RIVERSIDE: Vehicle burglar in possession of stolen mail and narcotics arrested

December 8, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE – Officers arrested a burglary suspect after he was spotted by a Riverside police detective in the 3500 block of Central Avenue Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Shawn Childress was arrested for burglary, possession of stolen mail, and other charges.

After an investigation, officers arrested Shawn Michael Childress, 43, of Riverside. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of burglary and other charges.

Riverside police officers were notified by a Riverside police detective that he had spotted the vehicle burglary suspect identified as Childress, about 5:20 p.m. The detective located Childress near the Riverside Plaza on Central Avenue.

The detective followed Childress until additional responding officers arrived.

When they arrived, the officers conducted a traffic stop near Arlington Avenue and the 91 Freeway. They detained Childress without incident.

During the traffic stop, officers conducted a records check and learned Childress had a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear on a previous arrest. Officers arrested Childress for his warrant.

During a subsequent search of Childress and the vehicle he was driving after his arrest, officers found drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine, and several pieces of stolen mail. After they arrested Childress he was booked into jail.

A jail records search revealed Childress is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Riverside Hall of Justice Dec. 9.

Anyone with information about this incident and arrest should contact Riverside police officials at (951) 506-2700. Callers can refer to incident file number P16177847 and can remain anonymous.

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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.

Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.