Operation Consequences Results in Seizure of 10 Firearms and 33 Arrests Amid Ongoing Crime Suppression Efforts

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Between March 3 and March 9, 2025, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Gangs/Narcotics Division, along with deputies from patrol stations, served two search warrants and contacted suspects at various locations in San Bernardino, Phelan, Rialto, and Colton.

Over the one-week period, investigators contacted gang members and people prohibited from possessing firearms.

During their investigations, 10 firearms were seized, which included one ghost gun. Additionally, illegal narcotics were located and confiscated. Investigators made 18 felony arrests and 15 misdemeanor arrests during the operational period. 

List of locations:

• 1800 block of Bradley Court, San Bernardino
• 6100 block of Cherry Court, Phelan
• 400 block of Cornell Drive, Rialto
• 2000 block of Cahuilla Street, Colton

On November 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 36 titled “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.” The proposition took effect on December 18, 2024, and reforms multiple laws from Proposition 47, which have been responsible for increasing homelessness, drug addiction and theft.

Proposition 36 includes several new Penal and Health and Safety Codes that deputies will be able to apply during arrests when appropriate. These new charges can carry enhanced sentencing, as well as prevent offenders from being cite released prior to their court appearance. Proposition 36 applied to one of the above arrests.

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors authorized funds for county-wide crime suppression. The intent is to provide additional funding to the Sheriff’s Department, allowing for increased law enforcement services related to quality-of-life issues affecting the communities in our county.

Operation Consequences will focus on conducting targeted crime suppression operations in the High Desert and the Sheriff’s jurisdiction surrounding the city of San Bernardino.

The operation will include personnel from the Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division, Specialized Enforcement Division, patrol stations, California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Probation, United States Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force, and Department of Homeland Security Investigations.

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.