Claremont Police Blotter
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Commercial burglary at Claremont Cones On June 20 at about 4:18 a.m., Claremont police officers responded to Claremont Cones at 602 E. Base Line Rd. regarding a commercial burglary alarm. Upon arrival, officers determined that an unknown suspect had gained access into the business through an unlocked door. The suspect […]
On Tuesday, June 23 one has to credit Derrick Holland for his dogged criminal persistence. Last week, the 59-year-old Pomonan was arrested for commercial burglary after allegedly loading up a shopping cart with booze at Vons on Base Line Road about 10:30 a.m. and pushing it out the door without paying. This week, Mr. Holland […]
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, June 10 At 11:55 p.m. Claremont PD pulled over a car near Towne and Bonita avenues driven by Tammy M. Scott, 46, on a vehicle code violation. It turned out Ms. Scott had three traffic-related warrants out of Los Angeles County, and she was arrested and booked, with her […]
Saturday May 10 A Claremont man was stabbed during a fight in the Claremont Village on Saturday, according Sergeant David DeMetz of the Claremont Police Department. Police received multiple 9-1-1 calls at 7:40 p.m. about a fight in progress at Second Street and Indian Hill Boulevard. The fight apparently began as a verbal argument and […]
During the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, the Claremont Police Department said vehicles stolen within Claremont have doubled compared with this same time last year. The number of stolen vehicles located by officers has also increased. To allow for social distancing within the county jail system, police said people who are arrested for non-violent crimes must be […]
by Kathryn Dunn | editor@claremont-courier.com Officers responded to the DoubleTree Hotel at 555 W. Foothill Blvd. on Tuesday, April 21, after a citizen reported weird activity in one of the rooms. Officers went to the room and found its occupants had more than 100 profiles of potential victims of identity theft. The five people in […]
On April 13 at 11:30 a.m., the driver of a Dodge Charger crashed his vehicle into a tree on Padua Avenue, south of Mt. Baldy Road. He fled on foot. During a yard-to-yard search, the driver was found hiding under a parked vehicle in the driveway of a nearby home, police said. He was arrested […]
Police arrested two men for an alleged assault Saturday, April 5, according to a news release from the Claremont Police Department. At approximately 12:17 a.m. officers responded to a report that an assault with a deadly weapon had just occurred in the area of Indian Hill Boulevard and Mt. Carmel Drive. Officers located an unidentified […]
The Claremont Police Department has closed the lobby to all non-essential visitors. The station is open for the following situations: • Regularly scheduled child-custody exchanges (to take place by front door monitored by video surveillance) • Individuals who are required by law to check in with law enforcement for compliance to terms of release • […]
The Claremont Police Department has closed the lobby to all non-essential visitors. The station is open for the following situations: • Regularly scheduled child-custody exchanges (to take place by front door monitored by video surveillance) • Individuals who are required by law to check in with law enforcement for compliance to terms of release • […]
Monday, March 2 A Claremont teen was arrested for DUI after crashing his Toyota Avalon into a city light pole. Around 11:52 p.m., Hunter Esquivel, 19, was driving east on Radcliffe Drive “at excessive speeds” when he allegedly spun out, hit a curb on the north end of Radcliffe, two plants in the front yard […]
Tuesday, February 25 A man arrested on drug charges tried to smash his meth pipe in front of police. Officers arrived at Blaisdell Park around 1:40 a.m. to find 54-year-old Rodney Rodriguez sleeping on a bench. Mr. Rodriguez allegedly had meth on him, in addition to the pipe he shattered, Det. Matt Hamill of the […]
by Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Friday, February 14 Officers investigated a truck parked in front of the Claremont police station around 5:15 a.m., Det. Matt Hamill said. The truck, which carried a motorcycle in the bed, was stolen earlier that morning out of West Covina. Two men inside initially gave false IDs before fleeing on foot […]
by Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, February 11 Police arrested a Rancho Cucamonga woman on a drug charge after she apparently knocked on a stranger’s door on the 800 block of Reed around 10 p.m. The residents, who were home at the time, did not know 24-year-old Kathleen Kennedy, and when police arrived, they determined she […]
by Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, February 5 A transient has been arrested in connection with a battery incident that occurred last month at Rancho San Jose Park. Justus Akins, 23, is accused of hitting another person with a three-foot long metal pipe on January 27 after the victim accused him of taking his cell phone […]
Tuesday, January 28 A driver backed into another car at the Vons shopping center just before 7 p.m., leaving the scene without leaving any information, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. There is no suspect information. Wednesday, January 29 An unknown thief broke into a car in the Pomona College parking structure […]