Deputy killed in Yucca Valley shooting mourned, honored with procession
An overnight procession honored the sacrifice made by Sgt. Dominic Vaca, a San Bernardino County Sheriff s Department employee who served for 17 years. He was a sergeant at the Morongo Basin Station. Vaca was killed in a shooting in Yucca Valley on Memorial Day. We appreciate the outpouring of support and prayers for Sergeant Vaca, his family, and our department, a tweet from the Sheriff s Department read.
A procession for a true hero
We appreciate the outpouring of support and prayers for Sergeant Vaca, his family, and our department. pic.twitter.com/3IDDbam2Dp San Bernardino County Sheriff (@sbcountysheriff) June 1, 2021
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100 block of Brookwood Way North - A man told officers a man is threatening him over the phone. The victim said the man keeps calling and saying, I am looking for you and I am going to shoot you.
200 block of Rae Avenue - A person found a bicycle in the middle of the lake. The bicycle was collected and brought back to the police station for safe keeping.
Rambleside Drive - Officers were dispatched to the area in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, several shell casings were located in the road. Officers observed bullet holes into what would be commonly occupied areas of a residence. No was inside the home could be contacted. Forced entry was made due to the risk of injury to any possible occupants.
A Yucca Valley woman was arrested Thursday (May 6) accused of DUI. According to Sheriffs reports, Deputies responded to the intersection of Pioneertown Road and Sunnyslope Drive at 1:50 a.m. for a report of a traffic collision. Arriving deputies determined that the driver, identified as Evalina Tamayo, 28, of Yucca Valley, was under the influence of alcohol when she reportedly failed to turn as the roadway curved while driving her Ford north on Pioneertown road. Her vehicle ran through desert brush, collided with a fence surrounding a nearby water basin, then became airborne while colliding with another section of the same fence. The vehicle landed and veered into the roadway of Sunnyslope Drive before running off the road again, colliding with a street sign, and coming to rest in desert brush on the side of the road. Tamayo fled the scene before deputies arrived.