A 59-year-old Los Angeles man suspected of stealing more than $30,000 from retail stores across the Coachella Valley and Los Angeles area was behind bars Tuesday.
Artavazd Grigoryan was booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of burglary, grand theft, organized retail crime and possession of stolen property, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Bail information was not immediately available.
Deputies responded to a report of a theft Sunday in the 34000 block of Monterey Avenue in Rancho Mirage.
The department’s Robbery Burglary Suppression Team identified Grigoryan as the suspect.
A search warrant was executed Monday in the 65000 block of Rolling Hills Drive in Desert Hot Springs, where Grigoryan was taken into custody without incident. Deputies also found more than $7,000 worth of allegedly stolen merchandise that was later returned to retailers.
The investigation was ongoing, and anyone with additional information regarding the thefts was asked to contact Deputy Marco Castaneda of the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station at 760-836-1600.