City of Shasta Lake att’d burglary ends with arrest of felon

CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — A felon on probation for prior burglaries was arrested again after trying to break into a City of Shasta Lake home late Friday evening, April 5. The attempted burglary, which was filmed on CCTV home surveillance, happened in the 12000 block of Newtown Rd., southeast of Lake Blvd. and Pine Grove Ave.

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Deputies assigned to City of Shasta Lake responded to the area shortly after 11 p.m., after receiving a report of a possible burglary in progress, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. Logan Stonehouse later reported. The 911 caller advised he was watching his home’s video surveillance footage of a male subject, wearing a navy blue hoodie and maroon backpack, trying to gain entry into the residence through a window.

When deputies arrived in the area, they located a man riding a bicycle who matched the suspect’s description on Ashby Rd. near Pine Grove Ave. He was later identified as 39-year-old, Michael Paul Miceli.

During their subsequent investigation, deputies “located several damaged windows, a damaged sliding glass door, and a damaged surveillance camera,” at the victim’s home, according to Stonehouse. “It was also determined that Miceli was not able to fully gain entry into the residence.”

Based on the surveillance footage, Miceli was positively identified as the subject who attempted to gain entry into the residence and deputies later learned Miceli was on active felony probation for prior burglaries.

Based on their investigation, Miceli was arrested and he was into Shasta County Jail on suspicion of felony vandalism, attempted burglary, and violation of probation.

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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.