Children – Riverside County News Source

Lovingly handcrafted by Idyllwild resident, “Trauma Bears” bring comfort to young victims

January 10, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET, Calif., — When law enforcement officers respond to critical incidents, traffic collisions, emergencies, and crimes that have just been committed, they often find themselves having to contact and comfort children caught in the middle of situations they cannot possibly understand. Those incidents, and their related investigations, have the potential of leaving involved children terrified and traumatized over what they […]

Hemet drive-by shooting injures boys – One critical

June 14, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Wednesday, June 17, 1:38 p.m., With victim’s correct ages. HEMET, Calif. — A group of adults and juveniles setting off fireworks at a Hemet apartment complex came under fire, injuring two juveniles Saturday evening, June 13. Although witnesses at the scene initially reported the children were believed to be 10 and 13, a sister of one of the victims […]

Morongo Basin CHP officer charged with child sex crimes

December 8, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

JOSHUA TREE — A California Highway Patrol officer and Joshua Tree resident was arrested Friday, Dec. 7, after a months-long investigation into allegations that he was engaging in sexual misconduct and child molestation involving at least two girls, as young as 14-years-old. Officials believe there could be additional victims who have not yet come forward or been identified and have […]

TEMECULA: Wanted for stalking & peeping, transient arrested after reports of annoying school children

May 12, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA — A man wanted in connection with an ongoing stalking and “peeping” investigation was arrested after deputies responded to reports of a possible child annoyance outside a Temecula middle school, Friday, May 11. After an investigation, deputies arrested 26-year-old, Adam Paul Baumgartel. According to officials, Baumgartel is a “local Temecula transient.” However, according to friends and family, Baumgartel grew […]

RIVERSIDE: Multi-state sex-trafficking ring uncovers 20 victims, many juveniles

December 2, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

RIVERSIDE – Officials announced the arrest of an alleged pimp who has been charged with human-trafficking of a 16-year-old girl and advertising her services as a prostitute in multiple online publications. The man, identified as Lawrence Gunn Jr., 32, was arrested without incident Nov. 29, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant John Sawyer. The charge of child sex trafficking carries a […]

Breakfast With Bubbie

October 15, 2016 Robin Montgomery

Dear Bubbie, My husband and I have been married for five years and we have been a couple for nearly 14 years. We are extremely happy. We have traveled and seen the world. We have wonderful friends and family. We really have a great life. My issue is we have been trying to conceive for the past two years. We […]

HEMET: Man waving gun around kids playing in apartment pool arrested

June 29, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET – Officers from Hemet PD arrested an intoxicated man who was reportedly waving a gun around and acting erratically at a pool crowded with children and other tenants Tuesday, June 28. The incident occurred at the Devonshire Apartments at 2770 West Devonshire Avenue and was reported at about 8:05 p.m. When City of Hemet emergency dispatchers were first notified […]

UPDATE #3: Motorist killed in Calimesa two-car head-on collision ID’d

June 28, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: 06/29/2016 12:45 p.m. With sheriff’s press release and coroner’s identification UPDATED: 06/28/2016 4:20 p.m. With updated information, confirmation of fatality from CHP and Cal Fire CALIMESA – Multiple law enforcement agencies and emergency first responders from two counties responded to the report two-car traffic collision that occurred on San Timoteo Canyon Road, east of Entranz Boulevard and west of […]

Traffic Accidents/Collisions

Man chased and touched girls on way to school in four separate incidents

February 4, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

Trevor Montgomery RIVERSIDE – A man escaped unidentified yesterday after chasing and touching four different girls who were walking to school. The assaults reportedly occurred on Wednesday Feb. 3, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:15 a.m., during a string of four separate early-morning incidents in Riverside, according to Riverside Police officials. The man has only been identified as a Hispanic male adult, about […]