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PALM DESERT (CNS) - A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of
multiple burglaries, possible drug sales and firearm violations following a
residential break-in in Palm Desert, authorities said today.

Ryan Patrick Wood of Palm Desert was booked into Benoit Detention
Center in Indio Tuesday on suspicion of burglary, attempted burglary and
firearms-related offenses.

He was released Wednesday on $70,000 bail.

Deputies responded to a burglary call around 7 a.m. Tuesday in the
44500 block of Portola Avenue, where a caller reported that a man knocked on
the door, entered the residence and stole items, according to sheriff's Sgt.
James Mills.

The suspect fled before deputies arrived but was located nearby a
short time later.

Investigators with the sheriff's Robbery and Burglary Suppression Team
identified Wood as the suspect in multiple ``cat'' burglaries within the
city, which involve break-ins while residents

Palm Desert Man Accused of 'Cat' Burglaries, Drug, Gun Offenses