Stolen from McArthur, SUV recovered in Burney

June 26, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities today are continuing to investigate the theft of an SUV, after a CHP officer located and recovered the vehicle in Burney early Friday morning, June 26.

The SUV, an older model, silver Suzuki Samurai with multi-colored stripes, had been reported stolen from the McArthur area several days before it was found parked in Burney, CHP Officer Ogden told SCNS while waiting for a tow truck to pick up the stolen vehicle so it could be returned to its owner.

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Ogden first spotted the Suzuki parked mid-block on Bartell St., between Park Ave. and Sapphire Rd., shortly after midnight. After checking the vehicle’s license, the officer learned the vehicle was stolen.

The same vehicle had been spotted in the same area the previous night by a couple who observed the vehicle parked in a small cul-de-sac at the southernmost end of Bartell St., south of Sapphire Rd.

When the couple approached the driver to see if he was in need of assistance, the sole male occupant immediately started the vehicle and sped away from the neighborhood at a high rate of speed.

The couple described the white male driver as being in his late teens to early 20s. They further described him as being thin with a slight build, and having dark curly, or wavy hair.

Coupled with that information provided by witnesses, along with other evidence gathered from within the SUV, Ogden said CHP was already following up on several leads related to the vehicle theft.

The stolen Suzuki was eventually towed from the scene to be later turned over to its owner and CHP’s vehicle theft investigation is ongoing.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; 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 29 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 16 grandchildren.