SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY – The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Rural Crimes Task Force ran a six-week operation called “Crowing Rooster” from June 14 to August 1, 2025.
Investigators arrested 10 felons, 46 subjects for misdemeanor crimes including animal cruelty, and relinquished 3,500 cockfighting birds to Animal Care Services.
Rural Crimes targets rural offenses like animal cruelty, theft of copper, fuel, equipment, livestock, fencing, and cargo.
Arrest locations include:
4000 block of N. F Street, San Bernardino
10700 block of Larch Avenue, Bloomington
2400 block of W. Ogden Street, Muscoy
12500 block of Locust Avenue, Lucerne Valley
3700 block of Francis Street, Chino
3800 block of Francis Street, Chino
2600 block of State Street, Muscoy
14000 block of Caughlin Road, Phelan
15000 block of Sequoia Avenue, Fontana
15200 block of Lilac Street, Hesperia
12000 block of Cactus Avenue, Bloomington
59900 Phillipi Lane, Landers
3200 block of Duffy Street, Muscoy
2400 block of Dos Palmas Road, Phelan
13000 block of Blanco Road, Phelan
14000 block of Farmington Street, Hesperia
10300 block of Eighth Avenue, Hesperia
14400 block of Sheep Creek Road, Phelan
10800 block of Beekley Road, Phelan
25200 block of 4th Street, Highland
2100 block of Mallory Street, Muscoy
7500 block of Begonia Road, Phelan
Investigators also seized over $259,000, 12 firearms (including three ghost guns), 12 ounces of cocaine, 11.5 ounces of methamphetamine, and 6 grams of fentanyl with a street value of about $11,000.
List of arrested individuals
During the six weeks, investigators served 26 search warrants across San Bernardino County. The following were arrested during the six-week operation:
Mark Garcia, 39, Yucaipa
Anthony Garcia, 73, Yucaipa
Julian Garcia, 52, San Bernardino
Horacio Garcia, 72, San Bernardino
Jose Rodriguez, 31, Riverside
Ramiro Medina, 66, San Bernardino
Telesforo Ladero, 58, San Bernardino
Darwin Geronimo, 47, Fontana
Braulio Hernandez, 59, Lucerne Valley
Jose Alvarez, 56, Chino
Juan Cardoza, 41, Chino
Humberto Hernandez, 46, Chino
Sergio Luquin, 52, Los Angeles
Carlos Rodas, 58, Chino
Jazmin Mercado, 30, Chino
Jose Velasquez, 64, Chino
Jose Hernandez, 25, San Bernardino
Fernando Cabrera, 32, San Bernardino
Carlos Guadalupe, 32, San Bernardino
Male Juvenile, 16, San Bernardino
Carols Benites, 64, Phelan
Miguel Estrada Asquez, 36, Fontana
Miguel Estrada, 61, Fontana
Antonio Garcia Mora, 53, Hesperia
Antonio Garcia, 32, Hesperia
Guadalupe Sanchez, 73, San Bernardino
Enrique Tamayo Campos, 56, Landers
Antonio Marquez, 67, San Bernardino
David Marquez Sanchez, 40, San Bernardino
Angel Sanchez Becerra, 33, San Bernardino
Francisco Hernandez Gutierrez, 42, San Bernardino
Jesus Solis Martinez, 46, Highland
Mayra Marquez Sanchez, 36, San Bernardino
Erick Virgen, 22, Rialto
Francisco Sandoval, 59, Coachella
Cesar Villegas Carbarin, 47, Riverside
Ernestor Reyes, 31, Hesperia
Jorge Garcia, 64, Long Beach
Alberto Aguayo, 29, Adelanto
Francisco Sanchez, 49, San Bernardino
Alejandro Uribe, 69, Camarillo
Jose Saucedo, 56, Los Angeles
Franco Marco Sanchez, 43, Jurupa Valley
Jesus Bugarin, 34, Phelan
Felipe Camacho, 32, Phelan
Gerardo Perez, 60, Hesperia
Jose Jimenez Leon, 58, Hesperia
Jorge Alcaraz Pineda, 44, Hesperia
Edyt Marquez, 48, Hesperia
Felipe Camacho, 32, Phelan
Jose Solis Martinez, 49, Highland
Jorge Ordonez Hernandez, 50, San Bernardino
Efren Vargas Gomez, 40, San Bernardino
Efren Villanueva Hernandez, 49, Phelan
Estefania Villanueva Mendoza, 28, Phelan
Contact Victor Valley station with more information
The task force included deputies from Victor Valley, Twin Peaks, Probation, District Attorney’s Office, and Code Enforcement, with assistance from Animal Care Services and local animal and code enforcement agencies.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Victor Valley station at (760) 552-6800 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001.
Anonymous tips can be made via the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or at www.wetip.com.
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