Claremont Police Blotter

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, July 30 Claremont Police Department officers traveled to the Pomona Police Department, 490 W. Mission Blvd., to pick up Pomona resident Bryce Jackson, 32, who had been arrested by PPD after a records check revealed a misdemeanor Claremont warrant. Jackson was transported to CPD, where he was booked and […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, July 17 Claremont Police Department officers pulled over Pomona resident Alexis Mendoza, 26, along the 500 block of Towne Avenue at 12:22 a.m. for a vehicle code violation. Police said he displayed symptoms of alcohol impairment and conducted field sobriety tests. Mendoza was subsequently arrested for misdemeanor driving under […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, July 9 Claremont Police Department officers pulled over Pomona resident Andrew Franks, 30, near the area of Arrow Highway and Bucknell Avenue at 2:06 a.m. for a moving violation. Police said he displayed symptoms of alcohol impairment and conducted field sobriety tests. Franks was arrested for misdemeanor driving under […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, July 2 A Claremont Police Department officer questioned Pomona resident Shawn Dejesus, 49, outside Motel 6, 840 S. Indian Hill Blvd., at 9:15 a.m., and a records check revealed a misdemeanor warrant out of San Bernardino County. A search allegedly turned up a methamphetamine pipe, and a charge of […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, June 26 Claremont Police Department officers responded to the 1500 block of Mural Drive at 7:27 p.m. after receiving multiple calls about car in the middle of the street. They located the vehicle’s owner, Walter Folgar, 40, of Montclair, a short distance away. Police say Folgar was acting erratically […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, June 18 Claremont police went to Stater Bros., 1055 W. Foothill Blvd., after getting a 7:26 a.m. call regarding a man allegedly attempting to leave the store with a cart full of items without paying. An employee reportedly stopped the cart being pushed by Joseph Casarez, 49, of Pomona, […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, June 11 Claremont police made their way to the railroad tracks along Cambridge Avenue about 3 p.m. regarding reports of a homeless encampment. Arriving officers told a 39-year-old unhoused man there to move along. When he refused, they arrested him for misdemeanor trespassing. He was subsequently booked at CPD […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, June 4 Claremont Police Department officers were called to a residence in the 1500 block of Mural Drive at 4:03 p.m. regarding an unhoused 28-year-old man who was not supposed to be there due to a restraining order. Police questioned the man, who they knew from previous encounters, and […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 28 Claremont Police Department officers were called to the area near Mountain Avenue and Via Santa Catarina at 7:38 a.m. regarding a car that had crashed into a hillside. The witness described two men leaving the vehicle and walking into the adjacent wilderness. When police arrived, they located […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 21 The Claremont Police Department was called to 678 S. Indian Hill Blvd. at 2:44 p.m. regarding a disturbance. Arriving officers questions a victim who said someone threw a table at them. Police then located and detained the alleged table hurler, Los Angeles resident Donnell Wallace, 29, and […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 14 Claremont Police Department officers were called to Peppertree Square, along 300 block of South Indian Hill Boulevard, at 1:35 p.m. regarding a person who had been previously barred from the area. Police questioned a 46-year-old unhoused woman who was subsequently arrested for misdemeanor trespassing. She was taken […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 7 Claremont Police Department officers were called to the 700 block of Baylor Avenue at 9:11 p.m. regarding a person causing a disturbance. Police spoke with the reporting party and ran a records check of 48-year-old Joshua McClellan of Claremont, which revealed two misdemeanor warrants, one from Los […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Monday, April 22 Claremont Police Department officers responded at 10:58 p.m. to a call regarding someone who had damaged the window and taillights of a car outside the Claremont Palms Apartments, 750 W. San Jose Ave. Arriving officers were given a description of the suspect. Police said Mercedez Padilla, 32, […]