Claremont Police Blotter
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 […]
On Thursday, September 2 police are looking for leads in a terrifying daylight armed robbery of a couple in their 60s that took place in the driveway of their home in the 200 block of Andover Drive. Claremont P.D. received 7:36 p.m. 911 call from the victims reporting the robbery, which had just taken place. […]
Nine suspected prostitutes were arrested for solicitation on Wednesday during a sting operation in south Claremont. Detectives from the Claremont Police Department, along with Pomona Police Department’s Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Team (SETT) conducted the prostitution sting in the area around Indian Hill Blvd. and the 10 Freeway. Both police departments have received multiple complaints […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, August 25 At 1:44 a.m., Claremont Police Department patrol officers stopped the driver of a 2010 Jeep for a traffic violation after the SUV allegedly jumped the median on Towne Ave., just south of Foothill Blvd. After an investigation, they then ended up handcuffing the Jeep’s passenger, Valentino Manriquez, […]
The Claremont Police Department received a 10:24 p.m. call about a suspicious person at College Park, 126 S. College Ave., and sent patrol officers to investigate.
Claremont Police Department officers conducted an 11:51 p.m. traffic stop on a Honda Odyssey driven by Tony Farias, 37, from Rancho Cucamonga, after a records check indicated the car was possibly linked to a recent catalytic converter theft.
Claremont Police Department officers on patrol at 10:18 p.m. say Jill Strasburg, 49, from San Dimas, made an unsafe turn on W. Foothill Blvd., and was then pulled over.
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com Claremont police responded to reports of shots fired on Wednesday near the intersection of Tenth Street and Oxford Avenue. According to Sergeant Robert Ewing, police received multiple 9-1-1 calls and responded at 4:52 to the 500 block of West Tenth where they discovered three shell casings. He said the suspect […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, July 28 A Claremont Police Department officer on patrol at 3:30 p.m. noticed a man and woman fighting on the sidewalk near the intersection of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Blvd., and pulled over to check on their wellbeing. After allegedly witnessing them exchanging blows in the mid-afternoon scuffle, […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, July 20 Sometime before 8:50 p.m., one of Claremont’s trusty license plate reader cameras picked up a white 2006 Chevy Silverado truck that had recently been reported stolen. Claremont Police Department officers on patrol located the truck at 320 E. Foothill Blvd., near Towne Ave., and pulled over the […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, July 14 Claremont Police Department officers made a 10:51 p.m. traffic stop on a 1997 Honda Civic they say was speeding near Base Line Road and Indian Hill Blvd. They then questioned the driver, Isaiah Cortez, 22, from Rancho Cucamonga, who allegedly admitted to being in possession of a […]
Thursday, July 1 While conducting a 10:17 p.m. traffic stop near Indian Hill Blvd. and Auto Center Dr., Claremont Police Department officers were approached by a security guard from the nearby Motel 6, 840 S. Indian Hill Blvd., who said a man in the parking lot had threatened to shoot and kill him. The officers […]
Wednesday, June 23 A 35-year-old unhoused man was arrested for shoplifting a bottle of shampoo from Rocky’s Liquor, 1045 W. Foothill Blvd., at 11:13 a.m. A clerk on duty at the time who allegedly witnessed the man take the shampoo called police, and told them he desired prosecution. A records check indicated the man was […]
Tuesday, June 15 The night manager at the Claremont Lodge, 736 S. Indian Hill Blvd., called the Claremont Police Department at 10:39 p.m. to report a man looking into cars in the parking lot who allegedlym had been seen stealing an ice chest from bed of pickup truck. Arriving officers found the 31-year-old unhoused man, […]