Claremont Police Blotter
Tuesday, September 19 Police are looking for a woman who used two fake $100 bills at Norm’s. The woman used the phony bills to pay for $70 worth of food and $30 worth of gift cards around 7:39 a.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The thief was described as a […]
Tuesday, September 12 A Claremont man has been arrested in connection with a weed bust on the 1900 block of Lockhaven Way. Steven Mandell, 66, was arrested around 3:18 p.m. during a traffic stop on the 800 block of North Indian Hill Boulevard, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. Mr. Mandell, […]
Tuesday, September 5 A Riverside man was arrested after police found him behind the wheel of a stolen car. Officers found the 1997 Mercedes C-230 driven by 40-year-old Francisco Odorica and four other passengers At the Shell station by the 10 freeway just after 4 a.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police […]
Tuesday, August 29 A Victorville man was arrested after acting erratically in front of Oke Poke. Officers were called to the 400 block of west Foothill Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. after witnesses observed 28-year-old Jonathan Carlson “yelling and screaming,” Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department said. It is unknown what Mr. Carlson actually […]
Tuesday, August 22 Burglars broke into a home on the 800 block of Deep Springs Road between August 4 at 9:30 p.m. and August 22 at 8 a.m.. The thieves smashed the rear glass window to the master bedroom, ransacked the house and fled undetected, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. […]
Wednesday, August 16 A West Covina man was arrested after evading police on his motorcycle. Around 9:30 p.m. near Arrow Highway and Carleton Avenue, police tried to stop Julian Austria, 24, after observing him riding eastbound at a high rate of speed, according to Llt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. A pursuit ensued, […]
Tuesday, August 8 Hundreds of dollars in fake bills were discovered during a routine traffic stop. A car driven by 47-year-old Jade Cummings of Moreno Valley was pulled over around 9:45 a.m. at Mountain and San Jose Avenues after he failed to stop at a stop sign, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont […]
Tuesday, August 1 A West Covina woman was arrested after trying to rob another woman at an ATM. The attempted robbery occurred in front of First City Credit Union at 250 W. First St. around 8 p.m., Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department said. According to police, 26-year-old Tatianna Croomes walked up to […]
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 […]