Car Theft – Riverside County News Source

SJ car theft with child inside leads to kidnapping charges

July 26, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities say a woman who stole a car with a five-year-old boy inside it in San Jacinto was arrested and has been charged with kidnapping, car theft and child endangerment, Thursday afternoon, July 23. The child managed to escape from the vehicle uninjured and was later reunited with his mother after the car was stolen from […]

Community reporters thwart SJ man’s attempt to steal car

April 19, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

SAN JACINTO — A man who first stripped and then stole a car in San Jacinto Saturday afternoon, April 13, was arrested after a trio of community reporters spotted the alleged suspect’s suspicious activity and called 911. While waiting for officials to arrive, the three confronted the alleged thief, live-streaming their encounter with the man on social media. They continued […]

Arrested days ago with “tens of thousands” dollars worth of stolen Redding vehicles & property, man nabbed again in stolen car

November 23, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — An Anderson man who was arrested last Tuesday after officials found he was in possession of tens of thousands of dollars worth of vehicles and property stolen from Redding was arrested again just five days later, after a victim spotted the convicted felon driving her stolen car. Arrested again Sunday afternoon, Nov. 18, was 41-year-old Roy Croft. Before […]

HEMET: Parolee nabbed trying to steal car

September 20, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — A parolee was arrested after being caught in the process of attempting to steal a vehicle, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 19. The incident and arrest, that was initially reported as a vehicle burglary in progress, happened in the carport area of a multi-family dwelling near the corner of Mayflower Place and N. Mayflower Street in Hemet. After an investigation, […]