DATE/TIME: August 21, 2022 / 10:00 a.m.
INCIDENT: Assault with Intent to Rape, False Imprisonment, Sexual Battery, Indecent Exposure
LOCATION: Intersection of Palmdale Road and El Evado Road, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Alfred Vicario, 34-Year-Old Male Resident of Pomona
VICTIM(S): Confidential-Adult Females
UPDATE August 25, 2022: Through continued investigation, investigators believe there may be others who were victimized by Alfred Vicario and have not yet come forward. A photograph of Vicario is being released to the public and investigators urge anyone who may be a victim or has further information on this case to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911.
SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 21, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department were dispatched to an unknown problem in the shopping center at the intersection of Palmdale Road and El Evado Road, in Victorville. As deputies responded to the incident location, a citizen came to the aid of a victim and advised dispatch a male subject was at the location and tried to rape the woman. Deputies arrived on scene and detained the suspect, later identified as Alfred Vicario of Pomona. Deputies received information confirming Vicario to be a registered sex offender, on Parole for PC 314 Indecent Exposure.
During the investigation deputies learned Vicario entered a business in the shopping center and exposed himself. During the incident, Vicario grabbed two of the victims, attempting to force them to have sex with him. Vicario physically assaulted one of the women and then refused to let her leave.
Vicario was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center for assault with intent to rape, false imprisonment, sexual battery, and indecent exposure. He remains in custody in lieu of $250,000.00 bail. Additionally, Vicario was book for a no bail parole violation.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact 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: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172209714
