Matthew DiFalco and Debra Joseph are arrested for receiving stolen property and possession of a controlled substance 
DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: Thursday, November 16, 2107, at 11:17pm
INCIDENT: RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY/ POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE/ POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
LOCATION: State Highway 18/ Mondamon Road, in Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Matthew Ethan DiFalco, 18 years of age, from Apple Valley
Debra Ann Joseph, 62 years of age, from Apple Valley
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, November 17, 2017, at 11:17pm, Sergeant Sean Struebing from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station was approached by a customer at Circle K, located on the corner of State Highway 18 and Mondamon Road, in Apple Valley. The customer had a panicked look on his face and said he had just witnessed a white male adult, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, enter the business with a handgun in a holster. He then watched the subject leave the store, enter a gray jeep with black rims, and drive westbound on Taloga Road.
Sergeant Struebing immediately started looking for the vehicle and located it in the area of Lasota Road and Owatonna. He activated his overhead lights and the driver of the vehicle pulled over. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Matthew Ethan DiFalco, was found to have a pellet gun in the holster on his side. During a search of the vehicle, Methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and stolen credit cards were located. When deputies contacted the owner of the credit cards, they learned the victim’s mail had been stolen sometime between November 14, 2017, and November 16, 2017, from their residence in the town of Apple Valley.
Matthew Ethan DiFalco was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center. He is currently being held in lieu of $35,000.00 bail. A passenger in the vehicle, Debra Ann Joseph, was arrested for warrants.
Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to contact at Sergeant Sean Struebing or Deputy Jeremy Weaver at Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station, (760) 552-6800. Persons wishing to remain anonymous can report information to WeTip by calling 1-800-78-CRIME, or by accessing the website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Staci Parks
Station: Victor Valley
Report # 071703664
Phone No: 760-552-6844
JOHN MCMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Victor Valley Sheriff's Department
11613 Bartlett Ave
Adelanto, CA 92301
Contact
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