Prowler – Riverside County News Source

Released from prison 5 days earlier due to COVID-19, man re-arrested

April 18, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — Authorities say they arrested a felon who was found prowling backyards and trying to break into homes in Redding early Saturday morning, April 18. The man who was arrested had just been released from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody just five days prior to this incident, after he was one of approximately 50 inmates who […]

Prowler pulls gun-shaped lighter on homeowner – who responds with own, real gun

January 25, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — A suspected Redding prowler learned the hard way not to brandish a gun-shaped lighter on a homeowner – who happened to be a concealed weapon permit holder – and responded by pulling out his own, very real handgun and chasing the would-be burglar from his neighborhood this morning, Saturday, Jan. 24. Although no shots were fired during the […]

Prowler who ran from and fought with RPD officers arrested

July 27, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — A Cottonwood probationer suspected of prowling in a Redding residential neighborhood was arrested after first running from and then fighting with police officers early Friday morning, July 26. During his apprehension, officers deployed pepper spray and a Taser while subduing the violently resisting suspect. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Carr Fire: One year anniversary – Revisiting the devastated areas […]