Claremont Police Blotter
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, […]
Wednesday, June 9 Front desk employees at the DoubleTree Hotel, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., called the Claremont Police Department at 11:58 a.m. after discovering a guest, Savannah Sarrat, 25, from Rancho Cucamonga, had checked in using someone else’s Hilton Honor points. Arriving police located Ms. Sarrat in her room, as well as two other people, […]
Wednesday, June 2 A homeowner in the 600 block of Clarion Place called the Claremont Police Department at 11:31 a.m. to report a line trimmer had just been taken from the back of his truck by a pair of men who drove off in a black Dodge Ram pickup. Police located the truck parked on […]
Wednesday, May 26 At 3:43 p.m., the Claremont Police Department was contacted by Pomona PD with a request to assist with a situation unfolding near the cities’ border near Arrow Hwy. and Towne Ave. Witnesses said a man was being chased by another man, who was wielding a crowbar, at 730 W. Arrow Hwy. On […]
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 […]