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Two armed bandits made off with the Adelanto Bingo Barn's cash register early Friday morning, authorities said.

At 2:05 a.m., deputies learned the Bingo Barn's hold-up alarm had gone off. When they arrived, they learned that one of the men had a rifle or a shotgun and ordered everyone to the floor while the other man used a hammer to take the cash register, according to a sheriff's news release.

The men were completely covered, and the victims weren't able to get good descriptions.

The Bingo Barn, at 11986 Bartlett Ave., can hold up to 690 people and is open until 3 a.m. during the week and 3:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Anyone with information is asked to call (760) 246-1054 or (800) 78-CRIME to remain anonymous.

Sheriff's deputies found a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon during a traffic collision in Adelanto.

At 4:20 p.m., a deputy went to the scene of a crash at Delano and Lexington streets. He fond that Danny Edward Moore, 43, of Humble, Texas, had a misdemeanor warrant for bribery, according to a sheriff's news release.

The deputy also learned that the vehicle he was driving was stolen in Texas and found a gun inside, according to the release.

The vehicle was towed, and Moore was taken to West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on suspicion of possession of stolen property. He was being held on $25,000 bail.

A 29-year-old Victorville man was arrested Friday afternoon after deputies say they found him getting out of a stolen car in Adelanto, officials said.

Around 3 p.m. Friday, a deputy was patrolling Adelanto when the Lo-Jack device in his car activated. It took him to a red Cadllac parked in a parking lot at 11200 Auburn Ave., according to a sheriff's news release.

There deputies say they saw Louis Devonia Perry get out of the car. Deputies found, a bag with cocaine and marijuana in the car, according to the release. They learned that the car was stolen from a tow yard.

Perry was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and possession of dangerous drugs. He was taken to the Victor Valley Jail on $25,000 bail.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 28-year-old Adelanto man Friday on suspicion of firing a firearm into the air after an argument with his girlfriend.

At 8 p.m. Feb. 28, deputies went to the Adelanto location where investigators believe Jawon Chambers and his girlfriend had an argument before he fired the gun into the air and left, according to a sheriff's news release.

When deputies caught up with Chambers Friday at his home, he was arrested on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm and booked at the Victor Valley jail in Victorville in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Sheriff's deputies are looking for information about a burglary that took place at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto, most likely over the weekend.

Someone broke into two classrooms, took a projector and a computer tower that were worth a combined $2,400, according to a sheriff's news release.

School officials reported the burglary Monday morning when they arrived at the school at 14350 Bellflower St. Deputies believe the burglary took place over the weekend, said sheriff's spokeswoman Staci Johnson.

Anyone with information about the case should call (760) 246-1000 or 1 (800) 78-CRIME to remain anonymous.

Sheriff's deputies arrested three people in Adelanto Saturday on suspicion of committing an armed-robbery spree in the High Desert.

Just before 8 p.m. Saturday, a woman reported that she had just been robbed at gunpoint on Verbena Road, according to a sheriff's news release.

The woman said she had been walking on the road when three people in a white Ford Taurus pulled up. One of the people inside brandished a handgun and demanded and took the woman's cell phone and purse before driving away.

Deputies learned that similar robberies had taken place in Victorville earlier in the day.

While he was responding to the call, a deputy saw the Taurus driving at a high rate of speed at Verbena and Palmdale Road. He stopped the car and found ski masks and a toy gun inside. He also found the woman's purse and cell phone, as well as skateboards and clothing belonging to people robbed earlier in the day in Victorville.

Deputies arrested Gerome Loring, 20 of Adelanto, Santiago Galvez, 18 of Adelanto, and a 16-year-old Adelanto girl. The girl was taken to Juvenile Hall in Apple Valley, and the two men were booked at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on $100,000 bail each.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 15-year-old Adelanto girl Saturday they say stole jewelry from her grandmother and pawned it for cash.

On Friday night, a woman living in the 10700 block of Margie Place reported to deputies that she was missing some jewelry from her bedroom and said she thought her granddaughter had taken it, according to a sheriff's news release.

Deputies learned that the granddaughter had sold some of the jewelry at a check-cashing business. They arrested the girl on suspicion of grand larceny and booked her at Juvenile Hall in Apple Valley.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 30-year-old Adelanto man Wednesday after they discovered he was driving a stolen dirt bike, officials said.

Deputies pulled over Samuel Robles Sanchez at Vintage and Larkspur roads at 2:46 p.m. and soon became suspicious that he did not own the bike, according to a sheriff's news release.

After checking the status of the dirt bike, deputies learned it was an unreported stolen vehicle and that Sanchez was on parole.

Deputies booked him at Victor Valley Jail in Victorville on suspicion of possession of stolen property. He was being held without bail.

Sheriff's deputies arrested six people people Sunday following an investigation of a 10-day crime spree in Adelanto, officials said.

The crime spree included discharging a firearm, brandishing a firearm and criminal
threats, according to a sheriff's news release. On Sunday, the suspects went to a  home, told the people inside to come out and threatened to kill them, according to the release.

Depouties served a search warrant in the 14500 block of Scottsdale Circle in Adelanto Sunday around 3 p.m. and found a sawed-off shotgun and an automatic rifle that officials say connected the suspects to a number of crimes.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 58-year-old Adelanto woman Saturday on suspicion of abusing her 7-year-old stepson by slapping him several times in the face.

On Saturday afternoon, a neighbor called deputies to report that the woman, Esther Ormsby had abused her stepson in the 9900 block of Payne Court and given him a bloody mouth and bruised face, according to a sheriff's news release.

