A 22-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident was arrested on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and burglary Tuesday, July 25, in Yucca Valley, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department news release.
A deputy saw the stolen black Honda Civic headed north on Cholla Avenue near Sunland Drive in Yucca Valley at 10:08 a.m. and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver ran away from the vehicle on foot.
The suspect, later identified as Gabriel Gallegos, ran into a house in the 7000 block of Tamarisk Avenue, and was caught there.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station at 760-366-4175, or anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact WeTip at 888-782-7463.