Hemet man arrested during burglary, vehicle theft investigation
HEMET — A man who officials allege burglarized a home and stole a pickup truck earlier this morning was later arrested after officers found the stolen truck parked in the driveway of the man’s home on the 500 block of Kerilyn Ln., northeast of E. Oakland Ave and N. Girard St., in Hemet.
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Despite yelling about his 300 IQ, an irate man was arrested during a burglary and vehicle theft investigation. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
Officers responded to a report of a stolen Toyota Tundra about 10:30 a.m. When officials arrived at the victim’s home they found the garage door and front door of the residence open and unsecured.
Officers searched the area and located the stolen truck parked outside a home on Kerilyn Ln. Officials made contact with an irate man at the residence who explained to officers that based on his 300 IQ, they could not arrest him.
After the man was positively identified by the victim officers arrested him for burglary, vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, and other related charges.
Officials recovered fingerprints and property reported as stolen from inside the truck and within the suspect’s home.
Officers notified the truck’s owner and the victim responded to the scene and recovered their vehicle.
It was not immediately known if the suspect and victim knew each before the theft, or what charges the man could be facing.
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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 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.
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