RivCo Burglars Arrested After Electrical Items Stolen From Business: Sheriff

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA — Two men were arrested on Thursday after electrical and construction materials were stolen from a business in Rancho Mirage, authorities said.

Deputies arrested 44-year-old Jose Fabian Arias, of Perris, and 29-year-old Armando Jamaica, of Riverside, in their respective home cities, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities said Arias and Jamaica stole the items after they broke into a storage container unit on Feb. 24 at a business in the 72000 block of Frank Sinatra Drive.

During their investigation, authorities served search warrants at locations in the 1500 block of Marigold Drive in Perris, and in the 5400 block of Felspar Street in an unincorporated area of Riverside where they recovered the stolen items.

Arias and Jamaica were booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio for burglary, grand theft, felony vandalism, theft with prior convictions, conspiracy, and possession of stolen property, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.