Traffic Stop in Apple Valley Leads to the Arrest of Two Suspects
DATE/TIME: October 17, 2025, 9:35 p.m.
INCIDENT: Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest
LOCATION: Dale Evans Parkway / Waalew Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT 1: Dearld Wicker, 49-year-old male resident of Apple Valley
SUSPECT 2: Timothy Poole, 58-year-old male resident of Chino
SUMMARY:
On Friday, October 17, 2025, deputies with the Apple Valley Gang Enforcement Team contacted two subjects in a vehicle near the intersection of Dale Evans Parkway and Waalew Road. One of the occupants, Dearle Wicker, was found to have a felony warrant for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
During a search of the vehicle, two loaded firearms and about three ounces of suspected methamphetamine were located. Timothy Poole, the other occupant of the vehicle, was also a convicted felon. Both Poole and Wicker were arrested without incident and booked at High Desert Detention Center for the associated charges. Poole and Wicker have since posted bond and were released from custody.
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 you may 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. 182505310
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Apple Valley Police Department
14931 Dale Evans Pkwy
Apple Valley, CA 92307
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
