Claremont Police Blotter
Tuesday, October 11 A chain reaction in the Stater Bros parking lot led to a car smashing into the window of a dentist’s office. The accident happened just before 3 p.m., when a Toyota Rav4 parked in a handicapped stall began to roll away due to the driver not putting it in park, Lt. Mike […]
Wednesday, October 5 Police arrested a Chino man after he allegedly tried to cash a fake check worth nearly $500. Between October 1 and October 5, police say 36-year-old Adrian Cristobal cashed a $493 check at EZ Cash on Auto Center Drive. EZ Cash released a portion of the check to Mr. Cristobal, but noticed […]
Tuesday, September 27 Police are looking for a thief who stole a unicycle. The unicycle was swiped around 7:30 p.m. on the Harvey Mudd College campus. The approximate value of the unicycle was $190. There is no suspect information at this time, but a suspect running away carrying a unicycle should pique some suspicion. Anyone […]
Thursday, September 22 A man wanted in a previous golf cart theft was arrested in the Sprouts parking lot. Craig Rothbauer, a 44-year-old La Verne resident, was located by police for having a warrant out for his arrest stemming from the theft, which occurred at Evergreen Storage on August 11. Mr. Rothbauer was arrested on […]
Tuesday, September 13 A thief stole a laptop and a Nintendo 3DS from a parked car on the 500 block of Converse Street. Between 9:30 p.m. September 13 and 9:30 a.m. the next day, the intruder opened the Toyota Corolla’s unlocked passenger door and took the 20-inch Hewlett-Packard laptop and the game system, as well […]
Thursday, September 8 A Pomona woman was arrested for outstanding warrants during an investigation of a burglarized storage unit. The burglary was reported at Extra Space Storage at 11:15 a.m. and was believed to have occurred between August 13 and September 8, Lt. Mike Ciszek said. The burglar is said to have used an unidentified […]
Tuesday, August 30 Police are looking for a man who was caught on tape using a prepaid card from a stolen bag. The victim left the bag on top of his car while driving away from his home on August 7. When he went to retrieve the bag, it had already been taken, Lt. Mike […]
Increased traffic patrol around public schools With the start of the new school year last Wednesday, residents will see an increased level of police officers in and around Claremont public schools to keep students, staff, parents and the motoring public safer, police related in a release. “These high-visibility patrols are an ongoing directed enforcement effort […]
Police are looking for someone who egged a Lexus, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The incident happened between 7 p.m. on August 23 and 8:30 a.m. on August 24 on the 800 block of Endicott Drive. Numerous raw eggs were smashed on the driver’s side door and left passenger side door. Eggs were also […]
Wednesday, August 17 Somebody stole more than $2,000 worth of copper wire from a construction site. The theft occurred between 8 p.m. on August 16 and 5:30 a.m. on August 17 on the 600 block of Claremont Boulevard, and was discovered when workers arrived at the site but found it had been broken into, according […]
Tuesday, August 9 A possible prowler spooked a Claremont resident during the early morning hours of August 9. The homeowner, who lives on the 800 block of Harvard Avenue, was getting ready for work around 4:30 a.m. when he heard footsteps walking down his driveway and near his kitchen window, Lt. Mike Ciszek of the […]
Sunday, July 31 A resident on Mt. Carmel called police around 10 p.m. to say four unfamiliar cars were outside Higginbotham Park and that the park’s visitors “were up to no good.” Police responded but no report was taken. Monday, August 1 A female driver was traveling on Foothill Boulevard near Mountain Avenue at […]
Tuesday, July 26 A thief stole a radar detector from a car on the 600 block of Colgate. According to Lt. Mike Ciszek, the thief opened an unlocked door to a silver Volkswagen Jetta between 11 p.m. on Monday and 7 a.m. on Tuesday and stole the device—valued at $350—from the front passenger visor. About […]
Claremont man arrested on child molestation charge A Claremont man was arrested on suspicion of child molestation after reportedly touching a child inappropriately in a mall bathroom. Richard Camarena, 45, was arrested on Saturday, July 23 at a Claremont residence, according to a release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Mr. Camarena is accused […]
Friday, July 8 A home on the 4000 block of New Hampshire Avenue was burglarized, with the robber getting away with an unknown amount of goods. The break-in occurred sometime between 4 p.m. on July 7 and 10:30 a.m. on July 8, when police allege the burglar removed a piece of plywood that had been […]
Wednesday March 29 Police are on the lookout for a man who walked into a T-Mobile store and stole a display cell phone. The man strolled into the business on the 400 block of Auto Center Drive and snatched the $140 phone at approximately 2 p.m. He was described as a six foot tall Hispanic […]