A 59-year-old man's sleepy misadventure on Grape Street in Lake Elsinore turned into his worst nightmare as deputies discovered more than just Z's behind the wheel. Late into the witching hour yesterday, George Moore, a Wildomar resident with a rap sheet that includes weapons charges, was roused from slumber only to face the music again—this time, for a car full of narcotics and bling, a recipe for a whole new slew of legal troubles, while the car was stopped dead in its tracks, resulting in a traffic disruption sparking immediate law enforcement interest and action, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
In their search, deputies struck gold: 80 grams of methamphetamine, a stash of cash totaling $8,000, and accompanying paraphernalia indicative of drug sales. The long arm of the law, however, didn't cease its reach there. The enticing sparkle of jewelry, valued at an eye-popping $20,000-plus, turned out to be more than just bling; it was also stolen goods linked to a heist in San Diego County, as per the Riverside County Sheriff;s Department. The true owner was already mourning their loss. This indeed unfolded as a narrative of crime spanning counties, as meticulously documented by the arresting officers from the Lake Elsinore Station.
Booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center, Moore faces charges that could see him trading in street clothes for jailhouse jumpsuits, the charges of drug sales and possession of stolen property looming over the horizon just as the sunrise must have been on that fateful morning, while it is cases such as these that punctuate the continuous narrative of crime and reminder of those working the graveyard shift, for justice never truly sleeps in these parts.
