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Commemorative coins, computer stolen from Foothill Boulevard office

An unidentified burglar pried open the rear door to an accounting office, Fiducial, at 915 W. Foothill Blvd. between Friday, May 19 at 2 p.m. and Monday, May 22 at 8:30 a.m., stealing a computer monitor and several sets of US commemorative coins.The burglar fled undetected and there is no suspect information at this time, according to police. Anyone with information regarding this crime should contact the Claremont Police Department at (909) 399-5411.

Woman struck during morning cell phone robbery attempt, suspect arrested

Claremont police arrested a suspect after he struck a female in an attempt to steal her cell phone Saturday morning around 8 a.m. A woman was walking on Berkeley Avenue just north of Eighth Street when a white male in his 30s or 40s demanded her cell phone. She refused to give it to him and, according to police, he struck her, knocking her to the ground.

City, commission pull the plug on Village Lofts project

Plans for the four-story Village Lofts are no more, at least for the foreseeable future. The planning commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to uphold Community Development Director Brian Desatnik’s voidance of the project and to deny the appeal of property owner and developer Denley Investment and Management.

Student filmmakers screen their best

Movie fans watch the first of the short films screened during the third annual Claremont High School Film Festival last Thursday at the Laemmle Theatre in Claremont. The student made films were all produced this year by both the introduction to video and the advanced video classes. Check out our full story and special photo gallery. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

Claremont brush fire burns four acres

About four acres at the Bernard Field Station in Claremont burned Thursday, May 18, the second fire at the Claremont Colleges’ natural laboratory in the last five years. Thursday’s fire was combated by 12 fire engines, one water tender, four camp crews and three helicopters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, according to Claremont police. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

CALENDAR: Film Festival, food, spring sing, big yard sale

FILM FESTIVAL FUN The ninth annual Claremont Film Festival (mountain in movie Meru right), continues today through Sunday at the Laemmle 5 Theatre, 415 W. Second St. Screening tonight are Following the Ninth, a documentary about the global impact of Beethoven’s final symphony, and Love and Justice: In the Footsteps of Beethoven’s Rebel Opera, which explores the composer’s opera Fidelio, and its themes of love, justice, and a courageous woman’s fight for freedom in the face of tyranny.