Editor's note regarding police logs
Due to technical issues, the Desert Dispatch has not been receiving public safety logs in recent weeks. We are working to correct the problem.
View ArticleBarstow police officers to sport body cameras in coming weeks
BARSTOW • Barstow Police Department patrol officers will soon sport body-worn cameras, becoming the third agency in San Bernardino County to do so. On Thursday, police officers began training,...
View ArticleEscapee found, arrested in Las Vegas casino
The Barstow man who escaped from local authorities after being arrested in March was found and arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday, police said. Diante “Butchie” Yarber was located walking in the Planet...
View ArticleWoman, 71, found dead in Red Mountain mine shaft
RED MOUNTAIN • The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department identified a body found in an abandoned mine shaft as 71-year-old Sandra Jean McKinney of Red Mountain, authorities said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleTrial begins Tuesday for Baker shooting, carjacking suspects
VICTORVILLE • Jury trial is set to begin in a Victorville court room Tuesday for three suspects facing life in prison if convicted of multiple felony charges. Ana Dimas, Edwin Guerrero and Reginaldo...
View ArticleBPD arrests five in drug sales bust
BARSTOW • The Barstow Police Department arrested five men after serving a narcotics search warrant at a Barstow residence this week. Alex Alcantara, 37, and four other men were arrested Wednesday when...
View ArticleGang sweep nets 42 arrests
BARSTOW • Roughly 60 peace officers from throughout San Bernardino County assisted the Barstow Police Department in conducting a gang suppression sweep that resulted in 42 arrests Friday. According to...
View ArticleCHP to step up I-15, I-40 enforcement
The California Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for aggressive and distracted motorists this month on Interstates 15 and 40. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded CHP with a...
View ArticleHesperia woman pleads not guilty in alleged sex crime
VICTORVILLE • A Hesperia woman who Barstow police arrested and accused of intent to commit a sex crime on a juvenile, pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges filed against her Tuesday. Pamela...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Red Mountain murder case
RED MOUNTAIN • A 20-year-old Red Mountain resident was arrested in Nevada on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering a 71-year-old woman last month. According to a release from the San Bernardino County...
View ArticlePro skateboarder arrested after DUI Crash
BARSTOW • California Highway Patrol officers arrested Omar “Hassan” Matuk, a 40-year-old professional skateboarder from Costa Mesa, on suspicion of drunken driving Wednesday on Interstate 15. According...
View ArticleAuthorities issue 147 local citations
BARSTOW • The Barstow Police Department issued 53 citations for distracted driving violations in April and California Highway Patrol handed out an additional 94 citations, officials said. April was...
View ArticleTruancy sweep results in 25 citations
BARSTOW • A multi-agency truancy sweep resulted 25 citations and no arrests last week, police said. The citations were issued to Barstow Unified School District parents or guardians during the sweep on...
View ArticleSoldier accused of sexual assault in Barstow
BARSTOW • A soldier stationed at Fort Irwin is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his girlfriend’s apartment over the weekend, authorities said. Thomas Madrid pleaded not guilty to four felony...
View ArticleWoman convicted after grabbing, kissing teen
VICTORVILLE • A Hesperia woman was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor battery after she allegedly grabbed and kissed a teen girl in Barstow earlier this month. Pamela Sims pleaded no contest in a...
View ArticleBarstow man pleads not guilty in shooting
VICTORVILLE • A Barstow man pleaded not guilty to a felony shooting-at -an-inhabited-dwelling charge in a Victorville courtroom Friday. Barstow police arrested Deandre Marcell Hamilton last week in...
View ArticleBarstow men, teen accused in burglaries
BARSTOW • Two Barstow men are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday after being arrested in connection with several commercial burglaries, officials said. Police said one of the men could face additional...
View ArticleBoy, 17, airlifted after crashing into school bus
NEWBERRY SPRINGS • A 17-year-old boy riding on a stolen dirt bike was airlifted to a trauma center after striking a school bus Wednesday morning. The Silver Valley Unified School District bus was...
View ArticleMan arrested after Wednesday night crash
BARSTOW • Barstow Police Department officers arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence after his car crashed into the fence of a residence on Wednesday night, police said. According to...
View ArticleBarstow police arrest trio at Tanger Outlets
LENWOOD • Barstow police arrested two men and a woman after an Australian woman’s purse was snatched as she shopped at the Tanger Outlets on Friday, authorities said. According to Barstow Police...
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