Desert Hot Springs teens, both convicted felons, arrested after Palm Springs traffic stop

November 13, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., — A pair of teenage convicted felons, both of whom are documented criminal street gang members, were arrested after a traffic enforcement stop and subsequent search warrant uncovered two handguns, including one which had been reported stolen Friday morning, Nov. 12. Officials also seized high-capacity magazines and ammunition as a result of the stop and search warrant.

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At around 11:30 a.m., members of the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force (CVVCGTF) and the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) conducted a vehicle enforcement stop at Los Felices Circle and San Rafael Road in Palm Springs, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Paul Heredia has since said of the arrests.

During the traffic stop two male juveniles, ages 16 and 17, were taken into custody after officials determined they were both in possession of loaded firearms.

Following the vehicle stop, GTF and SEB officials served a search warrant at a private residence in the 66000 block of Two Bunch Palms Trail in Desert Hot Springs, where they located additional evidence related to the investigation, according to Heredia; who said officials later determined that one of the recovered firearms was previously reported stolen.

Based on their investigation, both juveniles were booked into Riverside County Juvenile Hall in Indio on suspicion of being felons in possession of firearms, being felons in possession of ammunition, possession of concealed firearms, and possession of a stolen firearm.

Anyone with further information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact CVVCGTF Officer Coddington at (760) 836-1600. If you have non-emergency information regarding suspected ongoing gang activity, use the department’s online Gang Task Force Tip Form or call 951-922-7601. Tipsters can always 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.