Two arrested for allegedly stealing vehicle in Palm Desert

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - Two people were arrested in Palm Desert for allegedly stealing a vehicle, authorities said today.   

Deputies located the reportedly stolen vehicle at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Highway 74 and El Paseo Drive, according to Lt. Deirdre Vickers of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

They later conducted a vehicle stop in the 72000 block of Highway 111, where two people were arrested. The two suspects were booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of vehicle theft, Vickers said.   

Deputies also identified a second suspect vehicle believed to be involved in the theft.  

No further information was immediately available, but the investigation was ongoing.