The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a commercial burglary in which propane tanks were stolen from a Morongo Valley business sometime Tuesday night. According to a Sheriff’s report, employees arriving at the County Market in the 9600 block of Lanning Lane noticed that sometime between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday, someone had cut open the lock of the propane storage cage and stole about 20 propane tanks. The 15-pound tanks are described as white with the AmeriGas logo on them, and valued at about $50 each, for a total loss of $1000. Anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s Department at 760-366-4175.
