Crime & Safety
Cops Seek Man Armed With Rifle at Cathedral City Restaurant
His PT Cruiser was found with rifle nearby, but the suspect is still at large, police said.
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA – A man was seen with a rifle at a Cathedral City restaurant Friday, and police asked for the public's help to track him down.
Cathedral City police Lt. Julio Luna said that at 12:15 a.m., an employee at a restaurant in the 68500 block of Ramon Road called police to report seeing a person with at least one firearm.
Officers arrived and spotted the suspect fleeing the scene in a Chrysler PT Cruiser, which was later found abandoned about a mile south of the restaurant near the intersection of Moreno and Cedar roads, Luna said.
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Officers began a search of the area, but could not find the suspect. However, they did find "an AR-15-type rifle" near the suspect's vehicle. Luna said police believe the suspect discarded the weapon as he fled.
The suspect was described as 25 to 30 years of age, 5-foot-7 and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black pattern shirt with lighter colored pants.
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Anyone with information was asked to call the Cathedral City Police Department at (760) 770-0300.
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