Claremont Police Blotter
Tuesday, February 7 A 69-year-old woman was walking out of the Claremont Village Wells Fargo at 10:30 a.m. when a man, described as an African-American, six feet tall and 200 pounds with black hair, approached her, grabbed her purse and escaped in a black four-door sedan, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police […]
Thursday, February 2 Police are looking for a man who tried to burglarize Wolfe’s Market. The suspect kicked a glass window on the west side of the market just after 8 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. Once inside, however, the burglar was spooked by the alarm and left without […]
Police warn of rubberized paint scam Homeowners should be aware that aggressive “energy” contractors are attempting to sell over-priced paint with promises that it will reduce a home’s energy costs. This is widely regarded as a scam that will not only not achieve the promised results, but can damage the home. Contractors use sophisticated, high-pressure […]
Tuesday, January 10 Four alleged squatters were removed from a home in north Claremont. The eviction occurred around 10:15 a.m. at the home on the 200 block of Independence Drive, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The reported squatters were identified as 33-year-old Jose Rosas, 30-year-old Jena Miranda of Glendora, 22-year-old […]
Tuesday, January 3 A Claremont man was arrested in connection with an attempted robbery at a Shell gas station on New Year’s Eve. Christian Bagnerise, 22, was identified by authorities through surveillance footage taken from the station, Cpl. Isaac Reyes of the Claremont Police Department said. Officers went to his home on the 800 block […]
Wednesday, December 21 A Rancho Cucamonga man was arrested one day after a home invasion in Claraboya. About four people were in the home on the 700 block of Valparaiso when the burglar, identified as 22-year-old Max Martinez, reportedly entered the home wearing a black ski mask just after 7 p.m., according to Cpl. Isaac […]
It’s no secret that the police blotter is the most widely read part of the COURIER. There’s something to be said about Claremonters diving into the pages and reading up on the city’s weekly round-up of arrests. Here are some of the more unusal blotter entries of 2016, from disastrous drunks to terrible thieves. JANUARY […]
Wednesday, December 14 Two Xbox systems and a MacBook Pro were among items stolen from a home on the 2200 block of Navarro. The burglary happened between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., when the thieves entered through an unlocked front door and stole and Xbox One, an Xbox 360, a MacBook Pro, various video games […]
Tuesday, December 6 Jonathan Medrano of Claremont, 31, reportedly stole a $2,400 bicycle on the 200 block of West First Street around 2 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. Officers found him near the intersection of College Avenue and Oak Park Drive. Mr. Medrano refused repeated commands to stop, and was tackled to the ground […]
Tuesday, November 29 Eleven storage units were burglarized after a burglar cut the lock to Extra Space Storage on the 500 block of east Arrow Highway. The thief entered the business between midnight and 7:30 a.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. Of the 11 units burglarized, the contents of only one was known by police—a […]
Wednesday, November 23 Police are looking for a woman who stole $1,800 in cash and a check for an undetermined amount of money from someone at the Knights Inn. Between 4:30 and 8 a.m., the woman reportedly swiped the money from the victim’s pants pocket while he was sleeping and took off undetected, according to […]
Wednesday, November 16 A Rancho Cucamonga woman was arrested following a hit and run that occurred in July. Adriane Hallek, 26, allegedly crashed her Chevy Equinox into another car on July 30 just after 9:30 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. She then parked the car and left without exchanging information, police said. Based on […]
Tuesday, November 8 Edward Perez, 27, from Pomona, reportedly smashed a window of a Chevy Trailblazer near the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Sage around 8:45 a.m. and stole a purse and a backpack. Mr. Perez got into a gold BMW driven by 27-year-old Amber Perez of San Bernardino, Lt. Mike Ciszek said. A witness […]
Tuesday, November 1 An airbag and sunglasses were stolen from a Honda Civic on the 700 block of west San Jose Avenue. Between 9 p.m. on October 31 and 7 a.m. on November 1, the unknown thief smashed the Civic’s rear passenger side window and made off with the items, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. […]
Tuesday, October 25 Cathleen Cullen, 45, of Claremont was with an unidentified man when police were called on the two of them for loitering in front of The Computer Shop on the 1000 block of Foothill Boulevard around 11:18 p.m., Lt. Mike Ciszek said. When police questioned Ms. Cullen, she reportedly began sobbing and tried […]
Tuesday, October 18 Two men were arrested after stealing a bike from Pomona College. Carlos Noriega, 35, from Bloomington, and Robert Anderzejewski, 19, from Los Angeles, allegedly swiped the bike on college grounds just after 8 p.m. and headed south toward the 10-freeway. Police eventually caught up with them at College Avenue and San Jose […]