San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department - Yucca Valley Station

If you, a loved one, a family member or a friend has been arrested by or are being investigated by the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department from the city-operated Yucca Valley Station, it can cause a lot of apprehension, mostly just from not knowing what will happen or can happen.  Moreover, one is dependent upon the honesty, accuracy 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 help decrease the unknowns.  It is also valuable 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 prudent to know a few more things before interacting with any branch of law enforcement.  It can be smart 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 Yucca Valley operates the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department station in Yucca Valley.  The station is located at 63665 29 Palms Highway in Joshua Tree.  It is a small station with just eighteen deputies and, we estimate, six civilian support personnel assigned to it.  

The City of Yucca Valley is 39.83 square miles and has a population of 21,738 as of the 2020 census.  It is twenty miles north of Palm Springs and sits at over 3,300 feet of elevation.  To its east and south is Joshua Tree.  

In 1992, three large earthquakes occurred near the city, the magnitude 6.1 Joshua Tree earthquake on April 22, and on June 28 the 7.3 Landers and 6.5 Big Bear earthquakes.

The 7.1 magnitude Hector Mine earthquake on October 16, 1999, had an epicenter thirty miles (48 km) north of town.

For arrests along the 62 and 247 Highways crossing Yucca Valley, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) may handle this work, although one may be thereafter transported to the Yucca Valley station for processing, a breath test (if a DUI) and booking.  The person may also be held at the Yucca Valley jail until bail is posted or the person is transferred to the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.

As of 2010, Yucca Valley’s population was 73.7% non-Hispanic white, 2.3% Asian, 3.2% African American and 17.8% Hispanic.  According to the 2010 United States Census, Yucca Valley had a median household income of $42,962, with 17.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line. 

Most cases arising out of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department from the city-operated Yucca Valley Station area of responsibility are brought at the San Bernardino Hall of Justice at 4100 Main Street in downtown San Bernardino.  Traffic matters are brought at the Joshua Tree courthouse.

Over the last 25 years, our office has not handled a single case arising out of Yucca Valley and prosecuted in the San Bernardino Hall of Justice Courthouse.  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 Yucca Valley asking about hiring a criminal defense attorney.  We find that locals to the Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley and have no such ties or loyalties.

Areas Served: City of Yucca Valley and the unincorporated areas of Yucca Valley.

Below is the Google Map to the Yucca Valley Station.