Two masked robbers held up a Hesperia liquor store at gunpoint late Saturday night, making off with cash from the register before vanishing without a trace. No injuries were reported, but investigators still have no descriptions of the pair to work with as the search for suspects continues.
The robbery happened at about 11:55 p.m. on Nov. 7 at M&M Liquor Mart near Mauna Loa Street and 11th Avenue, according to Victorville Daily Press. The victim told authorities that two unknown subjects brandished a gun and took money straight from the cash register. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials confirmed the location of the hold-up, but descriptions of the masked robbers were not available, leaving a wide-open question of who carried it out.
Investigation Still in Early Stages
No further details were released by the sheriff's department as the investigation continued, the outlet's report noted. That lack of information is not unusual for an armed robbery in its opening days, but it means anyone with knowledge of the incident could play a critical role in identifying the pair.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the WeTip hotline at (844) 909-3096.
Part of a Broader Pattern in the Victor Valley
This is not the first time an armed robber has targeted a Hesperia liquor store. In April 2025, a gunman held up Royal Liquor and fled with $100 in cash, according to Victor Valley News, a case that ended with the arrest of a convicted felon. Just months earlier, in August 2025, Victorville Daily Press reported that a Victorville man, Davell Dejon Mena, was arrested on suspicion of carrying out five armed robberies across San Bernardino County.
Armed hold-ups have also struck other corners of the Victor Valley this year. In August, a man allegedly brandished a black handgun and demanded cash from a cashier during a robbery at a Hesperia Circle K before fleeing in a black SUV, per the same outlet's reporting on Fashion Court. That same month, three separate armed robberies struck gas stations along the Interstate 15 corridor in Hesperia and Victorville within roughly 22 minutes, according to a prior Hoodline report, though authorities never announced whether those incidents were connected to one another.
No evidence ties the M&M Liquor Mart robbery to any of these earlier cases. Still, the string of incidents lands against a backdrop of rising violence countywide: San Bernardino County's violent crime rate climbed 33% between 2023 and 2024, even as the county's robbery rate actually saw an average annual decrease of 2% from 2020 through 2024, according to that same Hoodline analysis.
For now, the Saturday night robbery at M&M Liquor Mart remains an open case, with deputies hoping a tip from the public can fill in the blanks their own investigation has not yet answered.
