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Published on January 17, 2025
Two Men Arrested for Drug Possession During Victorville Traffic StopSource: Google Street View

In the predawn hours of Thursday, January 9, deputies from the Victorville Sheriff's station engaged in a routine traffic stop that escalated into the arrest of two men for possession of controlled substances. A 2007 white Dodge Charger found itself on the business end of the law for California Vehicle Code violations on Tamarisk Road near Bear Valley Road in Victorville, as reported by the SBSD Victorville Police Department. During the stop, deputies reportedly witnessed objects being discarded from the vehicle, a sign that typically does not bode well for a suspicion-free encounter with law enforcement.

Upon recovering the thrown item, discovered to be a glass pipe, the deputies further carried out a search that yielded baggies of a controlled substance and assorted drug paraphernalia inside the car. The occupants of the vehicle, identified as 33-year-old Robert Kramp and 53-year-old Joe Salgado, were promptly detained. Kramp, a transient of Victorville, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance along with an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Meanwhile, Salgado, a transient of Hesperia, found himself facing a rehearsed legal ordeal, arrested for possession of a hard drug, given his history marked by two or more prior convictions, as per the SBSD Victorville Police Department.

Information regarding the incident and the charges pressed against the two men were outlined in a statement by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department Sheriff-Coroner Shannon D. Dicus, with the details made publicly available online. Authorities encourage individuals in possession of any pertinent information to reach out to the Victorville Police Station or the Sheriff’s Dispatch. The recommendations specify options for anonymity through the We-Tip hotline or website, potentially appealing to a public simultaneously concerned with justice and personal safety.