Claremont Police Blotter
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 […]
by Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, January 21 A 32-year-old man kicked out a patrol car’s window as he was being arrested for public intoxication. Police arrived to city hall around 8:15 p.m. after someone called about people hanging around who may be under the influence, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. Police […]
On Sunday, January 26 a Pomona man was arrested days after he allegedly committed a strong-arm robbery at Sprouts. At approximately 4:30 p.m., a man was seen leaving the store with miscellaneous groceries without paying for them. The manager tried to chase him down, but the suspect, later identified as 59-year-old Wayne Ross, backed into […]
On Sunday, January 26 a Pomona man was arrested days after he allegedly committed a strong-arm robbery at Sprouts. At approximately 4:30 p.m., a man was seen leaving the store with miscellaneous groceries without paying for them. The manager tried to chase him down, but the suspect, later identified as 59-year-old Wayne Ross, backed into […]
by Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Monday, January 13 A Claremont man was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife. The 58-year-old man was in an argument with his wife, also 58, at their house on the 400 block of Elder Drive just before 11 p.m. when he allegedly grabbed […]
By Matthew Bramlett news@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, January 7 Police are looking into an apparent mail theft at Zaky Mediterranean Restaurant. Around 10:15 a.m., police found pry marks at a freestanding mailbox that serves Zaky, Denny’s and Starbucks, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. It is unknown if any property was taken, but one […]
Tuesday, December 17 Two men were arrested after getting caught trying to steal a floor buffer from Sumner Danbury Elementary School. Police arrived to the school on a report of a theft in progress just after 6 p.m., Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. Two suspects, 32-year-old Joshua Reza of Pomona and […]
Coming oin this Friday’s edition, will be our annual COURIER 2019 year in review that will highlight everything from unique crimes, the city news, sports, arts and entertainment. It’s really amazing is how much news us Claremonters can create in just 365 days! Here’s a sample from the June police blotter, just another day at […]
Wednesday, December 11 A Claremont High School student was arrested after he was discovered to be in possession of marijuana and hydrocodeine pills, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. The 17-year-old boy was arrested around 11 a.m. on suspicion of drug possession and taken to CPD jail, where he was released to […]