Claremont Police Blotter
The Claremont Police Department received a 2:40 p.m. call regarding a man walking in lanes of traffic on Base Line Road near Mills Avenue.
Monday, December 19: at 3:40 p.m. a Claremont police officer returning to town from Pomona Superior Court saw Pomona resident Alex Alanis, 56, whom she recognized from previous encounters, dancing and flailing his arms about. He then allegedly threw a large dirt clot at her patrol car causing minor damage. The officer made a U-turn to confront him, at which point he began to walk away. The officer steered her vehicle into an alley in the 300 block of E. Mission Street in Pomona where she attempted to detain Alanis. When the officer attempted to place handcuffs on him, he allegedly pulled away and a struggle began, during which both the officer and suspect fell to the ground.
A Stater Bros. employee called CPD at 6:02 p.m. to report a customer wearing a Halloween mask from the dystopian horror movie franchise “The Purge” had hit her in the face after being confronted about throwing newspapers around the store.
Monday, December 12: security at Claremont Toyota, 601 Auto Center Dr., called the Claremont Police Department at 8:15 p.m. because two men were on the sales lot checking for open vehicles. When officers arrived, they located two people walking east on Auto Center Drive and made contact with them near Super King Market. A records check revealed that one of the men, Altadena resident Maxence Labbe, 40, had a felony warrant from Pasadena for auto theft with a $100,000 bail, as well as a no-bail parole violation warrant for burglary.
At 2 a.m. Claremont Police Department officers responded to the 1000 block of North Towne Avenue regarding a car that had collided with a utility pole.
Friday, December 2: At 7:30 p.m. officers responded to a domestic disturbance call from a home on Mountain Avenue north of Base Line Road. Upon arrival they located a female suspect in the home’s driveway and detained her in the back of a patrol car. They also found a victim who had visible lacerations on the back of both hands. The suspect allegedly used a metal alarm company sign to hit the victim multiple times and also punched the victim in the face. The suspect also reportedly broke a window in the home’s front door. While in the patrol car, the suspect allegedly began banging her head on the car window. When an officer opened the door in an attempt to calm her down, the suspect reportedly spat in the officer’s face.
The Claremont Police Department was recently awarded some $94,000 in state and federal grant funds to be used for deterring unsafe driving behaviors. The grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will allow CPD to increase patrols throughout the community. It also will fund traffic safety programs […]
At 10:12 a.m. the Claremont Police Department received multiple 911 calls about a suspected sex worker standing on the corner of Arrow Highway and Indian Hill Boulevard waving at cars and possibly engaging in solicitation for prostitution.
Tuesday, November 15: At 10:19 p.m. Claremont Police Department officers responded to Bert and Rocky’s Ice Cream Company at 242 Yale Ave. on a vandalism call. A witness said he saw a 41-year-old unhoused Claremont man throw a brick at the front window of the business, which did not break the glass but left a large scratch.
The Claremont Police Department responded at 1:19 a.m. to Base Line Road and Kemper Avenue regarding a solo vehicle collision in the area.
Wednesday, October 26: At 4 p.m. the Claremont Police Department received a call about a burglary in progress in the parking lot at Claremont City Hall, 207 Harvard Ave. A female victim was backing her car out of parking space when police say a woman tried to distract her by saying over and over “look at your car.” Allegedly that is when a second suspect reached into the car and stole $200 in cash and a checkbook from the victim’s purse. The woman was unable to identify either suspect.
A sting operation with undercover Claremont police posing as sex workers resulted in the arrest of 15 “johns” and one man for “pimping and pandering” near the corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and the 10 Freeway on Friday, November 4. The Claremont Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations conducted […]
At about 7 a.m. the Claremont Police Department received a call about a suspicious transient in the Claremont Village.
Thursday, October 13: At 10:43 a.m. Claremont police received a call from West Covina police who said they had Upland resident Kayn Cox-Whittle, 22, in custody, and he had a felony no-bail warrant in Claremont. In August 2020, Cox-Whittle was reportedly involved in road rage incident during which he is accused of brandishing a handgun near Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards. The victims were two off-duty police officers from a department other than CPD. Claremont police conducted a felony traffic stop on Cox-Whittle and during a search allegedly discovered the firearm, as well as methamphetamine and a pipe. He was arrested for assault with deadly weapon, criminal threats, possession of controlled substance while in possession of a firearm and carrying an unregistered and loaded firearm, all felonies.
The Claremont Police Department has asked residents to be aware of a new telephone scam. “Today, the Claremont Police Department received reports of a caller identifying himself as Tony Garcia from Southern California Edison,” read a CPD press release. “The caller was calling to arrange an $800 cash bill payment for the return of utility service. The caller attempted to make payment arrangements in person. Please be advised that Southern California Edison and other utilities will never demand cash for billing payments.”
Monday, October 3: At 12:39 p.m. the Claremont Police Department received numerous calls about a man in the 2400 block of Bonnie Brae Avenue who was exposing himself. Officers responded a short time later and two witnesses pointed out the suspect. When police contacted the 36-year-old unhoused man, he reportedly said he was urinating. Video surveillance obtained by the police allegedly showed the subject exposing himself. A search allegedly revealed he was in possession of methamphetamine and a glass pipe. He was arrested for indecent exposure, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors. He was transported to CPD jail where he was booked and later released with a citation to appear at Pomona Superior Court.