CORONA: Dumped in semi-rural area, infant found deceased

July 28, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

CORONA — Officials are investigating the death of an infant, found dumped yesterday afternoon in the area of Cajalco Rd. and Interstate 15 in Corona. The baby’s body was found near Corona’s city limits, not far from Crossings at Corona, where a Target and Edwards movie theater are located.

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Corona PD officers were dispatched to the area shortly after 2:30 p.m, after a person called 911 to report finding what they believed was a deceased infant.

“Upon arrival, Corona Police officers were directed to the location of the infant and confirmed the infant was deceased,” Corona PD Public Information Officer Tobias Kouroubacalis explained in a press release as the investigation was getting underway.

Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials responded to the scene and took custody of the body to determine cause of death, according to Kouroubacalis.

Officials have not specified if the infant was believed to have died before or after being dumped in the semi-rural area on the outskirts of the city.

Corona PD used the tragic event as an opportunity to remind citizens that the City of Corona offers several Safe Surrender Sites, where parents can safely surrender an infant within 72 hours of birth, with no questions asked.

Babies can be dropped off at any fire station, police department, hospital, or anywhere with the blue Safe Surrender logo. For more information, visit Safely Surrendered Babies.

The investigation is active and ongoing and citing their continuing investigation officials have not released any further information.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Mario Hernandez at (951) 279-3659 or by email. Callers can refer to incident file number CR #18-7414 and can remain anonymous.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of 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.