HEMET: Arrests made after officers find three men in stolen Honda
HEMET — City of Hemet police officers arrested at least two people and detained a third person after they located three men inside a stolen vehicle, Sunday morning, Dec. 17. Officers found the vehicle near the intersection of S. Buena Vista Street and E. Central Avenue in Hemet.
An officer escorts a man who was arrested after being found inside a stolen car, Sunday morning. Will Whelan/Hemet Valley Incidents photo
Officers located the stolen vehicle, described as a white Honda sedan, shortly before 8 a.m., and detained three people who had been inside the car. The vehicle had been reported stolen from the city of Moreno Valley.
After a subsequent investigation, officers arrested 24-year-old, Darnell Louis Mora Jr., and 35-year-old, Robert Anthony Bargas. Both men were arrested without incident, according to witnesses.
After their arrests, both Mora and Bargas were transported to Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility. Mora was booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and violation of probation. He remains in custody, held on $50,000 bail. Bargas was booked on suspicion of possession of stolen property. He remains in custody, held on $10,000 bail.
No information was immediately available regarding the third person who was detained and it is not known if officers arrested or released the person following their investigation.
Anyone with information about this investigation is encouraged to contact Hemet PD at (951) 765-2400. Callers can refer to incident file number 17-12207 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.