HEMET: Attempted bike stop and chase leads to drugs, one arrested

HEMET — Authorities say an attempted bicycle stop and chase earlier this evening led to the discovery of drugs at Hemet’s Diamond Inn Motel. The motel, which has been the site of countless drug-related and other law enforcement problems and arrests, is located at 2700 W. Florida Ave.

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City of Hemet PD Gang Task Force police officers attempted to stop a white male riding a black, BMX-style bicycle in or near the Denny’s parking lot about 5:10 p.m. The man refused to stop and fled across Florida Ave., toward the nearby motel, with GTF officers in hot pursuit.

Officials put out a priority request for assistance and their call for help brought officers converging on the scene from across the city, according to official radio traffic at the time.

The fleeing man, who has not yet been publicly identified, fled into a room at the motel where officials eventually took him into custody.

During their subsequent investigation, officials located an unspecified amount of drugs and arrested the man who fled from them. He was later transported to Hemet PD to be booked into jail.

Hemet PD officials have not yet released any information regarding the incident or arrest.

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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.