Transient arrested while burglarizing, attempting to flood Corona home
CORONA — Authorities say they arrested a transient they caught in the middle of burglarizing and vandalizing a Glen Ivy home Monday afternoon, Oct. 22. The incident and arrest happened on the 11200 block of Evergreen Lane, in an unincorporated area of Corona.
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Deputies assigned to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station responded to the home just after 3 p.m., after receiving reports of a possible burglary in progress, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jeff Reese said after the arrest. The 911 caller reported they had noticed obvious signs of forced entry when they arrived home.
When deputies arrived they established a perimeter around the residence and entered the residence, at which time they discovered a 22-year-old, Lake Elsinore area transient later identified as Ian Michael Robert Newman, inside the home.
“Newman was apprehended while in the process of packing stolen items into bags and attempting to flood the residence,” Reese explained. A Perris Station K-9 was used to check the entire residence but nobody else was found inside the home.
Based on their investigation deputies arrested Newman and he was booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center in Banning on suspicion of first degree burglary and two felony counts of vandalism. He remains in custody on $35,000 bail.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at (951) 776-1099, or the Lake Elsinore Police Department at (951) 245-3300. Callers can refer to incident file number F182960042 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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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 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.