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Car-to-car shooting, stabbing in south Claremont; incidents are unrelated

Claremont Police Department officers were put to the test last night after two unrelated incidents—a stabbing and a car-to-car shoot out—kept officers on high alert. The car-to-car shooting took place in the area of Doane Avenue and Bucknell Avenue at around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4. Claremont officers responded to multiple reports of occupants in two separate vehicles who were shooting at each other. A resident who lives in the Cinderella Homes neighborhood north of Vista Drive stated that he heard a succession of 20 or so shots with a brief pause, followed by an additional 20 more.

Claremont police release photo of theft suspect

Claremont police are looking for a man suspected of a theft at Stix Rideshop, located at 175 N. Indian Hill Blvd. The man entered Stix on Wednesday, February 25, stole $80 worth of merchandise and fled the store. Police have released a photograph taken of the suspect on the store’s surveillance camera. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is asked to call the Claremont Police Department Detective Bureau at (909) 399-5420.

School board meeting includes business matters, student kudos

The next meeting of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education, set for Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m., will begin with a closed session on topics ranging from the sale of district property to school employee labor negotiations. Most notably, a 9.7-acre parcel of land located 3475 N. Forbes Ave. will be going up for auction. The surplus property, once home to the short-lived La Puerta Intermediate School, was sold in November of 2013 to Brandywine Homes.

More details for body found on Mt. Baldy Road

UPDATED: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators collect evidence in a turn out on the side of Mt. Baldy Road, where a body was found Tuesday morning. Officials received a call around 9:55 a.m. and were still investigating late in the afternoon. The Sheriff’s Department would only say that the deceased was a woman of unknown age and race. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

CHS soccer loses heartbreaker in CIF play

UPDATED: Claremont High School absorbed a tough loss as the boys soccer team lost to the Pasadena High Bulldogs in the quarterfinal of the CIF tournament on Friday at CHS. The game was tied at one goal after regulation and two overtime periods however the Bulldogs’ goalkeeper was able to block three Pack penalty kicks giving Pasadena the victory. Please see the gallery for more action photography. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

RSABG celebrates spring with open house, sage festival

The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is hosting two special events this month, beginning with its annual Spring Open House on Saturday, March 14. The open house will feature free garden admission all day, behind-the-scenes tours, a sale at the Grow Native Nursery and the grand opening of an exhibit called “A Living Legacy: The Collections of Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden,” on view through June 28.