Claremont Police Blotter
Wednesday, July 26 A La Habra man was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after a nearly year-long investigation. Jorge Cardenas, 42, is accused of assaulting two women on two separate occasions—October 1 and October 7, 2016, Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department said. The two victims, as well as Mr. Cardenas were […]
Wednesday, June 19 Around $2,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from a home on the 600 block of Scripps Avenue. Between 8 a.m. on July 19 and 6:30 a.m. on July 20, the unknown burglar shattered a sliding glass door on the west side of the residence, taking a safe full of jewelry as well […]
Wednesday, July 12 Two safes containing jewelry were burglarized at a home on the 1100 block of Alamosa Drive. Between 1:30 p.m. on July 10 and 8:50 a.m. on July 12, the burglars shattered a rear window to the home and ransacked it, taking the jewelry and fleeing undetected, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of […]
Wednesday, July 5 A bicyclist suffered a fractured hip, along with other injuries, when a car collided with her at the intersection of Silver Tree and Base Line Road. The collision occurred at 8:11 a.m., when the cyclist, who was traveling westbound on Base Line in the bike lane, collided with a 2007 Toyota Camry […]
Tuesday, June 27 A Pomona man was arrested on a drunk in public charge in front of the Claremont Library. When officers tried to arrest 52-year-old Andrew Belasco around 5:30 p.m., he began screaming and kicking at officers, according to Det. Isaac Reyes of the Claremont Police Department. Mr. Belasco reportedly shouted profanities at one […]
Tuesday, June 20 A Claremont man was arrested in connection to a previous burglary at Bikram’s Yoga. Giovanny Espinosa, 36, was arrested at his home on the 200 block of Oberlin Avenue around 3:30 p.m., according to Cpl. Sean Evans of the Claremont Police Department. The burglary at Bikram’s occurred between May 29 and May […]
Wednesday, June 14 Around 1:20 p.m., a man, described as bald with “light skin” wearing an orange and white striped shirt and blue jeans, entered Hendrick’s Pharmacy and snatched several California Lottery scratchers, Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department said. It is unknown how much the scratchers were worth, but statistics tell us […]
Tuesday, June 6 Anthony Turner, 29, was found fast asleep in a blue Acura TL just north of the intersection of Berkeley and Harrison Avenues around 6:20 a.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. Mr. Turner initially told police he owned the car. When police asked him to explain why the […]
Wednesday, May 31 A Pomona man driving with his infant son in his car was arrested after trying to flee police. Adolfo Valdovin, 20, was found by police in a mobile home park around 2:16 p.m. on the 11000 block of Chandler Lane in Pomona. Mr. Valdovin got into his car to leave from the […]
Wednesday, May 24 Police responded to the Pepper Tree Square shopping center around 3:20 a.m. because two people were loitering in the area. They found 57-year-old transient Kendy Van Horn and 27-year-old Claremont resident Samuel Kraemer-Dahlin, who both admitted to being in possession of hypodermic needles, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police […]
Thursday, May 18 Police are looking for a burglar who stole $10,000 worth of jewelry and purses from a home on the 700 block of Alamosa Drive. Between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., the thief shattered the rear glass door of the home and gained access, ransacking the property and fleeing with the goods undetected, […]
Tuesday, May 9 Two people were arrested after getting caught with drugs. A witness called police and informed them that two people were “smoking crack” in a car on the 800 block of west Bonita Avenue, according to police logs. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Sadie Loud of Covina and 41-year-old Kiwanis Willis of […]
Tuesday, May 2 Between 11:15 a.m. and 1:35 p.m., a thief entered a house on the 500 block of west Ninth Street by removing a screen door to a window and ransacking several rooms in the home, leaving with a wallet containing credit cards, an unknown amount of cash and other items, according to Lt. […]
Monday, April 24 Police are looking for whoever stole a Walther PPQ semi-automatic handgun from a home on the 1000 block of Belmont Abbey. The homeowner stated that between April 4 and April 24, the gun and the case it was stored in went missing, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. […]
Tuesday, April 18 A local transient was arrested after causing a disturbance at the Chevron/McDonalds, including rubbing his face on the front door. Rudy Orcasitas, 26, was kicked out of the business on the southeast corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Auto Center Drive around 3:20 p.m. after exhibiting odd behavior. Police found him near […]
Tuesday, April 11 Two would-be burglars were scared off by an alarm while breaking into Grizzly’s Donuts. The break-in occurred between 2:45 a.m. and 3:15 a.m., when the burglars forced entry into the brand-new Village shop on the 300 block of west Bonita Avenue, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The […]