Porch Pirates Followed – Search Warrant Nabs Armed Felons Selling Assorted Lethal Drugs
PALM DESERT – When a silver minivan matched the description of a vehicle used to whisk away packages stolen from porches – Palm Desert Station’s Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team deputies stepped in. On May 18,2022, the deputies conducted a traffic stop at 2 PM and arrested two suspects – Dale Adams (38), of Yucca Valley, and Mallory Bauer (31) of Temecula.
“A search warrant was authored for the vehicle which revealed a loaded 9mm pistol with a 50-round drum magazine and a shoulder-mount stabilizer, 481 grams of fentanyl, 62 grams of methamphetamine, and 20 grams of cocaine,” said Sergeant David Morton. “Property from the package thefts was located inside the vehicle and will be returned to the victim.”
Adams was arrested for Grand Theft, as well as numerous narcotics and firearms violations and multiple outstanding arrest warrants. Bauer was arrested for Grand Theft.
The duo was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in the City of Indio. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with additional information to contact Deputy Stewart of the Rancho Mirage Special Enforcement Team at (760) 836-1600 or call anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867) and reference incident numbers S221340031.
