Victorville police looking to return stolen property recovered during search

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com)– Victorville Police are looking for victim’s to return stolen property recovered during a residential search warrant in Hesperia.

The suspect, Nicholas Dennis, 27, of Hesperia, is currently in jail and suspected of committing numerous thefts across several cities.

On August 22, 2019, investigators from the Victorville Police Department’s, Gang Enforcement Team and Detective Bureau served a search warrant in the 7700 block of Third Avenue in the City of Hesperia.

Officials said the search warrant was related to a series of vehicle burglaries which occurred in the following cities; Victorville, Hesperia, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga and Chino Hills.

According to a sheriff’s news release, “during the service of the search warrant, investigators located an array of stolen property related to the vehicle burglaries. Three firearms, a large amount of methamphetamine, heroin, and a marijuana extraction lab were also located.”

Sheriff’s officials said some of the victims have been able to identify and claim their stolen property, however, there’s additional unclaimed property has not been claimed by any victims.

Some of the stolen includes but is not limited to: 

• Laptops 
• Power Tools/Storage Bags 
• Purses 
• Digital Cameras 
• Misc. Jewelry 
• Misc. Passports/Identification Cards 

Dennis is currently in custody with the Orange County Sheriff’s office for separate burglary charges. 

If you have been a victim of theft and believe any of the pictured items may belong to you, please contact Detective S. Andersen or Deputy Z. Rugge at the Victorville Police Department.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com. 

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