RIVERSIDE: Police K9 apprehends car theft suspect after foot pursuit

January 11, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

Officers arrested Diego Valenzuela Jr. after he was apprehended with help from RPD’s K9 “Nolan.”

RIVERSIDE – Authorities arrested a man after he fled on foot from a stolen car, leading officers on a foot pursuit Tuesday, Jan. 10. The man was eventually apprehended by a police K9. The incident began after officers located the stolen car in the area of Babb Avenue and Chapel Street.

Officers arrested Diego Valenzuela Jr., 23, of Riverside after he was apprehended by a police K9. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for being a felon in possession of stolen property, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest, and disobeying a court order.

Officers located the stolen car while on routine patrol about 8:30 p.m. When officers were approaching the vehicle, Valenzuela “immediately abandoned the car and fled on foot,” according to a police press release about the incident and arrest.

Officers pursued Valenzuela, who temporarily managed to evade them.

With assistance of a police K9 handler and his K9 partner “Noran,” officers conducted a yard-to-yard search and eventually located and apprehended Valenzuela.

An online jail records search revealed Valenzuela was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned at an unspecified court Jan. 13.

Riverside PD’s K9 “Nolan” was instrumental in apprehending Valenzuela.

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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.