By Acting Sergeant James Stenger, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau

Officers were on a detail in the 600 block of West 19th Street when they heard gunshots in the 400 block of West 19th Street. A short time later a 37 year old male was found in the 1900 block of D Street with several gunshot wounds to his upper body. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment in stable but serious condition.

The incident is currently under investigation.

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

Need for civic-minded citizens to help throughout the county in June and November

Kelly Davis and her fellow Contra Costa volunteers have an early wake-up call on Election Day, but most of them don’t mind the long hours.

Each of them has their own unique reasons for being poll workers. And the Contra Costa County Elections Division is looking for civic-minded men and women to consider joining them.

Davis, of Orinda, is motivated to get out of bed on Election Day and stay energized during the day to raise money for foster children.

Monnie Segelke of Danville and Maude DeVictor of Richmond both find fulfillment in helping voters and enjoy seeing neighbors and familiar faces at their polling places.

Like many volunteers, Julie Southern of Antioch grew up in a family who emphasized civic participation.

No prior experience is necessary and training is provided.  Poll workers receive a stipend for their service, which includes attending mandatory training and being present from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm on Election Day.

In an effort to make it as easy as possible for Contra Costans to volunteer, the Elections Division now allows applicants to email eo@vote.cccounty.us or send a text message if they are interested. No cumbersome, time-consuming hand-written forms.

There are two chances for Contra Costa residents to work in 2016: June 7 and November 8. This is an historic year, as a new President and U.S. Senator will be elected.

“I enjoy being involved in the democratic process, and there’s no better way than being a poll worker because you’re involved in the nitty-gritty,” Southern said. “I can say I’m a part of history.”

Participants are awarded special election pin denoting their service.

Bilingual citizens are strongly encouraged to volunteer. County and State employees, as well as high school students who are at least 16, should also consider applying.

For more information, visit www.cocovote.us.

courtesy of originalsturgeonderby.com

Lost Anchor Bait & Tackle in Antioch is gearing up for their busiest weekend of the year, in preparation of the 32nd Original Sturgeon Derby, Feb 6 & 7, held each year on Super Bowl weekend. Over 1,100 anglers are expected to be in East County for the derby.

To get your bait and supplies for the derby, stop by the store at 908 West 2nd Street in Antioch’s historic, downtown Rivertown. Then sign up for the derby at McAvoy Harbor at 1001 McAvoy Road in Bay Point.

“We are flying in lots of bait this evening,” said Steffen Masters, owner of Lost Anchor. “So we should be all set up and ready to go Friday and Saturday.”

Call them for the details at 925 384-5005.

The derby is sponsored by the Foundation Sportsman’s Club in Bay Point. For more information visit www.originalsturgeonderby.com.

How do we help young people enjoy poetry? One answer is Poetry Out Loud (POL),  a national recitation contest open to high school students. Poetry Out Loud generates a love of poetry, helps students master public speaking and builds self-confidence.

The County Finals competition will be held 11:00 a.m., this Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Los Lomas High School Theatre, 1460 South Main in Walnut Creek.

You will hear great poetry recited by the best high school finalists as they compete to be this year’s County Winner.

This free event is presented by the Arts & Cultural Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5).

The State Finals will be held in Sacramento on February 28 and 29, 2016.

For more information about AC5, visit their website at www.ac5.org.

In keeping with his opposition to BART strikes, and what he claims is financial mismanagement and security lapses, State Senator Steve Glazer was joined by Assemblywoman Catharine Baker and local elected officials at a news conference on Wednesday, February 3 at the Walnut Creek BART station, to announce their potential opposition to any new BART taxes – including BART’s multi-billion dollar bond proposal – until it takes specific action steps.

Glazer and Baker were joined by mayors and council members representing 11 cities in Contra Costa and Alameda counties, leaders who have signed the appeal to BART management and unions.

“BART has a lot of work to do before it can earn the trust of voters in November to pay for new taxes,” Glazer said. “We do need to invest in our worn down transportation system so it can serve the hundreds of thousands who depend on it for work, school and recreational pursuits.”

“But we cannot reward bad behavior with more and more taxes. BART has eight months until the election to restore the public trust,” he continued. “There is a pathway to a successful reinvestment in the BART system. But it will require thoughtful leadership from BART management and their unions. Time is running out.”

The letter, which can be seen in its entirety, below, stated:

“We, the undersigned, have serious concerns about a potential multi-billion dollar BART bond that we understand the BART Board of Directors is considering for the November 2016 ballot. Convincing two-thirds of Bay Area voters to agree to a tax increase is already an uphill fight. But the 2013 strike, drawn-out contract negotiations, and wage concessions for workers and management also severely damaged voters’ trust in BART.

To regain that trust and the voters’ support of new taxes, we implore you to negotiate – before the 2016 elections – a new contract that takes into account the dire fiscal needs of the system and ensures that trains keep running on schedule.”

