Bomb scare briefly shuts down RivCo Coroner’s office

PERRIS — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Forensic Center – West was briefly evacuated yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, April 2, after coroner officials discovered a suspicious device inside the belongings of a deceased individual whose body was taken to the location.

The bomb scare forced the temporary closure of the office at 800 S. Redlands Ave. in Perris, as well as several nearby streets, until bomb technicians determined the suspicious object was actually a firework.

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Deputies were first notified of the suspicious device around 3:30 p.m., after coroner officials found the item with the belongings of a deceased person, Riverside Sheriff’s Media Information Bureau later told RCNS.

“Deputies evacuated the building and RSO’s Hazardous Device Team responded to examine the device,” said MIB. Several nearby streets were also closed, until Bomb Squad members determined the object was a fire cracker.

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, AMR, and other emergency personnel, also responded to the reported incident as a precautionary measure.

“There were no injuries and no other devices located,” according to MIB officials.

The coroner’s building and nearby streets were reopened and business at the office resumed a short time later.

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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.