Murrieta PD’s Weekly Roundup 11/1

From Murrieta PD/Facebook

– If you’re going to be stealing vehicles, don’t park them in a handicapped parking spot. That’s how you get caught. #justsayin Thursday afternoon Officer Bradley responded to the Sam’s Club parking lot regarding a vehicle parked in a handicap parking spot without a proper placard. #notcoolman #notcool When Officer Bradley arrived he located Joshua Pinkerton, Dana Potter and Jessica Ferdik. A records check revealed that Mr. Pinkerton was on #AB109 probation, Mr. Potter was recently discharged from #parole and Ms Ferdik had a felony warrant. #trifecta The records check also revealed that their two motorcycles were reported stolen. #youdontsay The stolen property was returned and the trio went to #thebyrdhouse.

– Officer Baker was out and about Monday morning and had one of the MPD Explorers with him. #training #education #MPDExplorers #nextgeneration Officer Baker conducted a traffic stop and contacted the driver “Christopher.” A records check revealed that “Christopher” was driving a stolen car so “Christopher” was arrested. An additional officer arrived to assist Officer Baker and he recognized “Christopher” as Matthew Senges. #heyiknowyou #nicetry Turns out that Matthew had a felony warrant, meth and heroin. #greatobs #55jr

– Corporal Abbate responded to a disturbance on Osprey Monday evening and found Cody Battaglia-Rae and Karen Arroyo having an argument. Corporal Abbate also found stolen checks in both Cody and Karen’s possession. #howdidthatgetthere #thosearentmypants #itsnotmine #youcantproveit #butyournameisonit #doh Cody and Karen went to #thebyrdhouse for possessing stolen property and forgery.

– Officer Hom conducted a traffic stop Thursday morning at 1:43am and contacted the three occupants, Ryan Barton, Nathaniel Curry and Jazmine Tibbetts. #nothinggoodhappenesaftermidnight While Officer Hom was investigating, Mr. Barton decided that he didn’t want to participate and took off on foot. #neenerneener #youcantcatchme Little did Mr. Barton know that Officer Hom likes to run and he’s a pretty competitive guy. #itsarace As hard as Mr. Barton tried, he lost the race and was quickly stopped by Officer Hom. Mr. Barton was given a participation trophy though, a pair of silver bracelets. Unfortunately he only got to keep them until he got to #thebyrdhouse. Mr. Curry and Ms. Tibbetts also won free tickets to #thebyrdhouse for possession of burglary tools and paraphernalia.

– Raise your hand if you’re tired and living on coffee and your kid’s candy. Let’s raise our coffee mugs to the teachers dealing with Halloween Hangovers! #teachersareamazing #coffee #candy #candytax #holidaysshouldbeontheweekends

– Keep an eye out for some pretty exciting news from us over the weekend. #wecanttellyouyet #butwereprettysureyoulllikeit #hardworkpaysoff #community #workingtogether #itsateameffort

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year 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.