No member of the Antioch City Council signed the letter.

Join Police Chief Allan Cantando and members of the Antioch Police Department as they team up to build amazing Lego creations with kids in our community. This event is sponsored by the Antioch Police Activities League (PAL).

Who: Antioch residents ages 5 to 10 with a parent or guardian

When: Saturday February 20, 2016

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Where: Antioch Police Department’s Community Room

Refreshments will be provided

Space is limited. The first 25 kids will be confirmed. RSVP at (925) 779-6875.

LOCAL STREET CLOSURES:

There will be lane closures in the northbound and southbound directions of A Street/ Lone Tree Way between the State Route 4 on and off ramps on Thursday and Friday evening from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am.

HIGHWAY LANE CLOSURES:

State Route 4:

There will be highway lane closures in the westbound direction of State Route 4 between Railroad Avenue and Contra Loma on Monday through Friday from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.

There will be highway lane closures in the eastbound direction of State Route 4 between Bailey Road and Contra Loma on Monday through Friday from 4:30 am to 12:00 pm.

For questions or comments please send e-mail to info@4eastcounty.org.

As published in Acting City Manager/Public Works Director/City Engineer Ron Bernal’s Weekly Report dated January 29, 2016 and provided by Chief of Police Allan Cantando. More serious or interesting crimes highlighted in bold.

Calls for Service & Arrest Data Summary:

Time Period: 01/21/16 00:00:00 – 01/27/16 23:59:59

Number of Calls for Service: 1,628

Number of Case Reports: 262

Number of Arrests: 86

Felony: 38

Misdemeanor: 47

Infraction: 1

Arrests with DUI charge: 2

The data is based upon unaudited CAD/RMS data at time of report generation.

