CLAREMONT – Police made 10 arrests and recovered two handguns and various prescription drugs during an eight-hour crime suppression at hotels near the I-10 freeway and Indian Hill Boulevard May 12.

Nine officers worked the crime suppression detail. One person was arrested for concealing a loaded firearm and one person was arrested for possessing an unserialized “ghost gun.” Other arrests were made for possession of Oxycodone and Xanax laced with Fentanyl for sale, possession of narcotics, soliciting on the freeway, driving with a suspended license and arrests were made for outstanding warrants, according to the Claremont Police Department.

The crime suppression detail was in operation from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Two hazardous citations and one vehicle impound was made, according to the Claremont Police Department.

Concerns and complaints from the community spurred the Claremont Police Department to act on the area and its numerous hotels

“The Claremont Police Department is also collaborating with the Pomona Police Department, District Attorney Gascón, Project Sister Family Services, and the Committee for Safe and Healthy Housing to provide education, outreach, and resources related to human trafficking in the region,” according to the Claremont Police Department in a written statement.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

CLAREMONT - One man was found with a large quantity of narcotics, another was found with a loaded handgun during a potential drug transaction in a Claremont parking structure January 30.

A Claremont Police dispatcher witnessed several vehicles arrive in the city-owned structure, 470 W. 1 St., around 2:13 a.m. All five suspects then gathered in one vehicle, according to the Claremont Police Department.

Police detained all five suspects.

“One of the subjects, a 23-year-old Pomona resident who was on probation, was found to be in possession of narcotics packaged for sales. Another passenger, a 21-year-old resident of Adelanto, was found to have a loaded handgun in his pants pocket,” Claremont Police said in a written statement.

The other three suspects were issued citations for loitering at the parking structure and were released.

The city approved a “no loitering” ordinance November 24, 2020 to help reduce criminal activity in the city-owned parking structure.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

CLAREMONT - A 39-year-old Claremont man crashed a VW Jetta November 22 while evading police and officers discovered drugs and handguns in the car.

The unidentified driver refused to stop for an officer who reportedly observed the suspect commit a traffic violation at Indian Hill and Bonita Avenue around 11:08 a.m. During the chase, the driver lost control and crashed into some trees at Elder Drive and Green Street, according to the Claremont Police Department.

“Upon officers conducting a search of the vehicle, they found a loaded .380 Jimenez Arms Inc. handgun located inside a sock in the center console and a loaded Springfield Armory XD 9mm handgun on the ground. Also found inside the vehicle was Xanax, heroin, and methamphetamine, all packaged for sales,” Claremont Police said in a written statement.

The suspect was arrested and booked on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms and possession for sales. The suspect had a female passenger, but there was no word if she was arrested, or set free.