A 19-year-old man suspected of stealing agricultural products from a farming company was taken into custody in the unincorporated community of Mecca, authorities announced Friday.
Investigators from the East Rural Crime Team, District Team, and Coachella Community Action Team executed a search warrant in the 91-400 block of Third Street around 8:40 p.m. Thursday, which stemmed from a social media post investigated by deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station for stolen agricultural products Monday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Walter Ernesto Barrera Hernandez of Mecca was arrested and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of felony theft.
Anyone with information regarding the alleged theft was urged to call Deputy Pasch of the Thermal Sheriff’s Station at 760-863-8900.