Police Blotter: August 16, 2024
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com
Tuesday, August 6
A DoubleTree by Hilton employee called Claremont Police Department officers to the hotel at 555 W. Foothill Blvd. at 11:45 a.m. to report a disturbance in a room. Arriving officers were told the people who had occupied the room in question had left, and they were given a description of their car. Police later matched it to one being driven by Pomona resident Hector Espinoza, 35. During a traffic stop, a records check of Espinoza revealed a felony warrant out of Pomona and that he had a suspended license, leading to his arrest for the warrant and misdemeanor driving on a suspended license. Before impounding the car, police searched it and allegedly found illegal drugs, plastic bags and a methamphetamine pipe, and charged Espinoza with felony possession of narcotics for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. A search of his passenger, Kari Westling, 43, of Chino allegedly turned up a meth pipe. She was arrested for misdemeanor possession of unlawful paraphernalia. Both were taken to CPD jail to be booked. Westling was released with a citation while Espinoza was held for court. Espinoza appeared at Pomona Superior Court on August 8 and was sentenced to 851 days in jail. He’s currently being held at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles.
Police responded to the intersection of Monte Vista Avenue and Shenandoah Drive at 10:47 p.m. regarding a car that had reportedly hit a curb. Arriving officers say 43-year-old Danny Garibay, of Pasadena, was pacing near the accident and allegedly admitted he had been drinking. Police then conducted field sobriety tests which he did not complete, and Garibay was arrested for misdemeanor DUI, transported to CPD, booked, provided a chemical sample, and was held for detoxification. He was later released with a citation.
Wednesday, August 7
At 1:17 a.m., police made their way to the intersection of Olive and Santa Fe streets regarding reports of two people drinking in a car. One of the occupants had left the area when police arrived. They questioned Tamara Cogley Hawkins, 41, of Claremont, and a records check revealed she had a misdemeanor San Bernardino County warrant. She was arrested, booked at CPD, and later released with a citation to appear in court.
Thursday, August 8
Police traveled to AM/PM gas station and store, 701 E. Foothill Blvd., at 10:43 p.m. following reports of a car with multiple occupants drinking alcohol. Officers questioned Hesperia resident Richard Herring Jr., 25, and 22-year-old Rialto resident Marissa Lopez, and a records check revealed each had a misdemeanor San Bernardino County warrant. They were arrested, transported to CPD for booking, and later released with citations. The car’s three other occupants were released at the scene.
Friday, August 9
A person washing their hands at the restrooms at College Park, 100 S. College Ave., said someone had taken their phone before the victim had a physical confrontation with the suspect and got the phone back. Officers arrived at 1:37 p.m. and the victim identified the alleged thief as Pomona resident Sierra Perry, 38, and police arrested her for robbery and a parole violation, both felonies, and transported her to CPD where she was booked and held for court. Perry arrived at Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood on August 13 and is being held there in front of a September 24 appearance in Pomona Superior Court.
Saturday, August 10
CPD officers reportedly saw a car driving on the wrong side of the road at 2:03 a.m. and pulled it over near Foothill Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue. Police said the driver, Joshua Foy of Redlands, 24, showed signs of impairment, and he was arrested for misdemeanor DUI following field sobriety tests. Foy was transported to CPD, booked, provided a chemical sample, and held for detoxification. He was later released with a citation.
Officers responded to reports of a theft in progress at Dollar Tree, 342 S. Indian Hill Blvd., at 1:53 p.m. and questioned Stephen Stankovich, a 53-year-old Carson resident. A records check showed two no bail felony warrants from San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. He was arrested, booked at CPD, and later transferred to West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. He was released to another agency on August 15.
Claremont police responded to a tense scene in the 200 block of Green Street at 8:18 p.m. after a family called asking for help for their elderly disabled relative who was barricaded in a room with Claremont resident Peter Hansen, 64. Police say he eventually released the woman to her family and that she had visible injuries that were caused by Hansen. He was subsequently arrested for false imprisonment and elder abuse, both felonies, and for resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. He was booked at CPD then transferred to the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles to be held for court. He appeared at Pomona Superior Court August 13 and was moved to Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on August 14. He is due back at Pomona Superior Court on September 24.
Monday, August 12
The Los Angeles Police Department informed CPD at 1:01 p.m. they had LA resident Dennys Delcidchumil, 28, in their custody and a records check showed he had a felony warrant out of Claremont. CPD officers picked him up, brought him to Claremont for booking and held him for court. He appeared at Pomona Superior Court on August 13 and was released.
