Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Jeff Cryder
File # T240920078 T240920094
Details:
On April 1, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to a business in the 73000 block of El Paseo, Palm Desert, regarding a grand theft. Upon arrival, deputies learned two adult males entered the business, concealed merchandise on their person, and exited the business without paying. The suspects then fled in a white, newer-model Lexus.
Deputies from the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team (SET) and the Palm Desert Business District Team (BDT) assumed the investigation. At 8:35 p.m., SET deputies located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping center at Highway 111 and Washington Street in the city of La Quinta. The vehicle fled from deputies, and after a short pursuit, the two suspects were arrested without incident. The two suspects were identified as Raymond Hayrapetyan, a 47-year-old resident of Glendale, and Hamlet Khevoyan, a 40-year-old resident of Hollywood. Deputies recovered the stolen items, along with numerous suspected stolen bottles of wine and over-the-counter medication, from inside the suspect’s vehicle. Both suspects were booked into the John Benoit Detention Center for grand theft and felony evading. This is an ongoing investigation, and no additional details area available.
Anyone with information regarding the theft or the recovered bottles of wine and Zyrtec is encouraged to contact Deputy Hindiyeh or Deputy Botello from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station at 760–836–1600.
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