Claremont Police Blotter
Wednesday, March 2 Police once again arrested 42-year-old Allen Perez of Pomona for public intoxication after receiving a call regarding a possible drunk person on the 100 block of south College Avenue. When approached by officers and asked if he had been drinking, Mr. Perez replied, “Yeah, we’re good,” according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of […]
Tuesday, February 23 Police arrested a Pomona man after he was caught stealing razors from Stater Bros, the second time he has been arrested for the same crime. Police say Allen Pool, 61, entered the supermarket at approximately 3:15 p.m. and went directly to aisle 10, where he shoved a number of razor packets into […]
Wednesday, February 17 An Upland man was arrested for DUI after rear-ending another driver. The accident happened at approximately 6 p.m. on Towne Avenue and Briarcroft Road, where police say 53-year-old Joseph Engkraf crashed into the car when both drivers were traveling north. When police arrived, they noticed Mr. Engkrof exhibited signs of intoxication and […]
Wednesday, February 10 An unknown person logged into an email account of a Claremont United Church of Christ employee and attempted to bilk the church of thousands of dollars. The incident happened between 6:41 a.m. and 10:26 a.m., when the fraudster, using the employee’s email, contacted the church’s finance director and requested funds in excess […]
Wednesday, February 3 An unknown burglar broke into an unlocked car and stole a laptop belonging to the LA Unified School District. The incident occurred between 9 p.m. on February 2 and 5:15 a.m. on February 3 on the 600 block of Citadel Street. The victim’s vehicle was parked in the driveway of his residence […]
Tuesday, January 26 A woman narrowly avoided getting hit by a car in the Village Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at the eastern edge of Yale and Bonita at approximately 8:26 a.m., when the 39-year-old female driver made a left turn while driving south on Yale, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. Unbeknownst to her, a […]
Monday, January 18 An unidentified shoplifter entered the MW Smoke Shop on the 400 block of Auto Center Drive at approximately 9:43 a.m. and stole several boxes containing California State Lottery Scratcher tickets, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. He then left in an unknown direction. He is described as a white male, approximately six feet, […]
Tuesday, January 12 A would-be bike thief was caught Tuesday at about 11:45 a.m. after a witness spotted him in the act. The incident happened at American Apparel on the 100 block of North Indian Hill Boulevard. This is where the witness saw Noel Ramirez, 26, from Azusa take off with the bike. Officers responded […]
Tuesday, January 5 Claremont police arrested a Pomona woman after she was seen harassing drivers in the Trader Joe’s parking lot. Officers arrived to the 400 block of West Foothill Boulevard at approximately 9:11 p.m. after witnesses claimed 30-year-old Misti Honea was banging on windows of passing cars, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. Officers ran […]
Thursday, December 24 Burglars broke into a home on the 2000 block of New Haven and made off with jewelry and a BMW. The incident happened between 1 p.m. on December 21 and 9:30 p.m. on December 24 while the homeowners were out of town, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. The burglars allegedly forced open […]
The police blotter was nothing short of fascinating in 2015. Petty thieves, drunk drivers discovering Claremont and drug busts dominated the police log throughout the year. There were also the odd and unusual events confirming that people still think of unique ways to get into trouble. Here’s what we found to be the most compelling […]
Tuesday, December 15 An unknown thief tried to break into a house after stealing packages from the front porch. The incident happened at approximately 6:44 p.m. on the 700 block of Alamosa Drive. The thief first parked his car at a neighboring house and approached the home, stealing two packages, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. […]
A nine-year Claremont Police Department veteran has just been named the department’s officer of the year. Officer Matt Hamill, who works in the department’s traffic division, received the award on December 17 after a vote among his peers at the station. “It was a big surprise and it was awesome,” Officer Hamill, a Claremont native, […]
Tuesday, December 8 Claremont police arrested a Torrance man after he led them on a pursuit throughout the city. At approximately 8:47 a.m., officers picked up on a silver Honda Civic on the 800 block of East Arrow Highway that was reported stolen out of Carson. When the driver, 26-year-old Kenneth Dobbs, failed to yield, […]
Wednesday, December 2 Claremont police arrested a San Bernardino woman after she stole coffee creamers from a convenience store and refused to leave. The incident happened at 9:41 p.m. at AM/PM, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek. When officers arrived, they found 49-year-old Sue Schlie inside the business and exhibiting telltale signs of narcotic intoxication. When […]
Wednesday, November 25 A Claremont woman caught two men breaking into her boyfriend’s truck in the middle of the day. The incident happened on the 500 block of North Mills Avenue at approximately 12:28 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The woman noticed two unidentified men entering the black Chevrolet […]