Claremont Police Blotter
Claremont Police Department officers responded to Cahuilla Park, 1717 N. Indian Hill Blvd., at 7:25 p.m. after several people called 911 to report a man in his 20s acting suspiciously who appeared to be holding a knife. Officers located the suspect, San Dimas resident Christopher Ramirez, 27.
At 12:53 a.m. officers conducting a welfare check of businesses adjacent to Auto Center Drive observed a grey Kia parked in the lot behind Norms restaurant, 807 S. Indian Hill Blvd., with moderate traffic collision damage to the front end.
On Monday, September 5, 2022, at about 4:10 a.m., Claremont Police Officers responded to 137 Harvard Avenue, (Hendricks Pharmacy) regarding an alarm activation. Officers checked the business, but it was determined to be a false alarm. During a check of the surrounding businesses, officers located smashed windows at 141 Harvard Avenue, (Claremont Faculty Association) and […]
Monday, August 22
Claremont Police Department officers were conducting a special extra patrol of the Metrolink platform when they contacted Pomona resident Delonte Blaylock, 25, at 12:03 p.m. Police say he was loitering in the area, and allegedly gave officers a fake name and date of birth while refusing to provide identification. Blaylock consented to a search during which officers allegedly found a methamphetamine pipe.
Claremont resident Jeffrey Alexander Calzada, 25, has been charged with murder in the death of a woman who was found suffering a traumatic injury inside a car parked outside Murrieta City Hall, next to the police station, at 10:35 a.m. Friday, August. 12.
Tuesday, August 9: At 12:37 a.m. Claremont police officers saw a grey Kia stopped in the middle of the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Mills Avenue with another vehicle’s driver honking to try and get the Kia to move. Officers approached and say they saw Carson resident Ebony Walker, 38, asleep in the driver’s seat with the vehicle in gear and the engine running. A passenger in the vehicle was also asleep. Officers suspected Walker was under the influence of alcohol, and following a field sobriety test, he was arrested taken to jail. Police say a breath sample revealed a blood alcohol content of .13%, nearly double the legal limit. He was held for detoxification and released with a citation to appear in Pomona Superior Court.
Friday, July 29 – At 3:19 a.m. Claremont Police Department officers say they saw a grey BMW traveling near Auto Center Drive and Indian Hill Blvd. with equipment violations, including dark tinted windows and expired tags. They then conducted a traffic stop and asked the driver and a passenger for identification. While detaining the driver, police learned the passenger, later identified as Tarik Gatewood, 19, of Rancho Cucamonga, was lying about his name and had a gun in his possession.
At 5:22 p.m. the Claremont Police Department received a trespassing in progress call from a handyman working at a home in the 600 block of Vista Dr. Police say Pomona resident Derian Nieto Moreno, 26, approached the handyman while he was working, threatened him, and said he was planning to return later and break into the home.
At 1:18 p.m. the Claremont Police Department received a report of a stolen vehicle at 85°C Bakery Cafe in the 400 block Auto Center Drive.
Wednesday, June 29 An alert resident called 911 at 12:50 a.m. to report a suspicious vehicle parked at Vista del Valle Elementary School, 500 Vista Dr. The caller also reported three individuals had exited the car and were headed to the school. When officers arrived, they contacted three young men sitting in a 2015 Chevrolet […]
Wednesday, June 22 A Claremont Police Department officer on 1:30 a.m. patrol near Foothill Blvd. and Towne Ave. spotted a man, later identified as 28-year-old Covina resident Jose Reynoso, walking south on the east side of Towne. The officer said he noticed Reynoso notice him, then cross Towne Ave. When the police car approached him, […]
Tuesday, June 14 Claremont Police Department officers on 5 a.m. patrol at Larkin Park, 650 N. Mountain Ave., spotted a 2009 BMW car in the parking lot and approached it for a welfare check of its four occupants. A records check turned up a misdemeanor warrant for the driver, 31-year-old Claremont resident Michael Tenerelli, stemming […]
Wednesday, June 1 Claremont Police Department officers responded to a 7:07 p.m. 911 call from a neighbor who reportedly witnessed 27-year-old Claremont resident Andrew Guerra strike a 49-year-old man with a baseball bat, causing wounds to his head and upper torso. The genesis of the attack stemmed from the victim allegedly yelling at Guerra after […]
Claremont Police Department officers responded to a family disturbance call in the 600 block of S. Mountain Ave. at 4:10 p.m.
On May 29, sometime overnight, unknown suspects shattered the front glass doors to Lucky’s Coffee Roasters, Magnolia Bistro and Wine Bar, and Blue Fin Sushi and Teriyaki. These businesses are located in the same shopping center in the 600 block of east Foothill Blvd. Based on video surveillance, two suspects were responsible for all three […]
Monday, May 16 What began as a routine arrest of a known trespasser and restraining order violator quickly turned serious when a 32-year-old unhoused man told police there was a bindle of fentanyl inside the abandoned commercial building in which he’d been squatting. The incident began after an officer conducting extra patrol in the area […]