UPDATE: Deputies Recover Stolen Property, Ammunition From Abandoned Jeep After Driver Flees On Foot

HESPERIA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Deputies recovered stolen property and ammunition from an abandoned Jeep after a driver fled from authorities during a pursuit that began in Victorville and continued into Hesperia on Tuesday afternoon.

According to a written statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies from the Victorville Station responded at approximately 3:33 p.m. on August 18, 2026, to a report of a man with a gun inside a vehicle in a parking lot in the 15000 block of Bear Valley Road.

Responding deputies located a white Jeep Cherokee matching the vehicle description provided to dispatch and attempted to contact the driver. The driver fled, prompting a pursuit, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

The Jeep traveled southbound on Cottonwood Avenue and continued into Hesperia. Authorities said the driver eventually entered a dirt field near Summit Valley Road and Los Flores Street, where deputies lost visual contact with the vehicle.

With assistance from Sheriff’s Aviation, deputies later located the Jeep disabled near bushes in a desert area. The driver was not found and had fled on foot before deputies located the vehicle.

The Sheriff’s Specialized Enforcement Division responded to assist with the incident. Deputies subsequently found stolen property and ammunition inside the Jeep, according to the written statement.

Authorities did not provide additional information about the stolen property, ammunition or the initial report involving a man with a gun.

The investigation remains ongoing, and suspect information was not available at the time of the Sheriff’s Department’s statement.

Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Station at 760-241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at 760-956-5001. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call or text “REPORT” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.

(Editor’s Note: This article was updated to include additional information provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.)

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