• ·On 1/28/16 at 2:27 am, an officer was patrolling on El Rey St when he observed a suspicious occupied Toyota vehicle parked along the curb line. He checked the license plate and the vehicle returned stolen in the system. The officer held the driver, 35 year old Joseph Ford at gunpoint until cover officers arrived. Once cover Officers arrived, a high risk stop was conducted and Ford was arrested without incident. Ford was booked on charges of possession of stolen property, auto theft, and probation violation.
• ·On 1/28/16 at 1:15 am, officers were dispatched to Goodwill located at 2701 W 10th St. for a report of a video activation alarm in the secured lot of the business. Officers arrived and set a perimeter contacting a male who was in a vehicle in the parking lot of the location. The male advised he was there with 28 year old Ashley Hammond but did not know where she was. Hammond exited the secured lot on her own and was detained. A Goodwill employee arrived on scene and signed a citizen’s arrest for Hammond for trespassing. She was arrested and released on a signed promise to appear.
• ·On 1/28/16 at 1:11 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Periwinkle Way after a resident called 911 and stated she had just arrived home and found another resident of the house dead inside. Officers responded and located the victim, a 33 year old male, inside the residence and dead from a gunshot wound. Antioch Police Detectives were called to the scene and are actively working the investigation as a homicide. This was Antioch’s first homicide for 2016. No further information will be released at this time as we are in the early stages of the investigation.
• ·On 1/27/16 at 9:40 pm, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of W 20^th St on a report that 19 year old Shawn Brooks broke into the residence and attempted to assault the victim who knew Brooks. Brooks was armed with a knife. It was also known that Brooks had probable cause to arrest for vandalism regarding a previous APD case. Upon arrival officers learned Brooks fled the residence after breaking a window, cutting himself, and attempting to stab the victims in the home. Officers set up a perimeter and while preparing to use the K-9 for a track, Brooks was located and arrested without incident. Brooks had suffered a cut to his arm when he broke the window. He was transported to a local hospital and medically cleared for incarceration. He was booked for today’s incident as well as the vandalism into county jail.
• ·On 1/27/16 at 8:00 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Lone Tree Way and Davison Drive for a report of a male creating a disturbance on a Tri-Delta bus. Officers located the bus and made contact with the bus driver. The bus driver advised the responsible left on foot. Officers located 25 year old Ronnel Jones down the street who matched the description of the responsible. Jones was found to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was booked at APD and later sent to county jail.
• ·On 1/27/16 at 8:38 pm, officers were dispatched to the Shell gas station at 2701 Hillcrest Ave. on a report of an armed robbery. The victim told officers an unknown male adult stuck a knife to her back and demanded money. The victim didn’t have any money on her so the suspect punched the victim in the face and ran to an unknown make or model gold vehicle, which fled the scene. The suspect was not located.
• ·At 1:11 hours today officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Periwinkle Way after a resident called 911 and stated she had just arrived home and found another resident of the house dead inside. Officers responded and located the victim, a 33 year old male, inside the residence and dead from a gunshot wound. Antioch Police Detectives were called to the scene and are actively working the investigation as a homicide. This was Antioch’s first homicide for 2016. No further information will be released at this time as we are in the early stages of the investigation.
• ·On 1/27/16 at 3:26 pm, an officer conducted a suspicious vehicle check at the Palms Lot located at 638 W 2^nd St and contacted 30 year old Ashley Roja who was found to have no cite warrant for drug charges. Roja was taken into custody and transported to county jail.
• ·On 1/26/16 at 11:14 pm, an officer conducted an enforcement stop for vehicle code violations near 2024 A St. 24 year old Dustin Grimes was the driver of the vehicle and is on probation. Officers searched Grimes and located marijuana in his possession. Grimes was arrested without incident and released with a citation from the scene.
• ·On 1/26/16 at 4:07 pm, an officer noticed a Honda Odyssey with no license plates parked in front of 23 Rossi Ave. The vehicle was occupied by 24 year old Marcus Griffin, who tried to quickly exit the vehicle upon seeing the officer. Griffin was detained without incident and the vehicle was determined to be stolen out of Orinda. The vehicle contained a large amount of stolen property, including a full firefighter’s uniform from the Berkeley Fire Dept. The officer was able to track down victims and confirm that the car contained stolen property from at least three different burglaries that occurred in Berkeley, Orinda, and Moraga. Griffin was booked at county for auto theft and possession of stolen property.
• ·On 1/26/16 at 9:49 am, an officer was on routine patrol when he observed 41 year old Antwane Foster talking to another person while seated on a motorcycle that was stopped in the middle of the street near 2200 Manzanita Way. Upon contact with Foster, the officer learned the motorcycle was reported stolen out of San Francisco. Foster claimed to have gotten the bike from an unknown friend. He was arrested and sent to county jail.
• ·On 1/26/16 at 2:43 am, officers responded to a report of shots being fired in the street at Sycamore Drive and Manzanita Way. Officers found (11) 9mm expended shell casings in the street in front of 1400 Sycamore Dr and (7) .45 caliber expended shell casings on Manzanita Way just south of Sycamore Dr. One round went through the front door of the residence located at 1400 Sycamore Dr #3. No injured victims were located. One witness stated that they heard males arguing in the street and demanding “their money” prior to the shooting.
• ·On 1/24/16 at 11:43 pm, during a pedestrian stop an officer found six $100 American Express travelers checks in the possession of 34 year old Carlos Morales. Morales claimed he found the checks. The officer could not confirm that the checks were stolen as the American Express office was closed. Morales was arrested without incident and released pending further investigation and contact with American Express.
• ·On 1/24/16 at 9:31 pm, 19 year old Isaiah Ladd was at Delta Bowl located at 3300 Delta Fair Blvd acting belligerent and arguing with customers. Ladd was intoxicated and asked to leave. Officers found Ladd, who would not cooperate with officers and arrested without incident and sent to county jail.
• ·On 1/24/16 at 8:47 pm, officers saw a vehicle with no front plate they thought may have been involved in a shooting on W. 8th Street. Upon making a stop they contacted 24 year old Jacob Strock who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody and sent to county jail. The occupants and the vehicle turned out to be not involved in the shooting.
