Crime & Safety
Hit-and-run Driver Arrested After Pursuit
A two-car collision becomes a search through a Palm Desert neighborhood, ending with an arrest in Rancho Mirage.
A Cathedral City man is in jail following a hit and run accident in Palm Desert.
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a two-car collison Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Park View Drive and Joshua Road. One of the drivers left the scene on foot, jumping a wall and heading into a residential neighborhood. It was discovered the vehicle the driver fled from was reported stolen out of La Quinta.
According to Sgt. Brad Farwell, a perimeter was established, and with help from helicopter and canine units, the suspect was found in an unoccupied house on Joshua Road in Rancho Mirage.
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Joshua Bartel, 33, was arrested and charged with possession of stolen vehicle, hit and run and residential burglary.
He remains in Indio jail, with bail set at $60,000.