TWO TRUCKS TAKEN FROM COUNTY YARD IN LANDERS

Thieves went on a joyride Sunday morning after breaking into the County maintenance yard in Landers and stealing two vehicles. Shortly before 7 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported that someone had broken into the county yard in the 800 block of Landers Lane. The suspect or suspects somehow got over the fence, and then forced their way into the office through a window. They stole the keys to two county Ford F-250 trucks parked on the property. One truck was driven through the gate and then abandoned north of the county yard on Landers Lane. A second truck was driven out into the desert near Giant Rock, where it was discovered near Belfield Lane; it appears to have rolled over at least three times. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating the thefts; anyone with information is asked to call 760-366-4175.