Crime & Safety

Loaded Short-Barrel Shotgun, Revolver Found During Cabazon Stop

Robert Ruehle, 59, was pulled over by sheriff's deputies this week. He was driving a stolen truck and had loaded weapons, authorities said.

Weapons allegedly found in the possession of Robert Ruehle following a traffic stop this week in Cabazon by sheriff's deputies.
Weapons allegedly found in the possession of Robert Ruehle following a traffic stop this week in Cabazon by sheriff's deputies. (Riverside County Sheriff's Dept.)

CABAZON, CA — A Cabazon man remained jailed Thursday following his arrest this week on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and weapons charges.

Robert Brian Ruehle, 59, was pulled over by sheriff's deputies at about 12:55 a.m. Wednesday in the 14800 block of Broadway Street in Cabazon.

According to the sheriff's department, he was seated behind the wheel of a stolen truck. A search of the vehicle turned up a loaded short-barrel shotgun and a loaded revolver for which Ruehle did not have a permit, the agency reported.

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Following his arrest, Ruehle was sent to Banning's Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility where he remains held in lieu of $10,000 bail, jail records show.

He has no felony convictions in Riverside County, according to court records.

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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Deputy J. Ramirez of the Cabazon Sheriff's Station at 951-922-7100.

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