Claremont Police Blotter
Tuesday, May 9 Two people were arrested after getting caught with drugs. A witness called police and informed them that two people were “smoking crack” in a car on the 800 block of west Bonita Avenue, according to police logs. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Sadie Loud of Covina and 41-year-old Kiwanis Willis of […]
Tuesday, May 2 Between 11:15 a.m. and 1:35 p.m., a thief entered a house on the 500 block of west Ninth Street by removing a screen door to a window and ransacking several rooms in the home, leaving with a wallet containing credit cards, an unknown amount of cash and other items, according to Lt. […]
Monday, April 24 Police are looking for whoever stole a Walther PPQ semi-automatic handgun from a home on the 1000 block of Belmont Abbey. The homeowner stated that between April 4 and April 24, the gun and the case it was stored in went missing, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. […]
Tuesday, April 18 A local transient was arrested after causing a disturbance at the Chevron/McDonalds, including rubbing his face on the front door. Rudy Orcasitas, 26, was kicked out of the business on the southeast corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Auto Center Drive around 3:20 p.m. after exhibiting odd behavior. Police found him near […]
Tuesday, April 11 Two would-be burglars were scared off by an alarm while breaking into Grizzly’s Donuts. The break-in occurred between 2:45 a.m. and 3:15 a.m., when the burglars forced entry into the brand-new Village shop on the 300 block of west Bonita Avenue, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The […]
Monday, April 3 Around 3:15 p.m., a witness at the intersection of Hiawassee and Appalachian noticed a dark-colored car with paper plates stealing mail from mailboxes and followed until police could arrive. The driver, 21-year-old Andrea Valdez, reportedly admitted to police that she and the passenger, 24-year-old Alex Mendez, were in the neighborhood to steal […]
Tuesday, March 28 An unknown thief stole hundreds of dollars worth of goods from an unlocked Toyota Camry on the 600 block of Lehigh. Between 9 p.m. on March 27 and 7 a.m. on March 28, the thieves opened the passenger side door, taking a laptop valued at $500, a gym bag with contents valued […]
Wednesday, March 22 Police are looking for a burglar who stole over $4,000 worth of jewelry. The break-in occurred on the 1800 block of Shenandoah between 3:50 and 4:30 p.m., when the burglar shattered the glass door in the back of the house to gain entry, according to Lt. Mike CIszek of the Claremont Police […]
Wednesday, March 15 Police are looking for whoever stole more than $1000 in power tools from a car on the 1500 block of Finecroft Road. The theft occurred between 4:15 p.m. on March 15 and 6 a.m. March 16, when two thieves, described only as a Caucasian man and a Hispanic man, broke into a […]
Tuesday, March 7 Police are looking for a thief and a getaway driver who made off with a display iPhone at the Sprint Store. The robbery occurred just before 6 p.m. at the mobile shop on the 400 block of Auto Center Drive, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The thief […]
Wednesday, March 1 Police are investigating a burglary at a home on the 500 block of Redlands Avenue. Between 1 p.m. on February 22 and 1:30 on March 1, an unidentified burglar smashed the rear window of the home and gained entry, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. The residents were […]
Tuesday, February 21 An Ontario man was arrested for DUI after misjudging the curve on Harrison Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard. The crash occurred around 12:45 a.m., when a car driven by 25-year-old George Contreras, traveling southbound on Indian Hill, failed to turn left at the curve and hit the curb, according to Lt. Mike […]
Wednesday, February 15 A transient was caught breaking into a black Range Rover on the 200 block of East San Jose Avenue. When police arrived around 8:40 a.m., they found 37-year-old Steven Weber still inside the car, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. Mr. Weber was arrested for burglary and transported […]
Tuesday, February 7 A 69-year-old woman was walking out of the Claremont Village Wells Fargo at 10:30 a.m. when a man, described as an African-American, six feet tall and 200 pounds with black hair, approached her, grabbed her purse and escaped in a black four-door sedan, according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police […]
Thursday, February 2 Police are looking for a man who tried to burglarize Wolfe’s Market. The suspect kicked a glass window on the west side of the market just after 8 p.m., according to Lt. Mike Ciszek of the Claremont Police Department. Once inside, however, the burglar was spooked by the alarm and left without […]
Police warn of rubberized paint scam Homeowners should be aware that aggressive “energy” contractors are attempting to sell over-priced paint with promises that it will reduce a home’s energy costs. This is widely regarded as a scam that will not only not achieve the promised results, but can damage the home. Contractors use sophisticated, high-pressure […]