Claremont Police Blotter
Police catch man with slew of outstanding charges On Thursday, March 7, the claim that his truck had run out of gas wasn’t enough to justify 53-year-old Eddie Paz’s decision to change his mode of transport to a stolen bike, especially when it turns out the truck was stolen to begin with. Police caught up […]
The good news keeps coming for the Claremont Police Department. In recent months Claremont’s budget success and grant funding has allowed the local police department the ability to add to its ranks. First, with the addition of a four-legged staff member named Dodger, a one-year-old British Labrador trained to identify narcotics. He is now the […]
On Thursday, March 7 a man claiming his truck had run out of gas wasn’t enough to justify 53-year-old Eddie Paz’s excuse for changing his mode of transport to a stolen bike, especially when it turns out the truck was stolen to begin with. Police caught up with Mr. Paz at the Keck Science Center […]
Thursday, February 28 Snooping caused troubles for a 19-year-old La Verne resident seen peering into backyards near Mills and Miramar Avenues. In one case, Emmanuel Salazar was seen climbing onto a cement wall with one leg over before recalculating his decision. Police put an end to his sleuthing, arresting Mr. Salazar for prowling. Friday, […]
Police nab trio ditching stolen car On Tuesday, February 26, Aimga Magallanes and Ryean Jones, both 18, and 24-year-old Shawn Doty were caught idle, quite literally. The trio of Riverside residents ditched a car, still running, in the driveway of a home in the 2300 block of San Joaquin Court Tuesday morning and took off […]
On Tuesday, February 26 eighteen-year-olds Aimga Magallanes and Ryean Jones and 24-year-old Shawn Doty were caught idle, quite literally. The trio of Riverside residents ditched a car, still running, in the driveway of a home in the 2300 block of San Joaquin Court Tuesday morning and took off through the home’s backyard. Unfortunately for them, […]
Wednesday, February 13 Two Upland residents did not receive the sweet treat they were hoping for when they entered the 21 Choices on Foothill Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. All they got was a trip to jail. Police had followed 62-year-old Verde Beede and 32-year-old Kristie Lawlor to the frozen yogurt shop after discovering the car they […]
On Wednesday, February 13 two Upland residents did not receive the sweet treat they were hoping for when they entered the 21 Choices on Foothill Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. All they got was a trip to jail. Police had followed 62-year-old Verde Beede and 32-year-old Kristie Lawlor to the frozen yogurt shop after discovering the car […]
Man scales to new heights, claims he was looking for work Patrick Williams will go to great lengths to get a job, at least if you buy his story. Mr. Williams was seen breaking into the Harvey Mudd construction site at Dartmouth and Foothill Boulevard by scaling the 10-to-12 foot tall fence. Shortly after entering […]
Patrick Williams will go to great lengths to get a job, at least if you buy his story. Mr. Williams was seen breaking into the Harvey Mudd construction site at Dartmouth and Foothill Boulevard by scaling the 10-12 foot tall fence. Shortly after entering the site, Mr. Williams was joined by Campus Safety officers. He […]
Saturday, February 2 Police found a 19-year-old college student passed out on the pavement in the 900 block of Ninth Street early Saturday morning. Though the college student was drunk, officers believe there may be more to the story as the student was found with 2 golf ball-sized lumps to his head and blood in […]
Church did not prove to be a sanctuary for a 15-year-old male hiding from police. The juvenile proved an easy find in a couple of games of “hide and seek” Saturday morning. While hiding out in some bushes on the side of a residence in the 1600 block of Rutgers Court, it soon became apparent […]
Thursday, January 24 If you are the owner of a duffel bag suitcase kept wrapped in a plastic bag, there’s good news: your bag’s been found. Police located the questionably wrapped luggage behind an air conditioning unit at the Claremont Metrolink Station. The owner has 90 days to claim it. **** In other Thursday […]
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 […]