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Former Claremont Police Department officer Gabriel Arellanes, 32, has been arrested on suspicion of on-duty sexual assault and is facing a felony criminal charge of forced oral copulation. Arellanes, the City of Claremont, and 10 city employees are also named in a wide-ranging civil complaint seeking $20 million in damages. Courier file photo

Monique Saigal Escudero went from a 3-year-old child hiding from Nazi soldiers in a small French village during World War II, to an accomplished author and Pomona College professor. Now 86, she will share her dramatic history in a free and open to the public talk at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 27 at Claremont Heritage’s Ginger Elliott Center, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

A man in his 50s died Tuesday afternoon after collapsing on the east side of Monte Vista Avenue just south of Base Line Road. Witnesses called the Claremont Police Department at 3:30 to report seeing a man that had been walking collapsing on the sidewalk. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

Some 40 volunteers planted camphor saplings at Citrus and Baldy View elementary schools in Upland on Saturday. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Three tense hours after receiving a call about a possible active shooter with a bomb, police lifted a shelter in place order at Claremont McKenna College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday after a multi-agency search turned up no gunman or weapon. Police suspect the 4:44 p.m. call was a case of “swatting.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

The City of Claremont has changed the March 20 state of the city address by Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay from a ticketed event to a special meeting of the City Council in order to comply with the Brown Act, and reduced the cost of admission from $80 to free. The 11 a.m. Thursday, March 20, event at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., will also include remarks from the City Council. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Police have lifted the shelter in place order at Claremont McKenna College after searching the area and finding no evidence of a shooter or  weapon. There were no injuries, and no arrests were made. The shelter in place order was lifted at 7:30 p.m. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Dinosaurs are cool. And in the spirit of showcasing some of history’s most interesting species, the Webb Schools’ Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology hosted its annual Fossil Fest Saturday. “A lot of people don’t know that Southern California is probably one of the best places to be a paleontologist in the country,” said Alf Director Andrew Farke. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

It’s official—when the bees get to work, spring has sprung in Claremont. Of course, the warm sunshine and recent rains played their part too. The bees’ hard work was easy to notice, thanks to the distinct buzzing sound emanating from an elm tree along Grand Avenue. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

The Claremont City Council unanimously approved a $20,929 bonus for City Manager Adam Pirrie, representing 8% of his $261,612 base salary, and increased its contribution to his health insurance premium, at its February 25 meeting. Courier file photo

A time-honored rite of spring, the launch of Claremont Little League’s 66th season, took place Saturday under clear, sunny skies. The opening day celebration included food, prizes, raffles, games, and, of course, baseball. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

The Claremont High School girls soccer team’s season ended Tuesday with a 2-0 home loss to Alta Loma in the quarterfinals of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division II postseason tournament. The Wolfpack finished third in the Palomares League at 5-2-3, 12-5-5 overall. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Some 60 people gathered at Shelton Park Monday to voice their opposition to the Trump administration and its unelected proxy Elon Musk at Claremont’s “Not my Presidents Day” protest. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger