Following a pursuit, Jorge Luiz Vallesillo was arrested for felony evading and possession of a stolen vehicle
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 2:14 am
INCIDENT: Felony Evading and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle
LOCATION: Pecos Road and Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Jorge Luiz Vallesillo, a 28-year-old resident of San Bernardino
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 2:14 am, Sergeant Travis Randolph with the Apple Valley Police Department observed a vehicle attempting to street race near Navajo Road and Ottawa Road. A traffic stop was attempted near Bear Valley Road and Pecos Road; however, the driver, later identified as Jorge Luiz Vallesillo, failed to stop, and a pursuit ensued.
Vallesillo lead deputies on a 6-mile pursuit, where he failed to stop at the posted stop signs, ran red lights travelling at a high rate of speed. Vallesillo and an unknown passenger fled on foot after crashing into a fence on the 12000 block of Algonquin Road. Vallesillo was located a short time later in the back yard of a nearby residence and taken into custody without further incident. The vehicle was found to have been reported stolen out of West Covina, and the passenger is still outstanding.
Vallesillo was booked into the High Desert Detention Center on suspicion of felony evading and possession of a stolen vehicle and is scheduled to appear in the Victorville Superior court on April 15, 2021. In addition to these charges, Vallesillo was booked on a felony warrant out of Riverside County.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Sergeant Travis Randolph or Deputy Cara Umphlett at the Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 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 the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Jackie Alban, Media Relations
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182101804
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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14931 Dale Evans Pkwy
Apple Valley, CA 92307
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