Vehicle Burglary – Riverside County News Source

Thousands in stolen property recovered after Murrieta vehicle burglary – Wanted felon & juvenile arrested

March 8, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say an early morning vehicle burglary led to the swift arrest of a wanted felon and a juvenile after they were found and stopped within minutes of the reported theft Monday, March. 7. The stolen property, which consisted of numerous large Milwaukee Tool crates packed with tools valued at more than $2,500, was recovered and later […]

Anderson vehicle burglary leads to Cottonwood search, Redding man’s arrest

November 4, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities in Anderson made quick work of solving a vehicle burglary and theft of a handgun and other property that occurred at a local Walmart Tuesday morning, Nov. 2. A felon on Post Community Release Supervision (PRCS) probation was arrested in connection with the incident, according to officials, who say they also recovered the handgun and other […]

Chased by homeowner, two arrested after Eastvale vehicle burglaries

May 30, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

EASTVALE, Calif. — Authorities say two people, including a juvenile, were arrested after an Eastvale homeowner caught the pair breaking into vehicles early Friday morning, May 28th. Officials later determined that the pair had burglarized numerous vehicles in the area of the 7100 block of Rivertrails Drive, southeast of Wells Springs Street and Riverboat Drive. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Two […]

Social media letter to Murrieta burglar who dropped cell phone leaves area residents laughing

May 11, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

MURRIETA, Calif. — In a tongue-in-cheek social media release, Murrieta Police Department wrote an open letter to the suspect of a vehicle burglary who accidently dropped her cell phone inside a vehicle she is suspected of burglarizing. The letter, which was addressed to “Cristina”, humorously asked, “How weird is that? I mean, how on Earth would your phone get into […]

Hemet men arrested after caught burglarizing Murrieta vehicles

February 9, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

MURRIETA, Calif. — Authorities say three Hemet residents were arrested in Murrieta after a quick-thinking resident spotted what appeared to be a vehicle burglary in progress early Saturday morning, Feb. 6. The citizen then called 911 to report the suspicious circumstances they were witnessing. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: CHP motor officer seriously injured after sideswiped on I-10 in Whitewater Driver […]

Pair who burglarized vehicle, used stolen CC’s sought

January 21, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

MT. SHASTA — Authorities are investigating a vehicle burglary that happened outside a popular Mt. Shasta restaurant last night, Sunday, Jan. 20. Officials are now asking for the public’s help identifying a woman captured on surveillance video using credit cards stolen from the vehicle to purchase “a large amount of alcohol” from a Weed liquor store after the burglary. A […]