Claremont Police Blotter
Tuesday, June 26 A 72-year-old man who was reported missing a day before from Fredericksburg, Virginia was found in Claremont. Police found the man sitting on a curb near the intersection of College Avenue and Arrow Highway, Cpl. Jacob Tillman of the Claremont Police Department said. It is unknown why he was in Claremont. He […]
Wednesday, June 20 A teenage runaway who had been missing for more than a year was found in front of Western Dental, 740 S. Indian Hill Blvd. Police were called for a citizen assist call around 5 p.m., where they found the 17-year-old Wilmington girl, who had been in the missing person’s database since June […]
Wednesday, June 13 Three people were arrested on identity theft and stolen vehicle charges. Around 5:40 a.m. near Towne and Foothill, an officer pulled over the driver of a car that was reported stolen out of Pasadena, according to Cpl. Jacob Tillman of the Claremont Police Department. During the investigation, police found personal identifying information […]
Tuesday, June 5 A $500 Trek women’s bicycle was stolen from an open garage. Between 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m., the thief entered the garage on the 1600 block of Tulane Road and made off with the bike undetected. There is no suspect information. Wednesday, June 6 Two people were arrested for resisting and […]
Wednesday, May 30 A Hemet man was arrested for public intoxication and possession of paraphernalia after causing a disturbance at Chevron/McDonalds. Quincy Brown, 39, was allegedly yelling at customers when police were called around 2 p.m., Lt. Walters said. Officers determined that Mr. Brown was too drunk to remain in public, and he also had […]
Wednesday, May 23 An incident of grand theft that occurred on May 14 at the Claremont Colleges was reported to Claremont police. The victim left his bag unattended at Ninth Street and Mills Avenue near the Keck Science Center and it was stolen. Items missing include a speaker, clothes, car keys and a wood box […]
Tuesday, May 15 A 14-year-old Claremont boy was arrested after allegedly slapping and grabbing the buttocks of a 14-year-old female student. The incident reportedly occurred on May 10 in front of El Roble Intermediate School around 3 p.m., according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. The boy was arrested at school on […]
Wednesday, May 9 An Oxnard man was arrested after police said he got into a physical fight with a 17-year-old boy. The altercation occurred at the Courier Place apartments on the 100 block of south College Avenue around 7:45 a.m., according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. Authorities say 28-year-old Steven Barragan […]
Monday, April 30 Around 10:40 p.m., Jose Gonzalez, 39, from Montclair, stole a bike from a rack on the 600 block of Amherst Avenue, loaded it into a truck and drove away. A witness saw the entire thing and provided a description of the truck and Mr. Gonzalez to police, Lt. Jason Walters said. Claremont […]
Wednesday, April 25 A Los Angeles man and a 15-year-old boy were arrested in connection with a residential burglary in Claremont that occurred in January. On April 18, Claremont detectives and the San Gabriel Valley task force served a search warrant at a home on the 1700 block of 42nd Street in Los Angeles, according […]
Tuesday, April 17 Police arrived at an encampment in a vacant field on Foothill Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue around 6:45 p.m., Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said, and contacted three people—39-year-old Desiree Nevada of Upland, 44-year-old Robert Martinez of Placentia and 59-year-old Lisa Hedemann of Upland. Ms. Nevada had a warrant […]
Wednesday, April 11 Police are investigating two vandalism incidents and one burglary they believe are connected. Officers arrived to Oak Park Cemetery to find yellow spray paint on 20 feet of fencing and on an unknown number of coffin vaults. The letters SAG and DRSK were written with the spray paint. Police believe it occurred […]
Monday, April 2 A Long Beach woman was arrested after police found her behind the wheel of a stolen car. The car, which was detected by license place readers near Base Line Road and Monte Vista Avenue around 10 p.m., had previously been reported stolen out of Hawthorne, according to Lt. Jason Walters of the […]
Tuesday, March 27 Police are looking for a man who tried to break into a home on the 600 block of Northwestern Drive. The victim was home at the time when the suspect tried to get in through the back door around 9:51 a.m., Sgt. Brian Thompson of the Claremont Police Department said. Once he […]
Wednesday, March 21 A woman was arrested on drug charges after police were initially called for a possible bike theft. A witness called police at Stater Bros at 1055 W. Foothill Blvd. around 2:46 p.m. and claimed someone was removing parts from a bike. Police found 19-year-old Margaret Antillon, who matched the suspect description, across […]
Tuesday, March 13 A 14-year-old boy was arrested at Western Christian School on suspicion of making criminal threats. The boy reportedly made a post on social media that another student perceived as a threat, according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. No further information was available about the content of the post, […]