People v. Roeschen CA4/2

BACKGROUND

In 2021, while investigating an unrelated matter, police saw an orange quad off-

road vehicle matching the description of a vehicle that had recently been reported stolen.

The vehicle was in Roeschen’s driveway, and there were also “a ton of additional parts

and off-road vehicles,” on the property. Police confirmed the orange quad’s vehicle

identification number (VIN) matched the stolen vehicle, then obtained a search warrant to

search the property. While executing the search warrant, the officers found a dirt bike

that had been reported stolen alongside the quad, as well as two bags of

methamphetamine weighing about 28 grams each.

In 2023, Marco M. discovered his and his cousin’s quads had both been stolen. A

little over a week later, his cousin saw one of the quads in a parking lot. Marco M. went

to the parking lot and confronted a man trying to push start the quad, who told him that

the quad belonged to Roeschen. The man then gave him Roeschen’s address. When

Marco M. went to the address later that day he saw his quad there and called the police.

After searching the property, police identified parts of Marco M.’s stolen quad,

another white quad that…