Enjoy a good laugh with Murrieta PD’s Weekly Roundup 4/18
From Murrieta PD/Facebook
In “Today’s Lighter Side of the News…”
– Thursday afternoon Officer Baker responded to a local big box store regarding a male at the location attempting to return items that he had not purchased. #thatsnothowthatworks Officer Baker quickly recognized the subject in question as they had had several encounters in the past. #heyIknowyou Officer Baker located heroin, narcotics paraphernalia and a tool commonly used to steal secured merchandise in Austin Enochs’ possession so Austin was booked at #CBDC. #untilwemeetagain
LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES:
Tasers, pepperballs, bean-bag shotgun used to subdue gun-wielding Hemet man
Propane tank driver loses consciousness after Hemet bee swarm attack
– You’ve heard the term “you can catch more bees with honey than with vinegar” right? Well, if you’re going to ask a stranger for a cigarette and they tell you that they don’t have one, punching them in the face isn’t going to help you get your cigarette. #fyi #trypleaseandthankyouinstead Thursday evening Jose Gutierrez was #bebopping down the street when he approached a vehicle stopped at a red light and asked for a cigarette. The driver of the vehicle told Jose that he didn’t have a cigarette. Apparently Jose wasn’t happy with his answer so he decided the best way to handle the situation was to punch the driver in the face. #totallynotthebestway Officer Evans located Jose a short distance away and arrested him for battery and violating his #PRCS probation.
– Friday morning Officer Aponte responded to a report of a suspicious person at a shopping center. Officer Aponte quickly located the subject in question and identified him as Tony Thurber. Tony stated that he was in the area visiting from Central California, however he failed to mention that he had an outstanding felony warrant. #smalloversight Officer Aponte assisted Tony in getting to #thebrydhouse so he could take care of his outstanding warrant. #hessuperhelpful
– Saturday afternoon officers responded to a local business regarding a shoplifting in progress. Loss prevention stated that two males had taken numerous DVD’s and walked out the door without paying. #wecallthatstealing The caller was able to provide dispatch with the description of the vehicle the duo had left in. Officer Aponte just happened to be in the area and saw the aforementioned getaway vehicle as they tried to sneak onto the freeway. #heywhereareyougoing Officer Aponte conducted a traffic stop and contacted the occupants, Elijah Stewart and Raheem Cummings. Sure enough, sitting in the backseat of their car were the 30 DVD’s they had just taken. #nowonderIcouldntfindSpidermanwhenIwasattarget They both were taken to #thebyrdhouse for shoplifting and conspiracy, plus Elijah had a felony warrant so they got to spend the rest of the weekend in #thebyrdhouse waiting for their turn to see a judge.
– There are three types of gym people. #1 – Those who love going. #2 – Those that go because they have to. And #3 – those that go to steal your car while you’re working out. #waitwhat A little over a week ago, a patron of a local gym found that her purse had been taken from her locker while she was working out. When she went to the parking lot to check on her vehicle, she found that it was gone too. #noway Monday night, officers responded to the same gym for the same thing. #weird A patron went to retrieve her belongings after working out and found that her locker had been broken into and that her purse and vehicle were gone. #youvegottobekiddingme Officers quickly scoured the area and Officer Gannuscio located the victim’s car at a nearby gas station. The stolen vehicle was occupied by Jennifer Espino. Jennifer couldn’t really deny that she had taken the car, considering she was sitting in it and she was seen on video at the gym when the locker was broken into. #evidence The officers were able to locate the car that was taken the week before and returned it to the owner. I know most of us are a #2 striving to be a #1, but please don’t be a #3. #noonelikesnumber3s
SEE OTHER “LIGHTER SIDE OF THE NEWS” STORIES:
Big-rig transporting cheese erupts into fondue inferno
Local PD offers helpful advice for would-be bank robbers
MPD rolls out new cost-cutting single-wheeled patrol vehicles
Agencies worldwide mourn with LPD after “devastating loss” of KK Donut truck
– The #PPCT was doing their thing when they contacted Steven Reitz and Rellez Espinoza Tuesday afternoon. Both Steven and Rellez are on formal probation for the possession of a controlled substance for sale, so imagine the officer’s surprise when they located a scale, cash and a #wholebunch of meth in the couple’s possession. #saywhat #nowway #buttheyreonprobation The couple went back to #theybyrdhouse for the drugs and violating their probation. #couplesthatgetarrestedtogether #gotocourttogether
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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.