RIVERSIDE: Officials investigating report of attempted kidnapping
RIVERSIDE – Police officials are investigating reports of an attempted kidnapping after a woman told authorities two men attempted to pull her into their truck Sunday, Jan. 15.
The victim managed to break free and run away from the two men involved in the incident, which occurred in the area of Market Street near the river bottom bridge, north of Rivera Street in Riverside, according to Riverside Police officials.
Officers responded to the scene about 6:16 a.m., after City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a female reporting the attempted kidnapping.
Riverside Police Department sketch of attempted kidnapping suspect.
The victim told officers she was walking on Market Street when a black truck with two Hispanic male occupants pulled up alongside her. The two men then engaged the victim in conversation.
The victim told officers as the three were talking, the passenger got out, grabbed her, and attempted to drag her into the truck. The woman said she fought back against her would-be kidnapper and managed to break free from his grasp. She then ran away.
The victim described the suspect who grabbed her as a Hispanic male, between 20 to 30 years old, 5’10” tall, 180 pounds, with long black hair in a ponytail. (See police sketch.)
He was the passenger in the suspect’s vehicle, which she described as an older, small, black truck; possibly a Toyota with a single cab. The victim also described the truck as being in good condition.
The victim was only able to describe the driver as a Hispanic male.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation should contact Detective Rick Cobb at (951) 353-7135. Callers 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.