Wildomar search warrant uncovers illegal weapons, counterfeit money operation
WILDOMAR, Calif., — Authorities say a search warrant served at a Wildomar home this week led to the discovery of several unlawfully possessed firearms – including a California non-compliant rifle, body armor, and items commonly used to manufacture firearms. A felon at the residence was arrested as a result of the Friday afternoon, Sept. 17th warrant, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Officials also located and seized a counterfeit money printing operation during the service of the warrant, which occurred at a private residence in the 21400 block of Apricot Lane, just one street north of Jean Hayman Elementary School.
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Deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff Station’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) served Friday’s search warrant around 3:30 p.m., Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jeff Reese has since said. He did not specify what led to the search warrant being sought and issued.
Patrick Kirk, 30, of Wildomar was arrested after a search warrant uncovered a counterfeit money printing operation and led to the seizure of several unlawfully possessed firearms, body armor, and items commonly used to manufacture firearms. RSO photos
“During the service of the search warrant, several firearms (to include a California non-compliant rifle), body armor and items commonly used to manufacture firearms, were located,” Reese explained. “Also located were items commonly used to create counterfeit money.”
Based on the search warrant and the deputies’ discoveries, officials arrested Patrick Kirk, 30, of Wildomar. He was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of manufacturing an undetectable firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of an assault weapon, possession of body armor by a felon and being a prohibited person in possession of an assault weapon.
The sheriff’s investigation is continuing and additional charges related to the US currency printing operation are pending, according to the Sergeant.
Online jail records indicate he remains in custody in lieu of $55,000 bail or bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta Sept. 21.
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Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Deputy McCracken at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station (951) 245-3300. Callers can refer to incident file number WI212600036 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, 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.