DATE/TIME: January 13, 2025 / 1:53 a.m.
INCIDENT: Evading a Police Officer, Prohibited to Own or Possess Ammunition, Felon in Possession of a Firearm
LOCATION: Main Street/ Ninth Avenue, Hesperia
SUSPECT(S): Lance Lapp, 32-year-old resident of Hesperia
SUMMARY: On January 13, 2025, at approximately 1:53 a.m., Deputy J. Duenas with the Hesperia Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle, in the area of Main Street and Ninth Avenue in the city of Hesperia. Deputy J. Duenas activated his lights and sirens to which the rider did not comply, and a pursuit ensued. The suspect fled from Duenas at speeds of approximately 100 mph and failed to stop at multiple traffic signals and stop signs. The suspect got off of the motorcycle, fled into the front yard of a nearby residence and dropped a loaded unserialized firearm. Duenas located the suspect, identified as Lance Lapp, 32-year-old, resident of Hesperia, and took him into custody.
Lapp was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center for VC2800.2(a)- Evading a Police Officer, PC30305(a)(1)- Prohibited to Own or Possess Ammunition and PC29800(a)(1)- Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Lapp was also booked for a parole violation.
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, Media Relations
Station: Hesperia Police Department
Phone No. (760) 947-1500
Case No. 192500239
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
