Claremont Police Blotter
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 14 Claremont Police Department officers were called to Peppertree Square, along 300 block of South Indian Hill Boulevard, at 1:35 p.m. regarding a person who had been previously barred from the area. Police questioned a 46-year-old unhoused woman who was subsequently arrested for misdemeanor trespassing. She was taken […]
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 7 Claremont Police Department officers were called to the 700 block of Baylor Avenue at 9:11 p.m. regarding a person causing a disturbance. Police spoke with the reporting party and ran a records check of 48-year-old Joshua McClellan of Claremont, which revealed two misdemeanor warrants, one from Los […]
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Monday, April 22 Claremont Police Department officers responded at 10:58 p.m. to a call regarding someone who had damaged the window and taillights of a car outside the Claremont Palms Apartments, 750 W. San Jose Ave. Arriving officers were given a description of the suspect. Police said Mercedez Padilla, 32, […]
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, April 9 Claremont Police Department officers responded to a 9:42 p.m. call for service regarding a woman allegedly trespassing at Lombardo Law Firm, 408 W. Foothill Blvd. When police arrived, they say they found the 46-year-old unhoused woman hiding inside a closet on the property. She was arrested for misdemeanor […]
Police Blotter: April 5, 2024 by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, March 26 Claremont Police Department officers responded to a 9:47 a.m. service call at Hanoi Kitchen, 400 Auto Center Dr., regarding a suspicious man walking in and out of the restaurant. When police questioned John Dawson, 37 of Pomona, a records check revealed he […]
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, March 19 Claremont Police Department officers responded to the Chevron gas station, 267 S. Indian Hill Blvd., regarding a 9 p.m. call from a domestic violence victim who alleged they were hit by their husband, a 41-year-old Pomona resident. When police contacted the duo, the victim did not appear […]
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, March 12 Claremont Police Department officers responded to an 11:10 a.m. call regarding a man near the intersection of Base Line Road and Mills Avenue acting erratically, waving his arms and yelling. Police matched the description to 31-year-old Sergio Valencia of Pomona. A search revealed he was in possession […]
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, March 6 Claremont Police Department officers conducted a 11:38 a.m. welfare check at Claremont Lodge, 736 S. Indian Hill Blvd., on a 31-year-old unhoused man. The man had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant and was subsequently arrested for the warrant and for allegedly being under the influence of a controlled […]
By Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Friday, March 1 With the assistance of the Claremont Motel 6 management, the Claremont, Glendora, and Upland police departments and Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation conducted an undercover prostitution detail in the area of Indian Hill Blvd. and the 10 Freeway following complaints from residents, business […]