Latest safety updates near Barstow
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY2+ weeks agoAgencyBetween March 9 and March 15, investigators with the Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division, Specialized Enforcement Division and multiple other agencies continued the targeted crime suppression efforts of Operation Consequences. During the one-week period, which included a focused operation in Fontana and the surrounding county areas on March 15, fifteen search warrants were served in Lytle Creek, Fontana, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Bloomington, San Jacinto and Oro Grande. As a result, investigators contacted gang members and persons prohibited from possessing firearms. Investigators made 32 felony arrests and seized 56 firearms, which included 18 ghost guns and over 38 pounds of narcotics.695Like189
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY2+ weeks agoAgencyBetween March 2 and March 8, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Gangs/Narcotics Division, along with deputies from patrol stations, served 12 search warrants and contacted suspects at various locations in Ontario, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino and Desert Hot Springs. During those contacts, investigators contacted gang members and persons prohibited from possessing firearms. As a result, investigators seized approximately three pounds of illegal narcotics and six firearms, including two ghost guns. A total of seven felony arrests were made. Operation Consequences will take place over the next several months to curb violent crime, disrupt and dismantle targeted criminal street gangs, and locate and arrest criminals who are illegally possessing, manufacturing and trafficking firearms.509Like190
CAL FIRE2+ weeks agoAgencyOn March 31, 2024, and April 8, 2024, the California State University, San Jose (SJSU) Police and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) - Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Arson and Bomb Unit responded to fires in the Martin Luther King Jr. Library on the SJSU campus. The investigation revealed the fire causes were arson, on State of California property, and occupied by students at the time of the arson fires. The joint law enforcement investigation was a collaboration between SJSU Police and the CAL FIRE – OSFM Arson and Bomb Unit. All personnel involved worked tirelessly to canvass the area, review security camera footage, cultivate leads, and ultimately identify the suspect. The suspect was identified as SJSU sophom*ore student Amogh Upadhya. Amogh Upadhya was arrested and charged with four (4) counts of Arson and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail. Upadhya is being held on $400,000.00 bail until a court hearing on April 12, 2024. The CAL FIRE – OSFM Arson and Bomb Unit is dedicated to helping agencies all over California no matter the size of the department, location, or the time of day or night. Together we can make California safer! Contact the Arson and Bomb Unit at (213) 302-5855 or arsonbomb@fire.ca.gov.194Like10
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY2+ weeks agoAgencyBetween March 30 and April 5, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Gangs/Narcotics Division, along with deputies from patrol stations, served nine search warrants and contacted suspects at various locations in Hesperia, Twentynine Palms, Victorville and Rancho Cucamonga. During those contacts, investigators contacted gang members and persons prohibited from possessing firearms. As a result, illegal narcotics were recovered, and five firearms were seized, which included two ghost guns. A total of six felony arrests were made. Operation Consequences will take place over the next several months to curb violent crime, disrupt and dismantle targeted criminal street gangs, and locate and arrest criminals who are illegally possessing, manufacturing and trafficking firearms. #publicsafety #communitysafety515Like191
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY2+ weeks agoAgencyBetween April 6 and April 12, investigators with the Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division, Specialized Enforcement Division and other public safety agencies continued the targeted crime suppression efforts of Operation Consequences. During the one-week period, which included a focused operation on April 12 in Victorville and surrounding unincorporated areas, 17 search warrants were served in Hesperia, Victorville, Barstow, Apple Valley, Phelan and San Bernardino. During the operation, investigators contacted gang members and persons prohibited from possessing firearms. As a result, illegal narcotics were recovered and 52 firearms were seized, including 22 ghost guns. A total of 36 felony arrests were made. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4d67NGf Subscribe to the County Update: https://bit.ly/3TiGjWh313Like106
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY2+ weeks agoAgencyBetween April 20 and 26, investigators with the Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division, Specialized Enforcement Division and multiple law enforcement agencies continued the targeted crime suppression efforts of Operation Consequences. During the one-week period, which included a focused operation on April 26 in San Bernardino and surrounding county areas, 12 search warrants were served in Hesperia, San Bernardino, Victorville, Fontana, Adelanto and Colton. During those contacts, investigators contacted gang members and persons prohibited from possessing firearms. Over 25 pounds of suspected methamphetamine was recovered, and 32 firearms, which included two ghost guns, were seized. Investigators made 34 felony arrests. Subscribe to the County Update: https://bit.ly/3TiGjWh #publicsafety #communitysafety278Like41
Subscribe to Barstow safety updates