Indio man arrested trying to steal booze from CVS in Palm Desert
An 18-year-old Indio man was arrested today forallegedly stealing a bottle of alcohol from a CVS Pharmacy in Palm Desert andattacking an employee as he was leaving.
The robbery was reported shortly after 1 a.m. at the CVS in the 42000block of Washington Street. A man entered the store, took a bottle of alcoholand “assaulted” an employee as he ran out the door with the bottle, sheriff’sSgt. Ken Black said.
The employee received minor injuries, but didn’t need medical treatment,Black said.
The suspect, Angel Michael Rivas, was arrested at the intersection ofWashington and Avenue of the States and booked into the county jail in Indio.
He was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail and was expected to bearraigned on Monday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to jailrecords.
