YUCAIPA: Officials investigating after bodies of two men found dead inside home
YUCAIPA — Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of two men found dead inside a Yucaipa home after a mail carrier alerted officials to piles of letters that were accumulating outside the residence, according to authorities.
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A San Bernardino County sheriff deputy was on patrol about 4 p.m., when the mail carrier flagged him down and told the official about the suspicious nature of the piles of mail at the home, located on the 35000 block of Juniper Avenue.
When the deputy could not get an answer after knocking on the home’s doors, he made entry to check on the occupants’ welfare, at which time the official found the lifeless bodies of two men.
Based on the circumstances, investigators from the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigation Division – Homicide Detail responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
“Due to the condition of the bodies, the cause and manner of death are not immediately known,” officials explained as the investigation was getting underway.
Officials have not released the names of the victims, pending further investigation, identification, and notification of the men’s families.
Authorities have not released any further details about their investigation, which is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Detective James Tebbetts or Sergeant Ryan Smith at (909) 387-3589. Callers can refer to incident file number 141801694. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
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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 several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta 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. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s 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 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.