Three men were arrested on suspicion of vehicle burglary, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Saturday.
Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle burglary around 9:05 a.m. Friday in the 14000 block of Meridian Parkway in an unincorporated area of Riverside.
The reporting party told deputies three men broke the windows of his vehicle and stole packaged cigarettes valued at approximately $15,000. The suspects fled in a black Volkswagen Tiguan driven by a fourth suspect, authorities said.
At around 9:20 a.m. Friday, deputies from the sheriff’s Moreno Valley station responded to the area of the Escondido (215) Freeway and Eucalyptus Avenue regarding a vehicle fire. The vehicle was identified as the same Volkswagen Tiguan used in the burglary.
The suspects were allegedly seen running from the vehicle, which prompted deputies to conduct a search of the area. Three of the suspects were subsequently located and taken into custody. They were identified as 21-year-olds Donovan Eubanks and Jerome Johnson, and 28-year-old Yamonte Cross.
The fourth suspect was not identified and was still outstanding.
All three suspects were booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of robbery, burglary, felony conspiracy and resisting/ obstructing peace officers.
Anyone with additional information about the case was encouraged to contact Deputy Duran at 951-486-6700.