Police recover vehicle, motorhome stolen from Menifee

Sheriff's deputies arrested two people in Temecula on Monday and recovered multiple items stolen from a Menifee residence, including a personal vehicle, motorhome, trailer, watercraft and other personal items, authorities said today.

The Sheriff's Department was called when the homeowner returned after a two-week absence to a residence in the 27000 block of Holland Road and reported that the residence had been burglarized and many items stolen. Investigators developed several leads and responded to a residence in the 39000 block of Oak Cliff Drive in Temecula. Arriving officers observed 32-year-old Melissa Christine Ortner attempting to sell some of the stolen property.

Detectives located the victim's personal vehicle parked nearby and apprehended 36-year-old Raymond Anthony Molina, who was hiding in the neighborhood after fleeing the stolen vehicle. Further investigation led officers to a parking lot in the southern part of the city, where the stolen motorhome was parked.

The stolen watercraft and trailer were later located in the city of Lake Elsinore.

Ortner and Molina were booked for burglary and possession of stolen property. Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Manny Campos at the Perris Police Department by calling 951-210-1000, or by email at PerrisStation@RiversideSheriff.org