On April 26, 2023, the Claremont Police Department along with the Pomona Police Department conducted an undercover prostitution detail in the area of Indian Hill Blvd. and IS-10 freeway. The Claremont Police Department has received multiple complaints regarding prostitution in the immediate area.
During the operation, four undercover officers posed as prostitutes and solicited subjects, “Johns” who sought to engage in commercial sexual acts. After the undercover officers were solicited for sex acts, the “John” was arrested by additional undercover officers in the area. During the enforcement detail, 12 subjects were arrested for soliciting a “Prostitute” for sexual acts.
The 12 arrestees were identified as:
Arbus Rhine, 27 years old from Montclair; Luis Gutierrez, 29 years old from Rancho Cucamonga; Arturo Romero Solis, 34 years old from Corona; Charles Stewart, 32 years old from Frazier Park; Bryant Garcia, 35 years old from Hesperia; Brian Molina, 24 years old from Pomona; Jose Sanchez, 38 years old from Chino; Manuel Mosher, 33 years old from Fontana; Pablo Romero, 52 years old from Ontario, Edwin Sanchez Martinez, 40 years old from Beaumont; Roberto Rojas Flores, 43 years old from Chino; Eltaf Ali, 21 years old from Bell Gardens.
The 12 subjects arrested were booked and later released on citations with a pending court appearance at the Pomona Superior Court.