Area Business Robbed; 3 Arrested

COACHELLA, CA — Three suspects, including a 15-year-old, were taken into custody Monday in Coachella in connection with a local robbery, officials said.

Deputies were called at about 4:40 p.m. to a company on the 49000 block of Cesar Chavez Street after a trio allegedly stole items from the store and fled in a vehicle, said the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, which did not identify the victimized business.

The suspects were spotted in a vehicle near Avenida De Platina and Avenue 50 in Coachella, and, when contacted by a deputy, a 15-year-old male ran from the car, dropping a gun in the process, the agency said.

The juvenile eventually was apprehended by deputies in a nearby neighborhood, officials said.

The adult suspects, Daisy Sanchez, 23, of Indio, and Frank Perales, 28, of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested for suspicion of robbery and booked into the Indio Jail. The teen was booked into juvenile hall for suspected robbery and possession of a firearm, deputies said.

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