Evergreen Elementary students in Yreka treated to special visit from deputy
YREKA, Calif., — Students at Evergreen Elementary School were delighted to receive a special visit from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, when a deputy stopped by for a unique version of show and tell.
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During Tuesday’s visit, students got to interact with Deputy Ryder, who stopped by in his marked patrol SUV. Students were thrilled to have the opportunity to crawl around inside the black and white, while getting to see all the various knobs, switches, and official equipment inside the cruiser.
Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Deputy Rider and Evergreen Elementary Kindergarten students were all smiles during Tuesday’s special visit. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office photo
Students were also given the opportunity to ask Deputy Rider about his law enforcement career as well as all the various tools and equipment related to his uniform and gear.
“This is one of the often unspoken and unseen sides of Law Enforcement. Yet, it’s one of the more important parts of Law Enforcement,” SCSO later said of the unique and memorable interaction with the young students.
“We love interacting with young kids and letting them know what we do and that we’re here to help,” they added.
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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.