Enjoy a good laugh with Murrieta PD’s Weekly Roundup 2/21
From Murrieta Police Department:
In today’s “Lighter Side of the News…”
– Officer Power responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked along a busy road. The caller informed dispatch that the car had been parked in the same spot for several minutes and was occupied by a female. Officer Power contacted the female driver to see if her car had broken down or was out of gas. Nope. She was under the influence of a controlled substance and had just decided that was a good place as any to pull over. Lauren Quirici was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, having narcotics paraphernalia, and having meth, all of which is a violation of her probation.
SEE OTHER “LIGHTER SIDE OF THE NEWS…” STORIES:
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Hapless Murrieta drug dealer arrested after accidentally calling, then delivering, heroin to cops
Sticky-fingered snack-snatching scoundrel snagged after Anderson Youth Soccer snack shack spree
– Tuesday morning Officer Shows was flagged down near the Kaiser hospital by a citizen that was concerned about a male walking through the parking lot looking into the vehicles. Officer Shows checked the area and quickly located the subject that the citizen had described. Officer Shows detained the subject, James Atherton, and located a loaded handgun hidden in his waistband. #saywhat In addition to the gun, Officer Shows located several other items hidden on Mr. Atherton including heroin. #whyaretheirheadphonesinyourarmpit Of course, the heroin wasn’t his. He was just holding it for his girlfriend. #chivalryisntdead The other items, including the gun, had just been taken from an unlocked car in the parking lot. #lockyourcar #thisiswhy #thievesouttherethieving
– Tuesday evening Officer Gannuscio responded to a local clothing store regarding two subjects shoplifting. Apparently Donald Adkins and Tameka Janeway thought that they were pretty good at stealing because this was their second trip to the same store in four hours to take things they didn’t pay for. #theythoughttheyweregood #buttheywerent Tameka went to #thebyrdhouse for the theft and Donald went for theft and violating his parole. #beencaughtstealing #again
– Apparently Tuesday’s aren’t just for tacos, because Officer Hayes responded to another big box store regarding a female detained for shoplifting. #tuesdaysarefortacos #notstealing Mary Olmstead was contacted by loss prevention when she tried to take a full shopping cart out the front door without paying. #ummmyoucantdothat Miss Mary spent the rest of her night in #thebyrdhouse after her friends ditched her. #whatgreatfriends #yeptheysawyouguystoo #therearecameraseverywhere
– The SET team was back at it Wednesday when they served a search warrant at Christopher Campos’ house. The team located cocaine, a scale, packaging and a loaded handgun. He was booked into #CBDC which was probably the best option for him anyway because it’s all fun and games until your momma finds out. #Imnotsurewhatsworse #jailoranangrymom #everyonesaballer #untilyourmommafindsout
– Ok, I don’t want to jinx it, but after today there is no rain in the forecast for the next week! #whoopee #norain #sunshine We need everyone to do their part to assure that the rain won’t return anytime soon. Please, don’t wash your cars or turn your sprinklers back on because we all know that once you do, the sun will disappear and the clouds will return. Can you do that for me Margaret at Stater Brothers? #shoutout #itneverfails #everytime #doyourpart #dontmakeitrain #weneedsomesun #togetherwecanmakeithappen #teamwork
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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 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.