Police find assault weapon in home of vandalism suspect
Police found an assault weapon while conducting a search of a vandalism suspect’s residence.
According to a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:
19-year old Pablo Cruz Jr was arrested after police found an assault weapon & a high capacity magazine during a search of his residence on the 12-600 block of Maui Lane in Desert Hot Springs.
The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force had issued a search warrant of Cruz’s residence after they identified him as a possible suspect in an investigation of a vandalism that occurred on December 29th.
The Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force is committed to creating safe and secure neighborhoods free of violent crime and gang activity. If you have any information about this crime, please contact Deputy Chacon 760-578-4704
If you have non-emergency information regarding gang activity, please use our online Gang Task Force Tip Form or call 951-922-7601.
Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
