HEMET: Man arrested after throwing rock through drive-thru window

January 27, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — A man who allegedly threw a rock through a fast food restaurant drive-thru window before fleeing on foot was eventually apprehended and arrested for vandalism. The incident happened Saturday morning, Jan. 27, at a KFC on w. Florida Avenue in Hemet.

Sheriff’s Aviation Unit members search for a man who allegedly threw a rock through a drive-thru window. Timothy Franseze/Public Safety Incidents photo

City of Hemet police officers responded to the fast food restaurant about 11:30 a.m., after an employee and several witnesses called 911 to report the incident.

911 callers who saw the vandalism told emergency dispatchers the man, described as a Hispanic adult wearing a black hat, grey sweats and a blue over black hoodie, ran westbound from the area.

He was observed running through a field and last seen jumping over a brick wall into another parking lot.

Officers converged on the area and with assistance from Riverside County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit above in “Star-9” quickly located the fleeing man. He was arrested at the conclusion of officer’s investigation.

It was not immediately known why the man shattered the drive-thru window.

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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.