Additional Arrests in Robbery Spree
From Antioch Police:
This press release is an update to the previous arrests made by Concord PD in regards to the robbery spree that occurred in Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek over the past 2 months, 7 of which occurred in Antioch. Three teenage suspects were originally arrested by Concord PD on 11/2/11.
As a follow-up to this investigation, Antioch Police served search warrants at two Antioch residences on 11/8/11. Two additional arrests were made of suspects in these cases. One arrest occurred while the suspect was attending school in Antioch. This suspect was wearing one of the sweat shirts worn during some of the robberies. The second suspect turned himself into police later in the day at the Antioch Police Department. Both are 17 year old males, and both are Antioch residents.
Both suspects admitted their participations in multiple robberies during the spree, and were taken to Juvenile Hall in Martinez. Detectives from multiple agencies are meeting this morning to go over the evidence collected in order to present their cases to the District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Castillo at 779-6933.
