Claremont Police Blotter
Wednesday, February 10 At 4:49 a.m., one of Claremont’s license plate reader cameras took notice of a white 2019 Toyota RAV4 that had been carjacked in Palm Springs the night before. Claremont Police Department officers on patrol located the car shortly thereafter near Indian Hill Blvd. and San Jose Ave., and pulled it over. The […]
Wednesday, February 3 Claremont Police Department officers on patrol say they noticed a silver 2015 Nissan speeding at 2:35 a.m. near Foothill Blvd. and Sumner Ave., and pulled it over. The driver, 29-year-old Rowland Heights resident Mykal Apodaca, was allegedly in possession of a hypodermic needle. He was arrested for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, […]
Tuesday, January 26 The Claremont Police Department received a 6:55 p.m. call regarding a intoxicated man who had allegedly kicked in a window from the outside at Claremont City Council chambers at city hall, 207 Harvard Ave. Arriving officers found the suspect, a 33-year-old homeless man, and arrested him for public intoxication and vandalism, both […]
Thursday, January 21 The Claremont Police Department got a delivery at 11:10 p.m. when the Pomona police dropped off Alex Alanis, 54, at the station on Bonita Ave. Mr. Alanis had been picked up by Pomona PD, who found two warrants out of Claremont, one a felony the other a misdemeanor. The Claremont resident was […]
Thursday, January 21 The Claremont Police Department got a delivery at 11:10 p.m. when the Pomona police dropped off Alex Alanis, 54, at the station on Bonita Ave. Mr. Alanis had been picked up by Pomona PD, who found two warrants out of Claremont, one a felony the other a misdemeanor. The Claremont resident was […]
Wednesday, January 13 Claremont Police received a 12:15 p.m. call from a 24-year-old Claremont woman alleging she had been the victim of domestic violence in the 400 block of Cambridge Ave. She said she had a physical altercation with a 23-year-old Eastvale man, and then attempted to contact police, but the man damaged her cell […]
Preventing Catalytic Converter Thefts The Claremont Police department released the following warning and tips to prevent theft, on Thursday, January 21: The Claremont Police Department has recently noticed a rise in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicle exhaust systems. In particular, thieves are targeting Toyotas. The appeal of the catalytic converters […]
Preventing Catalytic Converter Thefts The Claremont Police department released the following warning on Thursday, January 21: The Claremont Police Department has recently noticed a rise in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicle exhaust systems. In particular, thieves are targeting Toyotas. The appeal of the catalytic converters is due to the metal value. Catalytic […]
Wednesday, January 6 The Claremont Police Department received a 10:45 p.m. call regarding a burglary in progress at Postal Connections, located at 915 W. Foothill Blvd. Responding officers say they saw Kristina Feser, 34, from Pomona, and West Covina resident Kevin Lachapelle, 47, leaving the store carrying USPS packages and unopened mail. The pair […]
Tuesday, December 29 Claremont Police Department officers on patrol at 7:45 p.m. saw a white Toyota Camry parked at the Chevron gas station at Indian Hill Blvd. and San Jose Ave. They ran a records check on the car and discovered it had been reported stolen out of Los Angeles two days prior. The driver, […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Each year the COURIER publishes a compendium of some of the more newsworthy, disturbing, unbelievable and/or colorful entries from our ever-popular Police Blotter. Most importantly, we want to inform readers on one of the most important topics that concerns us—local crime. January 3, 2020Claremont officers are looking for a teenager […]
Thursday, December 17 Claremont Police Department officers questioned a man walking across the intersection of Indian Hill Blvd. and San Jose Ave. near midnight. A records check on Juan Angulo, 36, of Claremont, turned up a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest. He was booked, and released with a citation to appear in Pomona Superior Court. […]
Police Blotter Thursday, December 10 Claremont Police Department officers made a vehicle code violation stop at 1:20 a.m. near San Jose and Mountain Ave. The driver, Yair Anaya, 29, from Pomona, was allegedly driving with a suspended license and also had a misdemeanor warrant out for his arrest. His passenger, 27-year-old La Puente resident Jessica […]
In yet another in the long line of Blotter blurbs featuring the violation of the number one rule of criminality, on Sunday, December 13 Claremont PD arrested Delcenore Dunford at the Chevron/McDonald’s at 8:20 a.m. after he returned to the scene of his alleged crime. After being asked to leave the store at 860 S. […]
Wednesday, November 25 Multiple police vehicles responded to a stolen car pursuit that thankfully ended without injury or property damage. It began when Claremont police attempted to pull over a 2017 Infiniti Q60 for vehicle code violations at 9:10 a.m. near Indian Hill Blvd. and Oak Park Dr. The driver, Derek Quinonez, 24, of Los […]
Thursday, November 19 A resident in the 600 block of Huron Place called CPD at 8:02 p.m. after noticing a suspicious person parked in a Jeep. Police arrived and questioned a 42-year-old Pomona woman, Mayra Fabela. A records check revealed a felony arrest warrant for an insurance fraud charge. She was arrested, booked, and released […]