Author: Trevor Montgomery

Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County. 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 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.

UPDATED: RIVERSIDE: Man who attacked woman in Downtown Entertainment District parking garage arrested

UPDATED: April 15, 7 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Riverside police officials announced the arrest of a man who was wanted for allegedly attacking a woman in the City of Riverside’s Downtown Entertainment District. The suspect punched the woman in the face, causing her to suffer “significant injuries,” after she “rebuffed his sexual advances toward her,” according to police officials. The victim’s name has […]

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UPDATED: MORENO VALLEY: Officials identify juvenile female killed in Moreno Valley triple shooting

UPDATE: April 18, 2:30 a.m. Coroner’s officials have identified a 17-year-old female victim who died after she was one of three people who were shot Friday, April 14 in a Moreno Valley neighborhood. Officials identified Sofia Ceja, of Moreno Valley as the victim who died from the triple shooting. According to officials, Ceja died at Riverside University Health System Medical Center […]

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RIVERSIDE: Moreno Valley man arrested after tossing stolen assault rifle during stolen car pursuit

RIVERSIDE – A Moreno Valley resident was arrested after leading police on a dangerous vehicle pursuit along city streets and a local freeway Thursday, April 13. During the pursuit, the fleeing man allegedly tossed a stolen assault rifle out of his stolen car. Officers later located and recovered the discarded weapon. After the vehicle pursuit and a subsequent foot pursuit, […]

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Sara’s Town: Train Lover’s Special at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum

Sara’s Town Episode 24 San Diego Model Railroad Museum Train Lover’s Special In this episode of Sara’s Town, our intrepid host Sara McMahon visits the San Diego Model Railroad Museum, the largest and only accredited model railroad museum in North America. Located in San Diego’s beautiful and historic Balboa Park, the museum features more than 27,000 square feet of trains, trestles, […]

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UPDATED: RIVERSIDE: 22-year-old Corona resident, killed in 3-vehicle, head-on collision, ID’d

UPDATE: April 13, 5:50 p.m. (See original story below.) RIVERSIDE – Coroner officials have identified the victim killed Tuesday evening in a three-vehicle, head-on collision. The victim was identified as Jayson Garcia, 22, of Corona. Garcia was pronounced dead at 10:19 p.m., less than ten minutes after the deadly wreck was reported. Although officials have stated the cause of the accident was Garcia’s […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Motorcyclist dies after hitting curb in solo-vehicle accident

MORENO VALLEY – A motorcyclist died after losing control and crashing into a curb Wednesday, April 12. The deadly, single-vehicle accident happened on John F. Kennedy Drive at the intersection of Ely Drive in Moreno Valley. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Department responded to reports of a major injury traffic collision involving the motorcyclist about 8:54 p.m. […]

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UPDATE: EASTVALE: Eastvale resident struck, killed while walking along Hamner Ave. ID’d

UPDATE: April 13, 3 a.m. Coroner officials have identified the pedestrian who died when she was struck by a motorist on Hamner Avenue south of Amberhill Avenue in Eastvale. The woman was identified as Janine Chavez, 28, of Eastvale. She was pronounced dead at 7:54 p.m., ten minutes after she was struck while walking on Hamner Avenue. Officials have not released any other […]

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HEMET: Traffic stop leads to foot pursuit, arrest

Reported by Robert Carter of Public Safety Incidents and Gary Rainwater of Hemet News   HEMET – A man was apprehended after running from officers during a traffic stop Tuesday, April 11. After pursuing officers put out a priority call for assistance, countless officers, deputies and agents from multiple agencies, including members of Riverside County’s Region 3 Gang Task Force converged […]

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HEMET: Blinding morning sun blamed in fatal car versus motorcycle accident

A CHP officer is seen performing chest compressions on the downed motorcyclist. Several officers, medics and firefighters took turns performing CPR on the fatally injured rider. John Strangis photo HEMET – A motorcyclist died Wednesday morning, April 12, after he was struck from behind by a driver who said she had not seen the motorcycle before smashing into it. The driver […]

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Murrieta resident, who tried arranging sex with 15-year-old, sentenced to probation, 6 months work-release

MURRIETA – A Murrieta resident, who was accused last year of harassing a 15-year-old girl after he allegedly sent lewd images of himself via his mobile phone and attempted to arrange a meeting for sex with the teen, was sentenced today to three years probation and ordered to register as a sex offender. (Click here to view original story.) John Louis Colberg, 24, pleaded […]

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