2 Arrested In Rancho Mirage Car Thefts, Burglaries, Vandalism Spree

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA — Two men suspected in several vehicle burglaries and vandalisms, with stolen property and damages exceeding $25,000, in Rancho Mirage Friday were behind bars.

Manuel Victor Guerra, 36, of Indio and Osman Uriel Arellano, 27, of Coachella, were arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of vehicle burglary, grand theft, possessing stolen property, conspiracy, committing a felony while on bail, evading, and being felons possessing a firearm, according to Sgt. Jeff Cryder of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Cryder said that the Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team (SET) investigated the vehicle burglaries and vandalisms throughout August and subsequently identified Guerra and Arellano as the suspects in various incidents.

They were both found Thursday at a residence in the 78000 block of Savanna La Mar Drive near Bermuda Dunes by Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells and Palm Desert SET members along with Burglary Suppression Unit members, according to Cryder. Deputies searched the residence and allegedly found numerous stolen items and a firearm.

"Palm Desert Station personnel arrested Guerra at the location," Cryder wrote in a statement. "Arellano was arrested a short time later following a vehicle pursuit that ended near Fred Waring Drive and Silverwood Drive in the city of Indio."

Arellano and Guerra were both booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio, where they remain held on $250,000 bail.

Anyone with information on the burglaries and vandalisms was asked to call Deputy Paull with the Palm Desert sheriff's station at 760-578-4275.