Claremont Police Blotter
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 […]
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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 […]