Claremont Police Blotter
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, […]
Tuesday March 6 Officers pulled over the driver of a car after it was observed, “acting suspiciously” near Indian Hill and Foothill Boulevards around 6:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Brian Thompson of the Claremont Police Department. The driver gave a false name of “Jason Thomas” to police, but a further investigation revealed he was actually […]
Tuesday, February 27 A Covina man was arrested after allegedly fighting with police officers on the 600 block of West First Street. Police responded to the scene on a report of a drunken man inside someone else’s car around 1:50 a.m., Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. When they arrived, 20-year-old Brayden […]
Tuesday, February 20 Police are looking for a thief who stole the brass plates from two headstones in Oak Park Cemetery. The theft occurred sometime between January 17 and February 20, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. There is no suspect information, and the value of the plates was around $1000. Anyone […]
Monday, February 12 A bicycle was stolen from an open garage on the 2900 block of Rhodelia Drive. Between 10 p.m. on February 12 to 7:40 a.m. on February 13, the unknown suspect entered the garage and took the bike, the value of which is currently unknown, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department […]
Tuesday, February 6 Police are looking for a burglar who smashed the window of a parked car and left with an unknown amount of valuables. Between the night of February 5 and the morning of February 6 on the 200 block of Armstrong Drive, the thief approached car, which was located in the victim’s driveway, […]
Monday, January 29 A local transient was arrested after police found drugs on him in the Motel 6 parking lot. While on routine patrol, officers contacted 29-year-old Ryan Mann in the motel parking lot just before 11 p.m., Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. The officer saw drug paraphernalia in plain view, […]
Tuesday, January 23 A Claremont woman was arrested for DUI after getting involved in a two-car crash on College Avenue and Green Street. Police responded to the collision around 5:49 p.m., according to Sgt. Robert Ewing of the Claremont Police Department. While 41-year-old Stacy Gentile wasn’t at fault in the crash, a further investigation revealed […]
Monday, January 15 Officers picked up on a stolen gold Honda Accord near Foothill Boulevard and Towne Avenue at 9:20 p.m., according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. The driver, 33-year-old Froylan Urvita, allegedly stole the car in Pomona. He was arrested and booked at the CPD jail. Tuesday, January 16 Police […]