Claremont Police Blotter

Two $1400 laptops were stolen in a bizarre coffeehouse theft Monday night, January 21. Both laptops were torn away from underneath the fingertips of their owners, working unaware on their computers at the Starbucks on Yale Avenue in the Claremont Village. Two men simultaneously stole the laptops and ran off into a dark-colored sedan waiting […]

Alcohol shopping spree lasts only so long for minors Two minors with a serious appetite for alcohol made off with multiple bottles of the hard stuff over a 3-day burglary binge at Claremont’s local Stater Bros. market, located at 1055 W. Foothill Blvd. One minor conducted most of the crime, acting alone in 2 of […]

Police are searching for 2 men suspected of car theft in the 400 block of Charleston Drive on Friday morning. Police reported to Charleston Drive around 3:45 a.m. after a resident reported seeing 3 suspicious men that the resident believed were possibly breaking into vehicles. Officers found one of the men sitting in a stolen […]

Wednesday, January 2 “Want some of this?” yelled 41-year-old Chris Herrin of Glendora to police standing across the street at Claremont City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Herrin, who was leaning against a pole for support, was arrested for public intoxication. **** Though 20-year-old Fernando Rivera of Azusa tried to drive away unnoticed after a […]

“Want some of this?” yelled 41-year-old Chris Herrin of Glendora to police standing across the street at Claremont City Hall Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Herrin, leaning against a pole for support, was under the influence of alcohol and arrested for public intoxication. **** Though 20-year-old Fernando Rivera of Azusa tried to drive away unnoticed after a […]

The Claremont Police Department has provided some level of respite for victims of the city’s recent Bonnie Brae Avenue burglaries. Three men believed to be involved with the Claremont burglary spree are behind bars. The Los Angeles County District Attorney has filed 2 felony counts of residential burglary against the three Los Angeles residents, Claremont […]

Claremont’s last arrest of 2012 and first arrest of 2013 share a common factor: too much alcohol. Police were called to the 1400 block of Mural Drive around 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve to deal with reports of a man yelling in the middle of a residential driveway. Though 66-year-old Raymond McNeish claimed the […]

A string of mysterious BB gun vandalisms, house burglaries and car smash-and grabs are just a few of the incidents that have kept Claremont police busy this year. With criminals shooting water guns at cars and others falling asleep in the middle of city roadways, whoever said Claremont was quiet? Here’s a look at some […]

This is a special preview of the Best of the Claremont police blotter 2012 that will appear in our Saturday, December 29 edition. January Ongoing investigations of drug sales at a residence in the 400 block of Cedar Crest Avenue ended with the arrest of 34-year-old Rudy Rodriguez of Claremont. On December 22, Claremont Police […]

Traffic violation nabs burglars after break-in A pair of burglars without the gift of stealth wound up in jail Saturday night after their plans to make off with stolen loot was foiled. A witness spotted one of the men reaching into the smashed window of a Silver Honda parked at Mills Avenue and Evey Canyon. […]

Drunk driving incident results in severe injuries  On Saturday, December 1, a 27-year-old Pomona resident was arrested after involvement in a near-fatal crash Saturday evening. An employee of Claremont Toyota, where the drive came to a grisly end, notified police of the crash. Jesus Rodriguez was found standing next to his truck, which had crashed […]

Thursday, November 22 A resident in the 1000 block of Lake Forest Drive didn’t exactly find what they figured they would when checking for an intruder Thursday morning. The resident was alerted of a possible backyard trespasser after the dogs began to bark. Though a person was not found, a glass meth pipe was. Police […]

A trio of crooks was nabbed for conspiracy and a slew of other offenses Tuesday, November 20, after cashing a series of checks using a deceased man’s name. On November 16, a man entered California Bank & Trust at 102 Yale Ave. and opened an account with 2 checks signed with the deceased man’s signature. […]

Wednesday, November 7 After a couple low-profile weeks, the appliance burglars are back, once again targeting vacant Claremont homes. Burglars carted off a gas stove from a vacant home in the 800 block of Drake Avenue between 5:30 and 6 a.m. They entered the home using the key in the realtor’s lockbox. Neighbors spotted 2 […]

On Saturday, November 10 Claremont McKenna College rally took a strange turn when a car became engulfed in flames. As part of the rally—which took place at the campus apartments at 671 E. 6th Street—college students purchased a salvaged vehicle with the purpose of allowing students to vandalize and destroy the vehicle, according to Lt. […]

Thursday, November 1 Attempting to take someone’s beer may not the best way to make friends. A 31-year-old Upland man arrested Thursday evening discovered this the hard way. Mr. London had been observed attempting to take customers’ beers at The Press, located at 129 North Harvard Ave., and refused to leave the restaurant when employees […]