Full Notification

DATE/TIME: March 10, 2020 / 6:38 am

INCIDENT: Evading a Peace Officer, Vehicle Theft, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Carrying a Loaded Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Vehicle Registration Fraud

LOCATION: Borego Road & Anacapa Road, Victorville

SUSPECT(S): Ceasar Campos, 24-year old Victorville resident

SUMMARY: On March 10, 2020, Deputy S. Lenihan, with the Victorville Police Department’s Traffic Division, was conducting traffic enforcement at the intersection of Borego Road and Anacapa Road when he observed a vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit. Lenihan attempted a traffic stop on the 1997 Honda Civic. The driver failed to yield, and a short vehicle pursuit ensued.

The driver of the Honda, later identified as Ceasar Campos, pulled into a dirt alley off Bonanza Road and fled the vehicle on foot. Deputy Lenihan tracked Campos’ shoe tracks from the vehicle to a house on Cholame Road and to a trailer located at the back of the property. Campos was located inside the trailer and taken into custody. As Campos was being searched, suspected methamphetamine and a glass pipe were found in the waistband of his pants. A search of the Honda was conducted and inside a backpack in the car, a loaded firearm and multiple vehicle registration tags were recovered. As the deputy was conducting the vehicle search, Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call from the registered owner wanting to report his vehicle stolen.

Ceasar Campos, who was found to be out of custody after posting a $25,000 bond on a recent case, was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center. His charges include evading a Peace Officer, vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, carrying a loaded firearm during the commission of a felony, and vehicle registration fraud. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Victorville Superior Court on March 12, 2020.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy S. Lenihan at the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.

Refer: Mara Rodriguez, Media Relations

Station: Victorville Police Department

Case #: 172002207

Phone No. (760) 241-2911

JOHN MCMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department