A man was caught in the act of allegedly stealing shipping containers, and arrested on suspicion of grand theft in Joshua Tree
At 11:15 a.m. Saturday morning, Sheriff’s Deputies with the Morongo Basin Station responded to a report of a theft in the 63000 Sunny Sands Dr. The reporting party was a neighbor out for a run, who saw what he described as suspicious activity.
Deputies arrived at the property and say they found Eduardo Valseca, 49, loading one of the property’s shipping containers onto a large flatbed trailer. Valseca told deputies he had been hired by the property owner to transport the containers, but the property owner said that he did not hire Valseca. The property owner said he has been the victim of several burglaries over the last several months.
Eduardo Valseca was arrested on suspicion of grand theft of property, and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail. He has been released on bail.
