DATE/TIME: August 8, 2023 / 3:34 p.m.
INCIDENT: Unlawful Taking of a Vehicle, Evading an Officer
LOCATION: 14300 Block of La Paz Drive, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): 14-Year-Old Male, Resident of Barstow
VICTIM(S): 30-Year-Old Female, Resident of Victorville
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at approximately 3:34 a.m., Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call from a female reporting her white Kia Optima was just stolen from 14300 block of La Paz Drive in Victorville. Deputies from the Victorville Police Station were dispatched to the area and located the vehicle on La Paz Drive and Midway Street. Deputies initiated a high-risk traffic stop, but the driver failed to yield and led deputies on a vehicle pursuit.
During the pursuit, the 14-year-old male driver failed to stop at multiple red traffic lights, and drove at excessive speeds with a disregard for safety. The pursuit continued over six miles through Victorville until the vehicle stopped off the roadway of Amethyst Road. The driver and passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The driver of the vehicle was detained and found to be on formal probation. He was booked into custody at the High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center for felony unlawful taking of a vehicle and evading an officer.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Station 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 Station
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172308479
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
