Arrest made in overnight burglary of Redding cannabis dispensary

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a man described as a well-known local transient with many prior law enforcement contacts was arrested again after he broke into a Redding cannabis dispensary Monday evening, May 24. The suspect was captured on video surveillance using a hatchet to break into the Synergy cannabis dispensary in the 300 block of Hemsted Drive, according to officials.

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City of Redding police officers were dispatched to the business shortly before 9:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a burglary alarm at the location, Redding Police Sergeant Rob Garnero later said of the burglary and arrest.

When officers arrived at the business they found the front glass door was shattered and confirmed entry had been made into the business.

Officers searched and secured the location, finding nobody inside, according to Garnero.

A man who officials described as a well-known local transient with many prior law enforcement contacts was captured on surveillance video using a hatchet to shatter the front door of a Redding cannabis dispensary that he then robbed. He was arrested the following morning after officers responded to an unrelated call for service. Redding PD photos

The business’s manager responded to the scene and was able to provide officers with video surveillance of the burglary, that “clearly depicted a male suspect break into the business by shattering the front glass door with a hatchet,” Garnero described.

The video also showed the man steal cannabis products from a display.

At around 9 a.m. the next morning, officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of Duane Avenue, less than a mile from the Synergy cannabis dispensary, regarding the report of an unknown male transient sitting in a chair on the front porch of a private residence.

Responding officers contacted 39-year-old Ryan Sullivan and immediately noticed that he was wearing identical clothing to the suspect depicted on video surveillance from the prior evening’s burglary.

A well-known local transient with many prior law enforcement contacts was arrested again yesterday morning after officers who responded to an unrelated call for service recognized him from surveillance footage captured at the scene of the prior evening’s burglary. Redding PD photo

“Upon further investigation, Sullivan was also found to be in possession of cannabis products which were stolen from Synergy,” Garnero explained.

Based on their investigation officers arrested Garnero. He was later interviewed at the Redding Police Detective Division before he was booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding on suspicion of commercial burglary and possession of stolen property.

Online jail records indicate he had already been released from custody as of this afternoon.

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Employees at Synergy have since said they had not recovered all the property stolen from their business.

Anyone with further information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact the Redding Police Department at (530) 225-4200. Callers can refer to incident file number 21R034595 and can remain anonymous.

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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).

Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.

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 30 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 18 grandchildren.