By Antioch Police Department

We are looking for the public’s help in locating 78-year-old Clarence Smith who suffers from Alzheimer’s and dementia. Mr. Smith is 6’ tall, 150 lbs. with gray hair and blue eyes. Mr. Smith was last seen wearing black pants and a gray sweater leaving his Antioch residence at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.

County surveillance cameras recorded his vehicle in the area of Stone Valley Road and Danville Blvd in the City of Alamo at approximately 5:35 am today (10/2/19). The vehicle is a silver 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe CA license 4ZKH349. See attached photo.

Mr. Smith and his vehicle have yet to be located. A silver alert via CHP has been issued. If you locate Mr. Smith or the vehicle, please immediately call 9-1-1 or the Antioch Police Department Dispatch at 925-778-2441.

By Sergeant James Stenger #3604, Antioch Police Violent Crimes Unit (Investigations Bureau)

On Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at approximately 3:09 PM, Antioch police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of E 16th Street for a male who had been shot. Officers arrived on scene and found a 45-year-old male on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Officers located a nearby residence where the shooting occurred. 33-year-old Arnulfo Coronado was contacted at the residence and evidence was located that indicated Coronado was the suspect in the shooting. A large amount of heroin and methamphetamine was located on Coronado’s person when he was searched. A semi-automatic firearm was also recovered at the scene. Coronado was arrested and booked into the county jail in Martinez, with bail set at one-million-dollars.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Smith at (925) 779-6876, or the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925) 778-2441. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.

By Sergeant James Stenger #3604, Antioch Police Violent Crimes Unit (Investigations Bureau)

On Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at 5:02 PM, Antioch Patrol Officers responded to the 1900 block of Alpha Way for a report of a male who had been stabbed. (See related article).

It was determined through the investigation of this case that the victim, 61-year-old Antioch resident, Tony Cotton, and the suspect, 28-year-old Antioch resident, Pedro Mares, recently met and were hanging out at the suspect’s house together. Without provocation the suspect attacked the victim with a knife, stabbing the victim three times.

The victim fled the attack by jumping out of a second story window. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Mares is currently in custody at the county jail in Martinez with a $1 million bail. The case will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

No further information will be released regarding this case at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Bledsoe at (925) 779-6884, or the Antioch Police Department non-emergency line at (925) 778-2441. You may also text-a-tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using the key word ANTIOCH.