Claremont Police Blotter
Tuesday, April 2 A Claremont resident was the victim of a scammer who bilked the Purdue Avenue resident out of $14,000. The scammer called the victim and pretended to be an employee of Microsoft offering the victim some type of refund, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. The victim allowed the scammer […]
Tuesday, March 26 A woman on Radcliffe Drive got an unwanted surprise when she found out someone had used her credit card to rent a U-Haul. She found out when the moving van company called her after the truck was returned damaged, according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. There is no […]
Tuesday, March 19 A Bellflower man was arrested after police say he was under the influence of meth in front of Gus’s BBQ. Officers were called to the restaurant around 11:15 a.m., according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. They found 34-year-old Eddie Serpa acting under the influence, and found meth and […]
Tuesday, March 12 Two people were arrested after being found driving a car that had been stolen a week prior. On March 5 at 5:15 p.m., two victims were working on their black Nissan Maxima at Denny’s when two men stole their car, Sgt. David DeMetz of the Claremont Police Department said. The car thieves […]
Tuesday, March 5 Police are investigating a wallet theft at Trader Joe’s. Between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., the shopper was perusing the market on Foothill Boulevard hen an unknown suspect reached into her purse and swiped the wallet, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. The victim canceled the credit cards inside, […]
Tuesday, February 26 Between 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., two thieves entered the victim’s unlocked car at the Evey Canyon turnout, taking two wallets, around $800 in cash as well as gift cards and credit cards, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. The cards were used at two different Walmart locations in […]
Monday, February 18 Two men were arrested after allegedly carjacking a victim’s car while another victim was inside and trying to run over the car’s owner. The two victims met up with 33-year-old Francisco Sandoval of Pomona and 30-year-old Ricardo Villar Padilla of Pomona around 5:11 p.m. because one victim owed Mr. Padilla money, according […]
Tuesday, February 12 Police arrested 53-year-old Jose Flores on suspicion of oral copulation on a man with an intellectual disability. Mr. Flores was arrested by Claremont PD on the 1400 block of East Elma Court in Ontario around 12:33 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The alleged incident occurred on […]
Monday, February 4 Around 11:10 p.m., an officer contacted 29-year-old Derek Loc of Fontana, who was sitting in a car at the Chevron/McDonalds parking lot for about an hour, Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department said. Mr. Loc had a warrant for his arrest, and reportedly also had meth and a meth pipe […]
Monday, January 28 Police are looking for two suspects who burglarized two homes in north Claremont. Around 3 p.m., a resident on the 800 block of Base Line Road told police that he heard someone knock on her door and then a window breaking, the Claremont Police Department said. The suspect saw the resident, who […]
Tuesday, January 22 A transient was arrested after getting caught with a stolen bicycle. Police allege that around 7:30 a.m., 25-year-old Jason Flanagan entered a garage on the 300 block of west 12th Street and stole a $100 beach cruiser bike. The victim saw Mr. Flanagan in the garage while the caper was taking place, […]
Tuesday, January 15 Two people were arrested after a car check at the Claremont Lodge yielded illegal drugs. An officer was conducing a routine check in the parking lot of the motel around 1 p.m. and saw three people sitting in a car. One of them, 62-year-old Steven Uhrig of Pomona, was in possession of […]
Tuesday, January 8 Police are looking for a truck that was stolen off the lot of John Elway Chrysler Jeep Dodge. An employee arriving to work around 6 a.m. saw a gray 2009 GMC truck, a recent trade-in with one set of keys, being driven off the lot by someone they did not recognize, according […]
Wednesday, January 2 Two Upland residents were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop. Campus Safety called police around 2 a.m. after they saw a truck being driven suspiciously on the 600 block of Ninth Street around 2 a.m., according to Lt. Jason Walters of the Claremont Police Department. Officers found the truck nearby […]
Wednesday, December 19 A mountain bike valued at $7,400 was taken from a garage on the 900 block of Fenn Court. Between December 18 at 10:30 p.m. and December 19 at 9:30 p.m., the unknown suspect entered the garage, took the blue Pivot Mach 6 carbon fiber competition mountain bike, and fled undetected, according to […]
The blotter played a central role in Claremont news in 2018, giving residents the latest in what’s happening in Claremont crime. While the City of Trees is certainly safer than other towns, we have had our fair share of incidents. Some, of course, were more ridiculous than others. Here is the best of the best. […]