DATE/TIME: June 21, 2025 / 12:02 p.m.
INCIDENT: Assault with a Deadly Weapon
LOCATION: 13540 Navajo Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Joshua Grogins, 37-year-old male, resident of Apple Valley
SUMMARY:
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, deputies with the Apple Valley Station responded to the Dollar General, 13540 Navajo Road, in reference to a theft. An employee at the location witnessed the suspect enter the location and collect merchandise. The suspect failed the pay for the merchandise and exited through the front entrance. The employee followed the suspect out of the store and attempted to get a photograph of the suspect and the vehicle he was driving. When doing so, the suspect accelerated the vehicle toward the employee, almost striking the employee. The suspect was not at the location when deputies arrived.
The Apple Valley Detective Bureau determined the identity of the suspect, and a search warrant of his residence was authored. On June 25, 2025, the search warrant served and the suspect, Joshua Grogins, was arrested without incident.
Grogins was transported and booked at High Desert Detention Center for PC245(a)(1)- Assault with a Deadly Weapon, not a Firearm.
Anyone with any information about this investigation is asked to contact the Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station 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 leave the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Taylor Reynolds
Station: Apple Valley
Phone No: (760) 240-7428
Case No. 182503129
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner Department
