San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department - Victorville Station

If a family member, a friend, a loved one or you have been arrested by or are being investigated by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department from the city-operated Victorville Station, it can cause a lot of anxiety, mostly just from not knowing what will happen or can happen.  Moreover, one is dependent upon the accuracy, honesty and competence of a sheriff’s deputy who may or may not be experienced or have the same sense of urgency as you in having the police report properly written.  

Facing such a situation, knowing the bail amount (if any) associated with the offense or offenses at issue if police deny an own recognizance (OR) release may decrease one’s anxiety.  It is also good to know what evidence is needed to convict one for the crime or crimes that allegedly took place, the defenses possible and the sentence a judge can impose if one is convicted of the crime or crimes.

  
We at Greg Hill & Associates believe it is smart to know a few more things before interacting with any branch of law enforcement.  It can be valuable to know the size of the police or sheriff’s department, the area’s demographics, a bit of history about the town, city or area, and the most common types of crimes the department investigates to make one’s communication with law enforcement more meaningful, more savvy and perhaps, more respectful.  This can lead to a better outcome than if one lacks such perspective and makes assumptions that may be wrong.

This article is presented with these goals in mind.

The City of Victorville operates the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department station located in Victorville.  The Victorville Station is located at 14200 Amargosa Road in Victorville.  It is a large station with 150 deputies and an unspecified number of civilian employees, but we would estimate there are approximately forty-five such employees.  

The City of Victorville is 74.01 square miles and has a population of 134,810 as of the 2020 census.  It gets its name by being a city in Victor Valley.

The Victorville Army Airfield was constructed beginning in 1941.  It was renamed the George Air Force Base when the U.S. Air Force was established in October 1947.  After decades of service to the Air Force, in 1992 George Air Force Base was closed.  Its land was turned over to other uses. Part of it is now the Southern California Logistics Airport.  The former Air Force base housing area is now vacant.  It forms a ghost town used for military training by troops from the nearby U.S. Army Fort Irwin Military Reservation. 

 
The Victorville Federal Penitentiary has been built on another part of the former air base.

For arrests along Interstate 15, State Route 395 and State Route 18 crossing Victorville, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will normally handle this work, although one may be thereafter transported to the Victorville Police Department for processing, a breath test (if a DUI) and booking.  The person may also be held at the Victorville jail until bail is posted or the person is transferred to High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto or the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.

As of 2020, Victorville’s population was 18.29% non-Hispanic white, 3.90% Asian, 17.00% African American and 55.44% Hispanic.
Most cases arising out of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department from the city-operated Victorville Station areas of responsibility are brought at the San Bernardino Hall of Justice at 4100 Main Street in downtown San Bernardino.  The Victorville courthouse does not handle criminal matters other than traffic tickets.

Over the last 25 years, our office has not handled a single case arising out of Victorville and prosecuted in the San Bernardino Hall of Justice.  However, we would expect such cases to include, but not be limited to DUI, violation of a protective order, domestic violence, shoplifting and possession of and / or sales of a controlled substance.  

Nonetheless, we have received phone calls from people in Victorville asking about hiring a criminal defense attorney.  We find that locals to the Victorville often distrust local criminal defense attorneys as being social friends with prosecutors and judges, so they are unwilling to fight too hard to preserve their friendships, so we are considered as counsel instead because we are not located in Victorville and presumably have no such ties or loyalties.

Areas Served:  City of Victorville

Below is the Google Map to the Victorville Station.