DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 19, 2022, 4:01 p.m.
INCIDENT: Grand Theft Auto, Warrants
LOCATION: Apple Valley Road & Pamlico Road in the Town of Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): 1) 17-year-old Female Juvenile, Resident of Adelanto
2) Lameen Cortis, a 44-years-old, Resident of Apple Valley
VICTIM(S): 61-year-old Male
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, November 19, 2022, at 4:01 p.m., Deputy Grissom with the Apple Valley Police Department observed an older silver Honda Civic traveling north on Apple Valley Road near Pamlico Road. A records check of the vehicle confirmed it had been reported stolen out of Victorville on November 28, 2022.
Deputy Grissom conducted a traffic stop and contacted the driver, a 17-year-old female juvenile, and two passengers. The female juvenile and passenger, Lameen Cortis, were found to have active felony warrants. The female juvenile was arrested for grand theft auto and her felony warrant and booked at the High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center. Cortis was arrested on his felony warrant and booked at the High Desert Detention Center.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Grissom 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. 182205961
SHANNON DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
