Two adult men say they were jumped after attending a house party in Victorville on Friday night, and one of them woke up to find jewelry stripped off his body. The assault happened shortly before 10:20 p.m. in the 12500 block of Hickory Avenue, and the homeowner was cited for throwing an unlawful or unruly gathering.
According to the Victorville Daily Press, the two victims told authorities they were assaulted after attending the party at the Hickory Avenue address. One of the men was struck in the head and may have briefly lost consciousness, per sheriff's department spokeswoman Jenny Smith. When he came to, he realized jewelry he had been wearing was gone, and he believes it was taken from him during the attack.
Homeowner Cited as Investigation Continues
Officials said the homeowner received a citation for hosting an unlawful or unruly gathering, though no suspects had been identified in the beating itself as of the report. The sheriff's department said the investigation into the assault and robbery was ongoing, with no further details released.
California law gives authorities broad latitude to break up parties that spiral out of control. Under Penal Code section 407, any gathering of two or more people doing an unlawful act — or even a lawful act carried out in a violent, boisterous, or tumultuous manner — can be classified as an unlawful assembly, per California Legislative Information.
Not the First Victorville Party to Turn Violent
Friday's incident is the latest in a string of Victorville house parties that have ended in violence over the past year and a half. In June 2025, a fight at a party on the 13000 block of Maywood Street escalated into a stabbing with a box cutter around 2:51 a.m., leaving multiple people injured, according to the Victor Valley News Group. Deputies arriving at that scene found two people with multiple injuries, while other victims had already been rushed to area hospitals before deputies got there. Angelica Riojas, 34, of Apple Valley, was later booked on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in that case.
Another Victorville party turned into a reported shootout between two separate groups, according to KTLA. Deputies responded to a shots-fired call in the 16800 block of Ukiah Street around 10:40 p.m. on a Saturday, though no injuries were reported as investigators worked the scene.
Crime Numbers Moving in the Opposite Direction
The violence stands in contrast to the city's broader crime trends. Victorville saw violent crime drop 21.7% in 2025 compared with the year before, while overall calls for service fell 9.5% and emergency calls dropped 19.7%, the Victorville Daily Press reported in a separate story. City officials credited the decline in part to expanded police services funded through Measure P along with new technology like ShotSpotter and automated license plate readers.
Of the seven homicides reported in Victorville in 2025, four were solved through arrests, a 57% solved-case rate, the same report noted. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department also publishes annual crime reports with broader statistics and year-over-year comparisons.
No arrests had been announced in Friday's Hickory Avenue assault and robbery as of the report. Anyone with information is asked to call the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911, or submit an anonymous tip through WeTip at (844) 909-3096.
