Claremont Police Blotter

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, July 2 A Claremont Police Department officer questioned Pomona resident Shawn Dejesus, 49, outside Motel 6, 840 S. Indian Hill Blvd., at 9:15 a.m., and a records check revealed a misdemeanor warrant out of San Bernardino County. A search allegedly turned up a methamphetamine pipe, and a charge of […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Wednesday, June 26 Claremont Police Department officers responded to the 1500 block of Mural Drive at 7:27 p.m. after receiving multiple calls about car in the middle of the street. They located the vehicle’s owner, Walter Folgar, 40, of Montclair, a short distance away. Police say Folgar was acting erratically […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, June 18 Claremont police went to Stater Bros., 1055 W. Foothill Blvd., after getting a 7:26 a.m. call regarding a man allegedly attempting to leave the store with a cart full of items without paying. An employee reportedly stopped the cart being pushed by Joseph Casarez, 49, of Pomona, […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, June 11 Claremont police made their way to the railroad tracks along Cambridge Avenue about 3 p.m. regarding reports of a homeless encampment. Arriving officers told a 39-year-old unhoused man there to move along. When he refused, they arrested him for misdemeanor trespassing. He was subsequently booked at CPD […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, June 4 Claremont Police Department officers were called to a residence in the 1500 block of Mural Drive at 4:03 p.m. regarding an unhoused 28-year-old man who was not supposed to be there due to a restraining order. Police questioned the man, who they knew from previous encounters, and […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 28 Claremont Police Department officers were called to the area near Mountain Avenue and Via Santa Catarina at 7:38 a.m. regarding a car that had crashed into a hillside. The witness described two men leaving the vehicle and walking into the adjacent wilderness. When police arrived, they located […]

by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com Tuesday, May 21 The Claremont Police Department was called to 678 S. Indian Hill Blvd. at 2:44 p.m. regarding a disturbance. Arriving officers questions a victim who said someone threw a table at them. Police then located and detained the alleged table hurler, Los Angeles resident Donnell Wallace, 29, and […]

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, 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 […]