Kingman, AZ
25-year-old Alexander Gonzales, of Rialto
33-year-old Christina Sikorski, of Banning
40-year-old Timothy Sikorski, of Banning
Christiansen and Gonzales were arrested on September 9 in Palm Desert. Timothy and Christina Sikorski were arrested on September 12 in San Bernardino.
All four suspects have been booked on charges of burglary, conspiracy, and other related charges.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit Investigator Milbrandt at the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station by calling (760) 836-1775
