DATE: March 5, 2025, 11:49 a.m.
INCIDENT: Critical Missing Person
LOCATION: 15800 Block of Cactus Street, Hesperia,
MISSING PERSON: Derick Ortega, 20-year-old Male Resident of Hesperia
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, at about 11:49 a.m., Derick Ortega contacted his parents and advised he would no longer be able to take his younger sister to the dentist as previously planned. Derick was seen on video surveillance leaving the residence, driving a gray 2012 Honda Civic bearing California license plate 8FAU996. Ortega left the residence without a cell phone or any identification.
Deputies responded to the residence and began a missing person investigation, but Ortega has not been located. Ortega is 5’6” tall, and weighs about 170lbs. He has black hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a burgundy sweatshirt, brown pants, and a black hat.
If anyone has any information on Ortega’s whereabouts or may have seen him or the vehicle, please contact Deputy Carreon at the Hesperia Police Department at 760-947-1500. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact We-Tip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy Carreon
Station: Hesperia Police Department
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. DR# 192601552
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
