DATE/TIME: July 16, 2023 / 5:25 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 451(b) - Arson
LOCATION: 19047 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Hector Huerta, 40-year-old male of Apple Valley
SUMMARY: On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at approximately 5:25 p.m., employees at WinCo Foods called to report a fire in the men’s restroom inside the store. Deputies Benjamin Almazan and Stacey McMillan responded to the store and found the fires had been extinguished and the suspect was still at the location.
During Deputy Almazan's investigation, he learned the suspect, Hector Huerta, started multiple fires in the men’s restroom. Huerta was confronted by store employees and a retired firefighter, and the fires were extinguished.
Hector Huerta was arrested for arson and transported to High Desert Detention Center where he is being held in lieu of $80,000 bail.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Almazan 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 information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Pamela Hoffman
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7428
Case No. 182303432
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
