DATE/TIME: Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 4:05 a.m.
INCIDENT: Armed Robbery Investigation Leads to Weapons Seizure
LOCATION: 12000 Block of Bear Valley Road, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Sandra Hepler, 21-year-old, Resident of Victorville
Jesse Hepler, 25-year-old, Resident of Victorville
VICTIM(S): State of California
SUMMARY: On Sunday, November 1, 2026, at approximately 4:05 a.m., deputies responded to an armed robbery report at a Shell gas station. Two Hispanic male juveniles entered the business, stole merchandise, and fled into a grey Kia waiting in the parking lot. When the gas station clerk followed the suspects outside, the driver of the Kia exited the vehicle, racked the slide of a firearm, and pointed it toward the clerk, prompting the clerk to retreat back inside the store.
Investigators utilized surveillance footage and Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology to quickly identify the suspect vehicle and identified Sandra Hepler as the armed robbery suspect.
On Monday, November 2, 2026, at approximately 2:46 p.m., deputies located the Kia and conducted a traffic enforcement stop. The driver was identified as 21-year-old Sandra Hepler. During a search of the vehicle, deputies recovered a loaded handgun on the driver's floorboard.
Follow-up investigation led deputies to serve a search warrant at a residence in the 15000 block of Redondo Drive in Victorville. During the search of a bedroom occupied by 25-year-old Jesse Hepler, deputies located 3D-printed, high-capacity handgun magazines, an AR-15 rifle, and a .40-caliber handgun.
Jesse Hepler was arrested for Penal Code section 32310(a) - Manufacturing High-Capacity Magazines. Sandra Hepler was arrested for Penal Code section 211 - Robbery. Both Sandra Hepler and Jesse Hepler were transported and booked into the High Desert Detention Center..
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville 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 Arreola
Station: Victorville
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 1726104398, 172614445
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
