Put Down the Phone and Just Drive: Oct. 5-12 is Distracted Driving Awareness Week Yucaipa, Calif. – 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, Yucaipa Police reminds drivers to put down the phone when you drive. Distracted driving is dangerous, especially when it involves cell phones or other electronics…

DATE/TIME: October 24, 2019 / 7:29 p.m. INCIDENT: HS 11351 – Possession of Narcotics for Sales LOCATION: 13600 Block of Calimesa Blvd., Yucaipa SUSPECT(S): Angel Layva, age 25 a resident of San Bernardino SUMMARY: On Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 7:29 p.m., the Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) conducted a narcotics investigation based on a We-Tip from a concerned resident who reported possible drug activity at a residence in the 13600 block of Calimesa Boulevard. MET personnel contacted Angel Layva at…

DATE/TIME: October 27, 2019 / 9:42 am INCIDENT:    Possession of Stolen Property LOCATION: Hampton / Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa SUSPECT(S): Victor Murray, 36 YOA, Transient                         Jeremy Howard, 41 YOA, Transient                         Melody Boyer, 28 YOA, Transient VICTIM(S): Multiple victims in Redlands and possible other communities SUMMARY: On October 27, 2019, an alert resident called 911 to report suspicious activity at the Baker’s restaurant.  The reporting party saw a male in possession of numerous electronic devices, some of which he was…

DATE/TIME: October 27, 2019 / 8:25 p.m. INCIDENT: HS 11370.1(A) – Possession of Methamphetamine while Armed LOCATION: 33000 block of Yucaipa Blvd, Yucaipa SUSPECT(S): Joseph Vita, age 23 a resident of Redlands Nicholas Thornton, age 40 a resident of Mentone April Snyder, age 23 a resident of San Bernardino SUMMARY: On October 27, 2019, Deputy Mike Rose initiated a check of a suspicious vehicle in the Vons’ parking lot. Rose observed two subjects walk into the Vons, while one person…