68 Hesperia - Victor Valley Mall

Effective immediately, VVTA will accept Victor Valley College (VVC) Summer 2019 and Fall 2019 Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards as free fare on all VVTA Fixed and County Route buses. The Fall 2019 cards may also feature “SUMMER” decals, which are not required to board free.

VVTA will continue accepting valid 2018 Fall VVC Photo ID and ASB cards with the required white-colored “SPRING” semester decal as free fare through the first week of the Fall 2019 semester, ending Friday, August 30. Thereafter, 2018 VVC cards will not be accepted as free fare.

Beginning June 30, 2019, Barstow Community College (BCC) Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards will no longer be accepted as free fare but will remain eligible for the VVTA Student discount fare. Also, at this time, BCC and VVC ID cards will no longer be accepted as free fare on VVTA Route 15 B-V Link.

As part of a semi-annual operational performance review, Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) will initiate service changes to improve operations and service reliability. The service changes will become effective Sunday, June 30, 2019 and add one route to the transit system, bringing the total routes to 37. New schedules will be available on the buses one week prior.

ROUTE 24A/24B – Hesperia Oak Hills

• Route splits. Renumbered to Routes 25 and 64.

ROUTE 25 – Oak Hills to Hesperia Super Target

• New route. Will replace the former Route 24A between Hesperia Super Target and Oak Hills, returning to Hesperia Super Target. Will interline with Route 64. Minor schedule adjustments.

ROUTE 33 – Adelanto Circulator

• Begins serving Adelanto Senior Center on all trips beginning June 24, 2019.

ROUTE 50 – Victorville Hesperia

• Southbound trips from Victor Valley College adjusted to depart at 30 minutes after the hour.
• Northbound trips from Hesperia Post Office adjusted to depart 5 minutes after the hour. Northbound trips will travel on Olive St, I Ave, Sultana St, G Ave, Main St back to I Ave.
• Routing around the Hesperia Post Office will change to easily accommodate transfers between other routes. From southbound I Ave, buses will travel on Main St, E Ave, Olive St to the bus stop on Olive St & G Ave.

ROUTE 64 – Hesperia Post Office to Hesperia Super Target

• New route. Will replace the former Route 24B. Minor schedule adjustments. Departure times from the Hesperia Post Office adjusted to 5 minutes after the hour.

ROUTE 66 – Hesperia East Circulator Deviation

• Minor schedule adjustments. Departures from the Hesperia Post Office adjusted to 5 minutes after the hour.

ROUTE 68 – Hesperia, Mall of Victor Valley, Hesperia Super Target

• Minor schedule adjustments. Departures from the Hesperia Post Office adjusted to 5 minutes after the hour.

ROUTE NTC Commuter – National Training Center / Fort Irwin

• Routing changes. Some trips combined. Minor schedule adjustments.
• All trips between Victorville & Fort Irwin will now service the park & ride lot at Dale Evans Pkwy & 15 Freeway.
• The 6 PM departure from Fort Irwin renumbered to 108B with service extended to Smoke Tree St & E Ave.

Due to road construction on Main Street in Hesperia, VVTA Route 68 bus stops between Topaz Avenue and Escondido Avenue may not be accessible from June 3 through July 19, when completion of construction is estimated. During this time, service to the following three stops may be affected:

• Stop 40245 on eastbound Main Street east of Escondido Avenue; alternatively, passengers may use stop 40176 west of Escondido Avenue;
• Stop 40189 on eastbound Main Street west of Topaz Avenue; alternatively, passengers may use stop 40188 east of Topaz Avenue; and
• Stop 40190 on westbound Main Street west of Topaz Avenue; alternatively, passengers may use stop 40187 east of Tamarisk Avenue.

Effective immediately, VVTA will accept valid Barstow Community College (BCC) and Victor Valley College (VVC) Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards as free fare on all VVTA Fixed Route and County Route buses as well as Route 15 buses between Barstow and Victorville.

The valid BCC Student ID cards may have the purple-colored “FALL 2018” decal, but this decal is not required. The valid VVC Student ID cards are the 2018 designs but must have a white-colored “SPRING 2019” decal to be valid.

Detectives are attempting to identify a suspect involved in an unprovoked attack on a Victor Valley Transit bus driver. The suspect is described as a black male, 25-35 years old, 6’0”, 250 lbs., black hair and brown eyes.

On December 21, 2018, the suspect got on a Victor Valley Transit Bus at Phelan Road and Buttemere Road in Phelan. He did not put the correct fare in the machine and the bus driver asked him to pay the necessary amount. The suspect became loud, vulgar and threatening to the bus driver. The driver refused to drive away and called in for a supervisor to respond to the location. The suspect got into the driver’s face, continued yelling and pushed the driver out the open door and onto the ground outside. The suspect stepped outside and punched the driver in the face 6 to 8 times while the driver was still on the ground. The driver suffered serious injuries to his face and head from the assault. At the time of the attack, the suspect was wearing a gray and red Chicago Bulls beanie, black and gray hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black tennis shoes with white soles. The suspect claimed to be homeless in the area. He is possibly left handed due to all punches were from his left fist.

ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SUSPECT PLEASE CONTACT:

• Detective Jeffrey Collins (760) 995-8781 / DR #071804188
• To report anonymously: WeTip.com or 800-78-CRIME