Crime & Safety

Palm Desert Woman Arrested In Burglary Case

Kimberly Watson, 52, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary, conspiracy and a felon in possession of a firearm.

Kimberly Watson
Kimberly Watson (Riverside County Sheriff's Department)

PALM DESERT, CA — A Palm Desert woman who sheriff's officials say is a convicted felon was arrested in connection with a Pinyon Pines burglary.

Kimberly Watson, 52 , was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of residential burglary, conspiracy and a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The arrest, which was announced by the sheriff's department this week, stems from an investigation into a Dec. 12 burglary in the 71-400 block of Highway 74, Pinyon Pines.

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Watson was booked into Riverside County jail in Indio.

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