DATE/TIME: April 17, 2024 / 5:27 a.m.
INCIDENT: Evading a Police Officer, Transportation of a Controlled Substance
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road / Mariposa Road, Hesperia
SUSPECT(S): Gilberto Rodriguez, 25-year-old transient of Victorville
SUMMARY: On April 17, 2024, at about 5:27 a.m., Deputy C. Steuerwald with the Hesperia Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle that displayed a license plate that did not belong to the vehicle. Deputy Steuerwald activated his lights and sirens however the driver did not pull over, and a pursuit ensued. The driver of the vehicle accelerated at speeds above 100 mph, violated multiple California vehicle codes and led deputies on an approximately 3-mile pursuit. The driver of the vehicle threw multiple bags of unknown items out of the window during the pursuit. The driver fled the vehicle and a foot pursuit ensued. He was detained a short time later. Deputy Steuerwald located approximately 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine in the roadway where the driver was seen throwing items out of the vehicle.
The driver, later identified as Gilberto Rodriguez, was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center for VC2800.2(a)- Evading a Police Officer and HS11379(a)- Transportation of a Controlled Substance.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500 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: Amanda Paslak, Community Relations Officer
Station: Hesperia Police Department
Phone No. (760) 947-1500
Case No. 192402577
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
