It’s official, Aaron Fate becomes Claremont’s new chief

Claremont Police Chief Aaron Fate takes the oath of office during a ceremony on Monday at the DoubleTree hotel in Claremont. Chief Fate was sworn in by his Citrus College criminal justice professor, retired Monrovia police captain, Donald Lacher, who was the first person to encourage Chief Fate to pursue law enforcement. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff