Between January 12 and January 18, 2026, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department led a targeted crime suppression effort known as Operation Consequences. The operation involved multiple agencies, including divisions from the sheriff’s department, patrol stations, Specialized Enforcement Division, Jail Intelligence Team, San Bernardino County Probation Department, California Highway Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and several local police departments.
The week-long initiative focused on areas such as Twentynine Palms, Adelanto, Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, San Bernardino, Bloomington, and Colton. On January 16 alone, authorities served 21 search warrants in Victorville and nearby High Desert communities. As a result of these efforts, investigators made contact with gang members and individuals prohibited from possessing firearms. The operation resulted in 63 felony arrests and 48 misdemeanor arrests. Over one pound of suspected methamphetamine was seized along with 76 firearms; two of these were identified as ghost guns.
The enforcement activities also reflected recent legal changes in California. “On November 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 36 titled ‘The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.’ The proposition took effect on December 18, 2024, and reforms multiple laws from Proposition 47 which have been responsible for increasing homelessness, drug addiction and theft. Proposition 36 includes several new Penal and Health and Safety Codes that deputies will be able to apply during arrests when appropriate. These new charges can carry enhanced sentencing as well as prevent offenders from being cite released prior to their court appearance. Proposition 36 applied to five of the above arrests.”
Funding for county-wide crime suppression was authorized by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to support increased law enforcement services addressing quality-of-life issues throughout the county.
Operation Consequences is set to continue over the coming months with participation from various divisions within the sheriff’s department as well as other law enforcement partners. Its focus remains on targeted crime suppression operations—including parole and probation checks—in both High Desert communities and areas under the sheriff’s jurisdiction near San Bernardino city limits.
According to its official website, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department provides law enforcement services across more than two million residents through its fifteen patrol stations in what is recognized as the largest county by area in the contiguous United States. The department offers services such as aviation support, training programs for personnel development, public safety dispatching operations handling numerous service calls each year—and it maintains a commitment to values like integrity and leadership.
Shannon D. Dicus serves as Sheriff-Coroner for the department.[source]
For further information regarding Operation Consequences or related activities conducted by specialized units such as Gangs/Narcotics Division or Specialized Enforcement Division within this agency—which also manages collaborative efforts with organizations like California Highway Patrol—the Public Affairs Division can be contacted at (909) 387-3700.
