RIVERSIDE: Alleged burglar, chased from one home, arrested fleeing second burgled residence
RIVERSIDE — Officers responding to a Monday, Dec. 11, 911 call reporting a burglary in progress arrested an alleged burglar on the 2100 block of Prince Albert, south of Martin Luther King Boulevard and west of Chicago Avenue, in Riverside.
The man was apprehended after breaking into a second, unoccupied home in the neighborhood after a person at the first home confronted him and chased him from the residence.
Ricardo Ferguson was arrested while leaving a second burglarized residence after a homeowner chased him from another home he had been burglarizing. Riverside PD image
The suspect, who was later identified as Ricardo Ferguson, 36, of Perris, was arrested after a responding motor officer spotted him fleeing from the rear of the second victim’s residence.
After his arrest, Ferguson was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of a single count of residential burglary.
The investigation began about 2:41 p.m., when Riverside PD officers were dispatched to the home after a resident called 911 to report the in-progress burglary.
“A male suspect entered the residence and was confronted by the homeowner,” a Riverside PD official explained in a social media release after the incidents and arrest. “The suspect fled but was contacted by a motor officer while exiting the rear yard of another house.”
After detaining Ferguson for further investigation, officers were notified that a home alarm system inside the second home had been activated when Ferguson gained entry into it.
Ferguson was positively identified by the first homeowner and later admitted to breaking into both residences, according to officials.
Officials did not specify if Ferguson managed to take anything of value during either of the burglaries.
An online jail record search revealed Ferguson remains in custody and is being held on $35,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Riverside Hall of Justice, Dec. 13.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Riverside PD at (951) 826-5700. Callers can refer to incident file number P17222279 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, who recently moved from Riverside County to Shasta County, runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.
Trevor 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, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with 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 and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 27 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 14 grandchildren.