DATE/TIME: January 6, 2025 / 12:08 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 666.1(a)(1) - Petty Theft with Prior Convictions
LOCATION: 58000 block of Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
SUSPECT(S): Sultan Hamid, 43-year-old male resident of Palm Springs
Amber Meyers, 43-year-old female resident of Palm Springs
VICTIM(S): Wal-Mart Yucca Valley
SUMMARY: On November 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 36 titled “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.” The proposition took effect on December 18, 2024, and reforms multiple laws from Proposition 47, which have been responsible for increasing homelessness, drug addiction and theft. Proposition 36 includes several new Penal and Health and Safety Codes that deputies will be able to apply during arrests when appropriate. These new charges can carry enhanced sentencing, as well as prevent offenders from being cite released prior to their court appearance. The following is an arrest where Proposition 36 is applied:
On Monday, January 6, 2025, Yucca Valley deputies were dispatched to Wal-Mart for a report of a theft of approximately $300 in merchandise. Deputies located Sultan Hamid and Amber Meyers with the stolen property in their possession as they fled in a vehicle westbound on Twentynine Palms Highway.
Hamid was found to have prior convictions for theft, and was placed under arrest for violation of PC 666.1(a)(1) - Petty Theft with Prior Convictions. He was booked at the Morongo Basin Jail and is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail. Meyers was arrested for violation of PC 459.5(a) - Shoplifting, and was booked at the Morongo Basin Jail pending citation release.
If you have any information related to this investigation, please contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Morongo Basin Station at (760) 366-4175. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact We-Tip at 1-888-78-CRIME.
Refer: Deputy R. Maldonado
Station: Morongo Basin Station
Phone No. 760-366-4175
Case No. 232500022
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
