Deputies arrested man driving stolen vehicle after foot pursuit in Indio

A man seen driving a suspected stolen vehicle was arrested after a foot pursuit in an Indio neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

The incident started at 12:12 p.m. when members of the Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail requested assistance with a vehicle enforcement stop of a stolen vehicle in the area of King Street and Arabia, according to Sergeant Brandi Swan of Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

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Swann said authorities followed the vehicle, but the driver eventually stopped the car and fled on foot. Deputies helped locate the suspect in a backyard of a home on Deglet Noor.

The suspect will be booked into jail. There was no further information available on them at this time.