Two Desert Hot Springs residents were in custody Thursday on suspicion of vehicle theft and burglary.
Richard White, 34, and Tyshawn Head, 24, are suspected in the crime that occurred around 10:30 a.m. Feb. 10 on Buckingham Way in Rancho Mirage, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
According to the department, the suspects “gained access” to another person’s vehicle in a driveway then took a garage door opener and entered the garage. The pair allegedly then took the vehicle and fled, and later used a stolen credit card at multiple Coachella Valley locations.
Sheriff’s investigators and the Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement team located and recovered the stolen vehicle in Desert Hot Springs, according to the department.
Two days later, authorities arrested White on suspicion of first-degree burglary, grand theft auto and identity theft, according to Lt. Deirdre Vickers of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Head was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of the same crimes.
Inmate records indicate that White and Head are being held at the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on $1 million and $35,000 bail, respectively.