Claremont Police Blotter
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Sunday, December 5 In a Blotter first, two unrelated drivers who crashed into one another were both suspected of driving under the influence after colliding near Base Line Road and Wiley Ct. Claremont resident Shayne Bigelow, 60, was arrested for felony DUI after police say he crashed his red 2018 […]
Monday, December 6 A 38-year-old Chino woman wound up behind bars after allegedly tussling with Claremont Police as she was attempting to retrieve a Wii video game console from a home in the 2000 block of Cape Cod Ct. Police were called at 9:05 a.m. by a male resident who said Valerie Mendoza was causing […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, November 30 Claremont police say a 48-year-old unhoused woman accused of defecating at the Metrolink station attempted to stab one of their officers with a pair of scissors during questioning. It began when police responded to a 3:20 p.m. call from a witness who said a woman was defecating […]
Tuesday, November 23 A vandal smashed the windows of two cars in the parking lot of the Old Schoolhouse, 393 W. Foothill Blvd., sometime between 8 and 11 a.m. There was nothing taken from either car, a 2011 Kia Sportage and a 2017 Subaru Forester. The Claremont Police Department has no leads, but is asking […]
Tuesday, November 16 Claremont Police Department dispatch received a 12:52 p.m. call about a fight in progress in one of the motel rooms at the Knight’s Inn, 721 S. Indian Hill Blvd. Responding officers arrived and say they heard loud arguing and baby screaming in the room. Inside was a 20-year-old Pomona woman with injuries […]
Wednesday, November 10: The Claremont Police Department reports a 2001 Ford Econoline van with Arizona plates was stolen from the Vons parking lot at 550 E. Base Line Road some time before 1 a.m.
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
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, November 2 Claremont Police Department officers on patrol near Indian Hill Blvd. and the 10 Freeway pulled over a white 2012 Nissan Altima at 12:15 a.m. for allegedly failing to stop at a red light. Officers suspected the driver, 36-year-old La Puente resident Sherice Harton, was under the influence […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, October 26 A pair of Jetson electric bicycles valued at $400 each were stolen from the bike racks at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., sometime between 7:40 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The bicycles were left unlocked, police said. There is no suspect description, but anyone who may […]
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com The Claremont Police Department is investigating an apparent murder suicide after discovering two bodies in an apartment Tuesday evening. At about 7 p.m., police officers responded to the 1400 block of Morton Circle in Claremont for a welfare check on a mother and her child because the pair had not […]
Claremont police on patrol near Indian Hill Blvd. and the 10 freeway pulled over a red 2003 Acura driven by Fernando Vargas, 30, from Pomona, at 11:49 p.m. for not having a front license plate.
On October 18, 2021, at approximately 2:47 a.m., Claremont Police Officers responded to Euro Café, located at 546 E. Baseline Road, regarding a commercial burglary alarm. An officer arrived within 30 seconds and saw a suspect running from the business and enter the passenger seat of a black Jeep SUV. The officer attempted to use […]
Monday, September 27 In the first of what would turn out to be a week full of car burglaries and thefts, Claremont Police Department officers responded to a 6:14 a.m. call from a resident regarding a smashed front driver’s side window of a 2018 Chevy Cruze in the 1400 block of north Mills Ave. The […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, September 22 At 1:21 p.m., a witness driving near Indian Hill Blvd. and 12th Street reportedly saw a 2012 Nissan Versa hit a parked car, and gave chase. While following the Nissan as its traveled north on Indian Hill, the witness called police to report the incident before losing […]
Claremont Police Department officers flagged down a 2019 Ford Fiesta for a traffic violation near the corner of Baughman Ave. and Indian Hill Blvd. at 8:22 a.m.
Wednesday, September 1 The Claremont Police Department received a 10:44 a.m. call from the Claremont Unified School District offices at 170 W. San Jose Ave. regarding a 31-year-old parent, Emmanuel Martinez, from Rancho Cucamonga, who was involved in some sort of argument with district staff. Responding officers say they asked Mr. Martinez to leave, he […]