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Inset: Raymond Macias (San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department). Background: The transportation center in Victorville, Calif., where Raymond Macias was allegedly “harassing and stalking” women as they rode on local buses and traveled there from “various stops” (Google Maps).
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department has identified the suspect as Raymond Macias, a registered sex offender residing in Hesperia. Authorities report that he was trailing female passengers from multiple bus stops in the High Desert area to a transit hub in Victorville, driving a red 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. This included the mother and her 5-year-old child.
According to the sheriff’s department, Macias is suspected of attempting to coax the victims into his vehicle.
It is alleged that Macias tracked the mother and her child on the “local buses” within the San Bernardino region. Police are urging witnesses who might have observed him “stalking or harassing” female passengers to step forward with any information.
Macias was allegedly following the mother and her child as they rode on “local buses” in the San Bernardino area. Police are asking any other people who saw him “stalking or harassing” female riders to come forward.
“Investigators are releasing photographs of Macias and his vehicle in an effort to identify any additional victims or witnesses,” the sheriff’s department says.
The Transit Operations Division’s Victor Valley Transit Detail arrested Macias on Monday for the alleged incidents. The woman he was stalking is 29, according to police.
California’s Department of Justice lists Macias as a registered sex offender with a 2024 conviction for annoying or molesting a child under 18 years of age. He lived in Hesperia at the time of that crime as well, according to records.
Macias’ latest case has not been entered into San Bernardino County’s online court system yet, so his court status is unclear. He has been released from custody on bail after being charged with stalking and annoying or molesting a victim under 18.