RSO’s Colorado River Station acquires new state of the art patrol boat
Deputies at the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Colorado River Station recently took possession of a new high-tech tool officials say will increase efficiencies in conducting operations along the Colorado River.
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Officials were pleased to announce the recent purchase of a new river patrol boat that will aid in daily patrol and special river-based operations. RSO photo
The new, 2019 River Hawk – 20’ Paragon patrol boat, which features computers that will aid in the identification and background checks of individuals, LED lighting that will aid in nighttime patrols and operations, and GPS/Sonar technology that will aid in underwater search and rescues/recoveries, was purchased to replace an unusable patrol boat originally purchased in 2000.
Constructed of aluminum to handle the rigors of the Colorado River and a front windshield for better visibility for personnel, the state of the art boat will be an integral part of patrol and special operations covering approximately 60 miles of the Colorado River along the California/ Arizona border, from Imperial County in the south, up to San Bernardino County in the north.
According to officials, the new patrol boat will help personnel from the Colorado River Station conduct high-visibility river patrols and search and rescue operations along this stretch of the river.
“The Colorado River Station is excited to utilize this new vessel to better serve the residents of Riverside County along the Colorado River,” officials said after the purchase.
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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.