DATE/TIME: Sunday, July 5, 2026 / 9:12 a.m.
INCIDENT: P.C. 451(C) – Arson of a Structure or Forest Land
LOCATION: Valley Center Drive / Lorene Drive, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Cesar Ramirez, 53-year-old Transient of Victorville
SUMMARY: On Sunday, July 5, 2026, at approximately 9:12 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Station responded to the area of Valley Center Drive and Lorene Drive regarding multiple reports of a man setting fire to vegetation.
Deputies arrived and located Cesar Ramirez who was in possession of a box of matches and a torch lighter. Approximately 10 feet of vegetation burned before personnel from the Victorville Fire Department extinguished the fire.
Cesar Ramirez was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto, for P.C. 451(C) – Arson of a Structure or Forest Land.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text “REPORT” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Deputy J. Attlesey, Deputy C. Hernandez
Station: Victorville
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. DR# 172608840
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
