HEMET: Man, pulled over while driving stolen car, arrested
HEMET — A man driving a stolen vehicle was arrested after being pulled over by Hemet PD earlier this afternoon. The alleged suspect was arrested after pulling into a business parking lot in the area of N. State Street and W. Latham Avenue in Hemet.
A man wonders how his life went so wrong while waiting to be booked on suspicion of possession of stolen property. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
Officers arrested the man, whose name and information have not yet been released, after a motorcycle officer conducted a traffic stop on a black Infiniti sedan just before 5 p.m.
After initiating the vehicle stop, City of Hemet emergency dispatchers advised the motor officer that the Infiniti had been reported stolen.
The solo motor officer immediately took cover and held the driver at gun point for several tense minutes, while waiting for additional officers to arrive and assist with taking the man into custody.
Patrol officers, Gang Task Force members, specials teams members and a patrol supervisor converged on the location and took the man into custody without incident.
During a subsequent search, officials discovered the man was in possession of “shaved” ignition and door keys, commonly used by auto-thieves to steal cars.
After his arrest, officers transported the man to Hemet PD’s jail, where he was booked on suspicion of possession of stolen property.
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Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and 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.