Claremont Police Blotter
Burglars made a spree through 3 of the Claremont Colleges over a 4-day period last week, beginning Friday, September 27 and ending on Monday, September 30. Twice crooks targeted Edmunds Hall on the Pomona College campus. The first attempt was unsuccessful, but on a second round an office was pried open and computer-related items valued […]
Still unknown if 3 Claremont burglaries are related On Wednesday, September 18, as Claremont residents hustled to work, burglars made a sweep of 3 local homes. A home in the 2100 block of Oxford Avenue was the first target, broken into around 10 a.m. while an elderly man was home. The victim described the burglar […]
Thursday, September 12 Residents in the 700 block of Occidental Drive received an unwelcome wake-up call on Thursday morning. Mary Perez, 34, of Ontario, took it upon herself to help the neighborhood rise and seize the day around 1:30 a.m. by repeated honking her car horn. While neighbors received an interrupted night’s sleep, Ms. Perez […]
As Claremont residents hustled to work on Wednesday, burglars made a sweep of 3 local homes. A home in the 2100 block of Oxford Avenue was the first target, broken into around 10 a.m. while an elderly man was home. The victim described the burglar as a white or Hispanic male about 20-30 years old […]
Vandals strip bronze plaques from city hall The front of Claremont City Hall is looking a little bare these days. Earlier this month, 2 bronze plaques were removed from the front of city hall and have yet to be found. Similar swipes have taken place at the Alexander Hughes Center, several local parks and Claremont […]
Thursday, August 29 Wolfe’s Market was targeted in a late- night burglary, the second for the local grocery store in the past 8 months. Shortly before midnight, an unidentified burglar threw a rock through a side window to gain entry to the business, according to Detective Rick Varney. Once inside the building, it appears the […]
Employee’s lead lands trio in jail after crime spree A trio’s recent crime spree has officially come to an end, thanks to the help of an employee at Hotel Casa 425. On Thursday, August 22, an employee recognized 25-year-old Roxanne Golchini, who was checking into the hotel, as the same individual wanted for fraudulent charges […]
On Thursday, August 22 a trio’s recent crime spree has officially come to an end thanks to the help of an employee at Hotel Casa 425. The employee recognized 25-year-old Roxanne Golchini, checking into the hotel on Thursday morning, as the same individual wanted for fraudulent charges made at several Village businesses over the past […]
Looking for lost property? The Claremont Police Department has more than a dozen items waiting to be reclaimed. Found property is as follows: a yellow metal ring with 12 clear stones, a black Samsung Galaxy notebook, a white iPod, a white and pink Kent Trouble girls bike, a gray and green 21-speed Giant bike, a […]
Police search for suspect in attempted robbery of Chase Bank Claremont may have been the second stop for a man who attempted robbery at a bank in the Village last weekend, according to Claremont police. Police arrived to Chase Bank on the corner of Fourth Street and Indian Hill on Friday evening after reports that […]
Man with warrant has poor excuse for casing neighborhood A 47-year-old Los Angeles resident, seen perusing the Cinderella Drive neighborhood on the afternoon of Thursday, August 1, swears he wasn’t up to anything out of the ordinary. Reggie Ponce claimed to be an “appointment setter” who was soliciting for a company in the area, according […]
Wednesday, July 26 Forty-year-old David Rodriguez of Claremont couldn’t help but add to his collection. After being spotted carting off one stolen bike from the Mt. San Antonio Gardens retirement community, he came back for more, according to Detective Robert Ewing. This time, however, police were ready. Though not in possession of any stolen property […]
Tuesday, July 16 Forty-year-old Ana Romero of Los Angeles gave a whole new meaning to getting high. Ms. Romero was spotted climbing in a tree at Larkin Park on Tuesday night, but it wasn’t her choice of evening exercise that got police attention. Her car, found parked on the grass with the engine still running, […]
Lakers fan uses window to make escape with jewelry On the afternoon of Wednesday, July 10, a man returned home in time to watch $4500 worth of jewelry go out the window. He entered through the front door of his home in the 300 block of Armstrong Drive to find a black male wearing a […]
Wednesday, July 3 Police are looking for a crook with a mathematical inclination. Sometime between June 27 and July 3, a total of 45 calculators were stolen from a secured building at the Claremont Colleges. There are zero leads. Thursday, July 4 Longtime Village eatery Pizza ‘N Such was targeted in a suspected burglary […]
Wednesday, July 26 There was no Fourth of July barbecuing and no say in the matter for a resident in the 400 block of North Cambridge Avenue. On Wednesday night, the resident discovered their backyard grill/smoker, worth an estimated $150, had disappeared. There are no leads, but a report was taken. Thursday, June 27 […]