‘Operation Dust Devil’ aims at curbing dangerous and illegal off-roading

Gabriel Hart Send an email November 21, 2022

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With the conclusion of marijuana-enforcement Operation Hammerstrike, San Bernardino Sheriff Shannon Dicus has reallocated deputies to Operation Dust Devil, an off-roading enforcement team to crack down on illegal and irresponsible off-roading. Operation Dust Devil is scheduled for four and a half months beginning on December 17th, 2022. The team will primarily work Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with a varying weekday, plus all holidays.

When announced at last Wednesday’s Morongo Valley Community Service District Board meeting, Sgt. John Scalise said, “We’ve done what we can to educate the public on what is right, wrong, safe; designated areas versus non-designated areas—now the next step is to further their education through citation.”

For Bureau of Land Management’s link to lawful off-roading practice, visit this link.

Gabriel Hart Send an email November 21, 2022
Gabriel Hart

Gabriel Hart

Gabriel Hart is an author and journalist from Morongo Valley, CA. He was a finalist for the 2024 Golden Mic Awards for his continuous reporting on the Morongo Valley Community Services District. His punk-noir novel On High at Red Tide is out now from Pig Roast Publishing, and he's the editor-in-chief/publisher of Beyond the Last Estate, a print-only magazine featuring "creative reporting on contemporary literature."