Deputies investigate possible connection between 3 valley burglaries

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a possible connection between three valley burglaries that occurred over the past three months at pharmacies. Two of the burglaries involved the theft of narcotics.

The sheriff’s department listed the following burglaries:

11/21/16 – Burglary occurred at 3:45 a.m. at pharmacy located on the 36900 block of Cook Street in Palm Desert; 2/17/17 – Burglary occurred at 1:45 a.m. at pharmacy located on the 43800 block of Washington Street in Palm Desert. The suspects did not take any narcotics during this burglary; 3/2/17 – Burglary occurred at about 4 a.m. at pharmacy on the 72700 block of Country Club Drive in Rancho Mirage.

The Palm Desert Burglary Suppression Unit is still investigating all three burglaries and they aren’t sure if the same suspects are involved.

KESQ and CBS Local 2 will deliver updates as the investigation moves forward.