A man was arrested on charges of breaking into a Palm Springs apartment and robbing a person at gunpoint.
The theft was reported around 4:30 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex in the 300 block of E. Stevens Road in Palm Springs.
Police said the suspect entered the victim’s apartment armed with a handgun, pointed the gun at the victim and demanded money. The suspect stole money from the victim and fled the scene.
Investigators were able to determine that the victim and suspect were acquaintances.
On Sunday, police located the suspect and arrested him at the Indian Wells Resort Hotel, jail records show.
The suspect, a 41-year-old Palm Springs man, faces charges of home invasion and criminal threatening. He has been booked into the John J. Detention Center, where he remains in custody on $35,000 bond.
The suspect will appear in court this Friday.
Stay tuned to News Channel 3 for continued updates on this case.
On Wednesday, News Channel 3’s Miyoshi Price spoke with Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco about the increase in home invasion robberies. Authorities said most of the time, as in the Palm Springs case, the suspects are known to the victims.
Bianco shared tips for developing a local defense plan.