Deputies arrested Ormsby and booked her in lieu of $50,000 at the Victor Valley Jail in Victorville.

Sheriff's deputies arrested an Adelanto man Saturday after finding a television they say the man reported stolen last year.

Edward Roland, who is now 20, and 19-year-old Tanisha Brock rented a 46-inch, flat-screen television from Aaron's Rent-a-Center in San Bernardino in September 2008, said sheriff's spokeswoman Pam Hoffman. Roland and Brock reported the television stolen in December. The employees later learned that the television was in the 11200 block of Auburn Avenue in Adelanto and tried to recover it Saturday, causing a disturbance. Deputies arrived and later found the television there.

Roland was arrested and booked at Victor Valley Jail in Victorville on suspicion of theft with priors and filing a false police report. He was being held on $20,000 bail. Brock had not been arrested as of Monday afternoon.

An unknown number of inmates was injured in a disturbance Saturday night at an
Adelanto prison.

The 9:30 p.m. incident took place at the Desert View Community Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison that houses parole violators.

None of the injuries were life threatening, said California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Paul Verke.

"Basically the disturbance involved approximately 100 inmates and was contained
shortly thereafter," he said.

The facility, which has a capacity of 643, was on lockdown through the weekend. As
of Tuesday, the facility was no longer on lockdown, but there were still increased
restrictions on inmates, Verke said. The Department of Corrections contracts with the GEO Group Inc. to run the prison.

The cause of the disturbance is under investigation, he said.

Sheriff's detectives on Monday arrested 36-year-old Eric Demetrius Donaldson of Yucca Valley on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend.

The woman, 27-year-old Adelanto resident Sylvanna Lewis, was found dead in Muscoy on Jan. 2 after being shot, said sheriff's Sgt. Frank Montanez.

Lewis' family members said they were happy the Sheriff's Department had someone in custody.

"We were elated. Elated," said Lewis' aunt, Connie Law.

Overcome by grief and aching for answers, a family came to a dirt slope Tuesday to see where Sylvanna Lewis died.

The 27-year-old woman, who was pregnant with twins, moved from Las Vegas to Adelanto eight months ago seeking a better life for herself and her 4-year-old daughter.
Lewis' body was discovered Friday at the end of Mallory Street, just across from the Lytle Creek Wash. An autopsy has not yet been conducted to determine whether she was shot or stabbed.

No arrests have been made.

A 21-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing his roommate with a steak knife at a group home in Adelanto denied the charges Monday during an arraignment.

Mark Daniel Barbaro entered not guilty pleas to charges in connection with the death of 51-year-old William Rush Pennington on Dec. 30 at the Flamingo Development Center, in the 1300 block of Butte Street.

Barbaro was arraigned before Judge Gregory S. Tavill in Victorville Superior Court. He is scheduled to return to court Wednesday to confirm his lawyer, according to court records.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of evading a deputy and possession of a stolen vehicle in Adelanto, officials said.

At 1:10 p.m. a deputy was called to Begonia Road and Delicious Street, where he saw the boy driving at a high rate of speed and then not stop at a stop sign, according to a sheriff's news release.

The teen wouldn't stop when the deputy tried to pull him over, and instead the teen drove into a wash area and then tried to run away on foot.

The teen could not get away and was arrested and booked at Apple Valley Juvenile Hall.

Soon after, authorities learned that the motorcycle the teen was driving had been stolen from a Victorville home Dec. 5. After searching the teen's home, authorities found more stolen property from that Victorville home, according to the release.

A 14-year old boy and a 16-year old boy were arrested Wednesday afternoon on
suspicion of tagging the roof of Westside Park Elementary School in Adelanto,
officials said.

Around 4 p.m., deputies received word from a caller that a juvenile was tagging on
the school's roof, according to a sheriff's news release. When authorities arrived and saw one of the teenagers on the building, the teen jumped off the roof and started running, along with the other teenager.

They couldn't get away and were arrested. They were booked at Apple Valley Juvenile
Hall. Damage was estimated at $1,000.

There was a disturbance at a medium-security federal correctional facility in the Victorville-Adelanto area Monday night that sent six prisoners to the hospital.
The prison, the Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville II, was secured and on lockdown Monday night, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons news release.

According to the release, at 6:10 p.m., there was a disturbance "involving multiple fights between numerous inmates in several housing units." All inmates were secured by 6:50 p.m., officials said.

Four inmates needed to be taken to local hospitals Monday night because of injuries, and one staff member received minor injuries, according to the release. An additional two inmates were taken to the hospital early this morning, said spokesman Chris Burke.

The disturbance at a medium-security federal correctional facility in the Victorville-Adelanto area has been quelled, federal officials said tonight.

The prison, the Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville II, is secured and on lockdown, according to a Federal Bureau of Prisons news release.

According to the release, at 6:10 p.m., there was a disturbance "involving multiple fights between numerous inmates in several housing units."

Four inmates needed to be taken to local hospitals because of injuries, and one staff member received minor injuries, according to the release. The cause of the disturbance is under invesigation.

A Desert Communications Center fire dispatcher said tonight that about half a dozen people were stabbed at the facility in the 13800 block of Air Expressway. One person was stabbed multiple times in the chest, he said.

Institution II is one of four facilities in the Victorville complex. It houses 1,360 inmates.

According to Federal Bureau of Prisons' website, the institution "is in urgent need of correctional officers ... to fill vacancies." The bureau is also opffering a 15-percent recruitment incentive.

There is a riot taking place at the federal correctional facility in Victorville.

There have been multiple stabbings at the facility at 13800 Air Expressway, said a Desert Communications dispatcher.