JOSHUA TREE MAN ARRESTED FOR ELDER ABUSE, IDENTITY THEFT

A Joshua Tree man was arrested late Monday night, suspected of stealing his father’s credit and debit cards. According to a Sheriff’s report, the victim, an elderly man in the 7300 block of Valley Vista Avenue in Yucca Valley, told Sheriff’s deputies four of his credit and debit cards were missing from his wallet, and had been used to charge $1500 worth of merchandise at Wal-Mart. After an investigation, Roger Morrow, 52, was arrested on suspicion of elder abuse and identity theft for stealing his father’s credit and debit cards. Roger Morrow was booked at the Morongo Basin Jail with his bail set at $50,000.