Teach Teen Drivers the Rules of the Road to Keep Them Safe National Teen Driver Safety Week This week (Oct. 18-24) is National Teen Driver Safety Week, and Victorville Police Department is encouraging parents to discuss the importance of safe driving habits with their teens as newly licensed drivers. This week, and every week, we want parents to get involved with their teen’s new responsibilities as a driver and help them understand the rules of the road. New drivers will…

Put Down the Phone and Just Drive: Oct. 5-12 is Distracted Driving Awareness Week Despite the risks of phone use while driving, many California drivers continue to violate California’s hands-free cell phone law. In support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement campaign, Victorville Police Department reminds drivers to put down the phone when you drive. The week of October 8 to October 12, Victorville Police Department will join other law…

DATE/TIME: October 8, 2019 / 6:55pm INCIDENT: Robbery, Carrying a Concealed Dirk or Dagger, Threatening Crime with Intent to Terrorize, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Controlled Substance While Armed LOCATION: Desert area near Cottonwood and Pahute Avenues, Victorville SUSPECT: Sidney Jackson, 55-year old transient VICTIM: 38-year old female, transient SUMMARY: On October 8, 2019, deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to an armed robbery in the desert area, near Cottonwood…

DATE/TIME: October 8, 2019 / 10:54 pm INCIDENT: Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer, Attempting to Take a Firearm from a Peace Officer, Resisting an Officer LOCATION: 11800 block of Pepperwood Street, Victorville SUSPECT: Dashean Antwan Wages, 26-year old Victorville resident VICTIM: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy SUMMARY: On October 8, 2019, a deputy with the Victorville Police Department was dispatched to a disturbance call in the 11800 block of Pepperwood Street. The caller heard fighting and…