Machete-wielding burglar arrested after confronting Riverside family inside home

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — “Imagine coming home from a long day at work to find your car door open, sliding glass door smashed to pieces, and finding the inside of your home disheveled,” Riverside Police Department wrote after a burglary and vandalism arrest earlier this week.

“This past Monday, one family not only came home to this, but the suspect was still inside with a machete,” officials continued.  

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City of Riverside police officers were dispatched to the private residence around 1:30 p.m. after the homeowners called 911 and reported finding an unknown woman inside their home.

The 911 callers told emergency dispatchers the suspect inside their home was armed with a machete and had caused damage inside the residence.

When officers arrived they contacted and detained Raquel Guerrero, 37, of Moreno Valley. Based on their subsequent investigation, officers arrested Guerrero and she was later booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of felony vandalism and residential burglary.

Online jail records indicate Guerrero remains in custody in lieu of $35,000 bail or bond. ⁣⁣⁣

“We would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to always lock your windows, doors, and vehicles,” RPD later said. “We understand this may not always stop a crime, but it may deter a suspect from making entry.”



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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.