Adelanto News

A fire ripped through the garage of a house in the 11400 block of Bristol Court in Adelanto at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Thursday evening.

KRAMER JUNCTION The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has identified two suspects in a series of armed robberies in Kramer Junction.

Three adults were displaced after a garage fire damaged their house Thursday night.

Escaped inmate recaptured in jail parking lot DEVORE An escaped inmate trying to skirt deportation was recaptured when he was spotted in the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center's employee parking Monday evening, officials said.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a pair of Adelanto residents Friday after they stole about $600 from a friend outside a check cashing business, sheriff's officials said.

The City Council has approved a plan to bridge the city's budget gap with money meant for improvements to water facilities - and critics aren't so sure it's legal.

A prison inmate who escaped from a firefighting crew was arrested in Adelanto on Monday, along with two other men, sheriff's officials said.

ADELANTO Authorities have captured an escaped inmate fire crew worker at an Adelanto home along with a parolee-at-large and another man, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Adelanto station authorities said.

A couple who recently moved out of their rented Adelanto home was arrested Saturday for allegedly trespassing and providing alcohol to 150 teen-agers during a party.

A group of labor unions and other interest groups has targeted high desert Assemblyman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, saying he supports budget cuts that will hurt children, seniors and the disabled.

ADELANTO What began as a reported fight between nearly 20 people at an Adelanto apartment complex ended with the arrest of three armed men, including one known gang member from the Pasadena area, officials said.

ADELANTO Power to an unknown number of local homes was disrupted Thursday afternoon when a vehicle hit a power pole, according to officials.

VICTORVILLE A routine traffic stop led to the discovery of more than $10,000 in merchandise purchased with fraudulent credit cards and the arrest of a couple, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Victorville station officials said.

Four High Desert teens were arrested Monday after being caught stealing items out of unlocked vehicles in Spring Valley Lake, officials said.

A 16 year-old Hesperia resident was killed early Saturday morning when she tried to cross Highway 395 at the intersection of Chamberlaine Lane in Adelanto.

VICTORVILLE Victorville kicked-off the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's first Victor Valley summertime enforcement gang sweep with 11 arrests as of 7 p.m., officials said.

A sweep at two Adelanto apartments this morning netted five arrests, a cache of property stolen from High Desert homes and drugs packaged for sale, officials said.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspected Pomona gang member in the High Desert on Tuesday after they found marijuana, a stolen loaded gun and drug packaging materials in a home.

HESPERIA Charlie's Topless Angels topless bar has closed its doors. The strip club on Catalpa Street just east of Santa Fe Avenue East, opened in Hesperia in May 2005 only topless bar in the High Desert.

For the second year in a row, the nation has seen a decrease in violent crimes. But crime in San Bernardino County rose 2 percent in 2008 while Victor Valley crime increased 4 percent, according to the FBI.