Claremont Police Blotter
Wednesday, May 19 At 7:01 p.m., Claremont Police Department officers were once again summoned to the Motel 6 at 840 S. Indian Hill Blvd. This time it was regarding a loud argument underway in an upstairs walkway. While en route, they learned the confrontation had turned physical, and that 41-year-old Oakland resident Luqman Rahmaan allegedly […]
Tuesday, April 13 Claremont Police received a morning call from the manager at the Knight’s Inn, 721 S. Indian Hill Blvd., who reported four young children had been left alone in one of the motel’s rooms. Arriving officers found the unattended kids, ages 6, 8, 9 and 11, who told them their mother, a 30-year-old […]
Thursday, April 8 The Claremont Police Department received a 4:52 p.m. call from a man concerned about the wellbeing of his brother. The man told police 43-year-old Pomona resident Carlos Barrera was in a hotel room at the Claremont Lodge, 736 S. Indian Hill Blvd., that he had mental health issues, and that he was concerned […]
Thursday, March 25 A 35-year-old Montclair resident who witnesses say hit a parked car in the Vons parking lot at 550 E. Base Line Rd. was arrested at 12:03 p.m. after police allegedly found him to be in possession of methamphetamine. A witness called the Claremont Police Department to report James Stevenson had collided with […]
Wednesday, March 17 Claremont Police Department officers on patrol at the Claremont Lodge, 736 S. Indian Hill Blvd., checked on the welfare of a group of people walking in the parking lot at 12:39 a.m. One of them, Lakisha Bentley, 39, from Fontana, had a felony warrant out for her arrest from San Bernardino County, […]
Friday, March 12 A resident of the Padua Terrace Apartments at 633 E. Foothill Blvd. called the Claremont Police Department at 1:49 a.m. to report a Hyundai being burglarized. Responding officers found three men sitting nearby in a late model Chevy Cruze. After questioning them, police determined they were involved in the alleged burglary of […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Friday, March 5 A 9:25 a.m. 9-1-1 call regarding possible elder abuse was routed to the Claremont Police Department. Officers responded to a residence at 478 S. Mountain Ave. and conducted a preliminary investigation. Convinced a crime had occurred, they arrested Claremont resident Alicia Davenport, 56, on one felony count of […]
Wednesday, February 24 A 31-year-old Claremont man was arrested for felony corporal injury to a child at 8:15 p.m. in the 500 block of west San Jose Ave. Claremont Police Department took the man into custody following an investigation. He was booked on the felony charge and held in the Claremont jail. Police would not […]
The Claremont Police Department is committed to safeguarding and serving the Claremont community through timely, proactive, effective, and professional law enforcement services and values the input from the community. CPD encourages the community to submit suggestions that will help enhance our services and programs. Additionally, of value are commendations, or complaints against the Department’s police […]
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 […]