• ·On 1/24/16 at 4:37 pm, an officer saw 29 year old George Richardson riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Richardson saw the officer approaching him to make a stop at which time he made several turns in an attempt to evade the officer. The officer caught up to Richardson and got him pulled over. Richardson was driving on a suspended license and wouldn’t provide an answer as to why he tried to evade police. Richardson was arrested and cite released.
• ·On 1/24/16 at 4:02 pm, an officer was conducting extra patrol of the downtown waterfront area when he located a silver SUV parked in the Palms Lot with several males standing around it. The officer ran the rear plate and found it to be a reported stolen vehicle out of Las Vegas NV. As the officer tried to get into position behind the vehicle to initiate a high risk stop, the vehicle abruptly took off out of the parking lot. A pursuit was initiated on G St near W 5th St. The subject ultimately made it to south bound A St where the pursuit was terminated due to speeds.
• ·On 1/24/16 at 12:50 pm, an officer conducted a traffic stop on 24 year old Austin Hagmann who was found to be on probation with a search clause for drug violations. A probation search was conducted and Hagmann was found to be in possession of heroin, methamphetamine and Zanax pills. He was arrested and sent to county jail.
• ·On 1/23/16 at 11:21 pm, 29 year old Bryan Wilson is transient and broke into the residence at 2705 Garrow Dr to get out of the rain. The victim came home to find Wilson asleep in a bed in a bedroom of the residence. Wilson was still asleep when officers arrived and he was taken into custody without incident. Wilson was cite-released from APD.
• ·On 1/23/16 at 11:04 pm, an officer was on an unrelated call on Lemontree Way. when he observed 22 year old Jesse Rivers crash his bicycle in the middle of the road. The officer contacted Rivers and determined he had a warrant for his arrest. Rivers was arrested without incident and booked at county jail.
• ·On 1/23/16 at 10:37 pm, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle driven by 38 year old Rolando Osoy at 2701 Hillcrest Av (7-11). Osoy showed objective symptoms of intoxication and failed the subsequent field sobriety tests. Osoy consented to a blood draw and was later booked at county jail.
• ·On 1/23/16 at 7:38 pm, an unknown male adult entered Chevron located at 2413 A St and brandished a black handgun while demanding cash. As the clerk was opening the register, the responsible grabbed the entire cash tray and then fled on foot. The responsible ran to an older model silver station wagon and fled north bound on A St. The responsible was not located.
• ·On 1/23/16 at 5:16 am, an officer observed an older Saturn run the stop sign at Marie Ave and East 13th St. As he made a U-turn to attempt a traffic stop, the driver of the Saturn, later identified as 51 year old Dwayne Ray, had already accelerated northbound on Marie Ave and turned onto an unknown side street. The officer began conducting an area check for the vehicle and a cat/mouse game began on the side streets. Eventually the vehicle was located heading eastbound on Wilbur Ave. Just as an enforcement stop was attempted, Ray sped off and turned onto Minaker Ave. A short pursuit occurred and ended when Ray pulled to the right on South Lake Dr and put his hands up. He was taken into custody without incident and found to be under the influence of methamphetamine. His passenger was released at the scene when it was learned she was an unwilling passenger during the pursuit. Ray stated he took off because he thought he had a warrant. Ray was found to be on multiple counts of felony probation and booked into county jail.
• ·On 1/22/16 at 11:30 pm, officers responded to the report of a fight in the east parking lot of the Delta Pines apartments at 2301 Sycamore Dr. While en route, calls of shots fired came in. Upon arrival, no one was around, but a broken gold necklace and two spent casings were on the ground in the area of the fight. No one was located and area residents only reported hearing an argument and then the gunshots. Area hospitals were notified and nothing appears to have been struck by the rounds.
• ·On 1/22/16 at 4:03 pm, an officer viewed 21 year old Edgar Ibarra driving on Sycamore and knew him to be a gang member who had a felony warrant for his arrest. Ibarra did not yield to the car stop and led officers on a low-speed pursuit. Ibarra drove into a dead end street and ran from the vehicle. His passenger also fled. Ibarra fled down an embankment only to land in a large, muddy puddle. The officer gave chase and detained Ibarra. The passenger fled through yards and was also caught and detained. Ibarra was transported to the county jail and the passenger was cite-released at the scene.
• ·On 1/22/16 at 1:16 pm, an officer recovered a stolen vehicle in the area of the 2300 block of Beasley Ave. During his area check he contacted 45 year old William Leggat in his open garage. While talking with Leggat, the officer located a hole in the garage wall and upon further inspection saw that it contained a Tech-9 fire arm. Leggat was on probation and the firearm was collected. Leggat was transported to the county jail.
• ·On 1/22/16 at 3:07 am, officers responded to Goodwill located at 2701 W. 10^th St. after the alarm company called reporting seeing a subject walking in the back fenced area. Originally, they stated a manager was responding with a 20 minute response time. David Bledsoe age 44 was found hiding under a trailer inside the yard. Several attempts were made to confirm the manager was actually responding, but they were now unable to reach him. There was no noticeable loss from Goodwill. Bledsoe was clear of warrants and released from the scene pending further investigation.
• ·On 1/22/16 at 3:30 am, an officer located a Mitsubishi that had been reported stolen earlier in the shift parked on West 12th Street. As he approached the car, an adult male passenger exited the car and fled on foot. The driver, 23 year old Malia Hoopai, was detained without incident. An area check and K-9 track was done in an attempt to locate the passenger with negative results. The vehicle’s owner responded and took possession of her vehicle. Hoopai was booked into county jail.

Car chase ends in crash, on-foot pursuit and arrest of driver. photo by Allen Payton

• ·On 1/21/16 at 3:28 pm, East County officers were working the theft suppression team in the City of Pittsburg. Contra Costa Sheriff’s deputies pursued a Chrysler 200 driven by 32 year old Jesse Long that had stolen plates attached to the vehicle. During the pursuit, Long collided into another vehicle at the intersection of A St and E 18^th St. Long fled from the collision on foot and was taken into custody by CCCSO. Antioch officers working the detail responded and took the accident investigation.
• ·On 1/21/16 at 9:56 pm, officers were dispatched to an apartment at 3421 Hudson Ct. on a report of a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers located Michael Woodruff age 32 in the residence. Woodruff had a parolee-at-large warrant for his arrest. Officers took Woodruff into custody without incident and booked him into county jail.