Anderson traffic stop yields two pounds of meth – Two arrested
ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a K-9 trained to sniff out narcotics was instrumental in the arrest of two men after an Anderson traffic stop led to the discovery of two pounds of methamphetamine Thursday, July 9.
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The two men were arrested after an Anderson police officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle about 12:15 p.m., in the area of Locust and Kimberly roads after observing a vehicle code violation.
According to Anderson PD officials, the driver of the vehicle, Kyle Thier, 37, of Oregon, was found to have a suspended drivers license and was on parole out of Oregon.
Two other occupants were in the vehicle, including, 46-year-old, Kyle Philpott, of National City, California.
Anderson PD’s K-9 Aero was used during yesterday afternoon’s traffic stop and uncovered approximately two pounds of methamphetamine. APD photo
During the traffic stop officers deployed K-9 Aero to the exterior of the vehicle to conduct a sniff for narcotics.
“K-9 Aero gave a positive alert to the presence of a drug odor he is trained to detect,” explained officials; who said officers at the scene then searched the vehicle the trio were traveling in.
During their search officers discovered approximately two pounds of methamphetamine hidden in the trunk of the vehicle.
Based on their investigation, officers arrested Thier and Philpott and both men were booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of transportation and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of sales.
No information about the third person who was in the car when it was stopped was released.
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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.
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Good job Aero! At least a one cop is still fighting the drug crisis. Of course now that we know prop 47 57 and AB109 doesn’t apply to K9s we know where we should apply our tax revenue.