DATE/TIME: May 31, 2023, at 9:42 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 496D(a) – Possession of Stolen Vehicle
LOCATION: 14000 Block Osage Road, Apple Valley
VICTIM(S): 64-year-old Male Resident of Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Desteney McAllister, 26-year-old Female Resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at approximately 9:42 p.m., deputies were dispatched to an unknown disturbance in the 14000 block of Osage Road.
Deputy Alex Montanez responded to the location and found three subjects standing outside of a vehicle. Deputy Montanez contacted the subjects and learned the vehicle was reported stolen several weeks earlier. The victim of the vehicle theft, and a witness, saw the female suspect, later identified as Desteney McAllister, driving the vehicle. The victim and witness contacted the female and were arguing about the vehicle when Deputy Montanez arrived.
The vehicle was returned to the victim and McAllister was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle. She was booked at the High Desert Detention Center where she is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Montanez 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 leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Pamela Hoffman
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7400 ext 7417
Case No. 182302612
SHANNON DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
