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SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
Friday July 11th, 2025 :: 07:47 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Deputies Respond to Suspicious Person Call and Arrest Man Previously Involved in Pursuit

DATE/TIME: July 8, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m. 

INCIDENT: PC 21810 (a)- Possession of Brass Knuckles, CVC 2800.2-Felony Evading

LOCATION: 6400 Block of El Dorado Avenue, Town of Yucca Valley

SUSPECT(S): Jeremiah James Polston, 24-year-old male resident of Yucca Valley

VICTIM(S): State of California 


SUMMARY: On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Morongo Basin Station deputies were dispatched to a residence located on the 6400 block of El Dorado Avenue, in Yucca Valley, in reference to a suspicious circumstances call. A subject, later identified as Jeremiah James Polston, was reported to be in the parking lot of the apartment complex, tampering with vehicle engine compartments and the interior of a vehicle. When deputies arrived, Polston ran from a black Yukon toward the apartment complex. The vehicle Polston ran from was identified as the vehicle involved in a vehicle pursuit during a prior incident. 

Deputies conducted an area check and located Polston hiding behind a fence of a residence. During the investigation, Polston was positively identified as the subject involved during the vehicle pursuit. Polston was detained and was in possession of brass knuckles. Polston was arrested for CVC 2800.2-Felony Evading and PC 21810(a)- Possession of Brass Knuckles. Polston was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department's Morongo Basin Station at (760)366-4175. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go wetip.com. 



Refer: Deputy J. Carbajal

Station: Morongo Basin Station

Phone No. (760) 366-4175

Case No. 232501053 & 232501012

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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SBSD - Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department
63665 Twentynine Palms Highway
Joshua Tree, CA 92252

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