By Sergeant Tom Fuhrmann, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau

At 11:00 p.m. On Monday, May 14, 2012, an 18 year old female showed up in the emergency room at Sutter Delta Medical Center with multiple stab wounds. According to the woman, she was walking on Cavallo Road near Sunset Drive when she was attacked by an unknown assailant. She was stabbed multiple times before she broke free and ran away. She then walked to the hospital to seek treatment. The victim is being treated at an area hospital and is in stable condition with what appear to be non life-threatening injuries. There are some indicators that this may be a gang related case. The investigation is ongoing at the time of this writing.

By Sergeant Morefield, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau

On Sunday, May 13, 2012 at approximately 2:21 pm, Antioch police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of W. 10th Street and Auto Center Drive. As officers arrived in the area, they were advised that the victim had driven to his home nearby. Officers went to the victim’s home where they found him awake and alert but suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The 29-year-old victim was later transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. It was learned the victim was shot while driving his car near the intersection at W. 10th Street and Auto Center Drive. The intersection was closed down for approximately 30 minutes while officers collected evidence at that location. Police are still in the process of determining the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Antioch Police Department at (925)778-2441.

Justin Reis and Brian Lloyd

By Acting Sergeant Wisecarver, Antioch Police Investigations Bureau

On Tuesday, May 8, 2012,the Antioch Police Investigations Unit conducted a probation search on Justin Reis at his home in the 5400 block of Prewett Ranch Drive. Antioch detectives found the 34-year-old Reis carrying a suitcase from his home to a car parked in front of the home. The detectives contacted Reis and found the suitcase to contain over 10 lbs. of marijuana. Reis was arrested for the marijuana and the Detectives searched his home. The detectives found two additional pounds of marijuana in the home, along with evidence of marijuana sales and cultivation.

In conducting their investigation, the detectives were lead to another house in Antioch. The second house, in the 3500 block of Waxwing Way, was found to contain a large scale indoor marijuana cultivation. The detectives obtained a search warrant for the location and found 25-year-old Brian Lloyd inside the home along with five pounds of marijuana and 836 marijuana plants growing in the home.

Detectives determined that the power had been diverted and was bypassing the PG&E meters at both locations. The theft of power being stolen from PG&E was estimated to be in excess of $20,000.

Both Reis and Lloyd were arrested on various drug charges.

Above are the composite drawings of two of the suspects from the April 26^th kidnapping and robbery of the taxi driver in Antioch. Antioch Police have recovered significant evidence from the taxi which will assist in identifying the responsible parties.

Police are also looking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects depicted in the composite drawings. It is believed these suspects may have ties to Antioch and Oakland, specifically the area where the taxi was recovered in the 2200 hundred block of 83^rd Ave in Oakland.

Anyone with information regarding this case should call Det. Green at (925)779-6932.

By Sergeant Morefield, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau

On Thursday, May 2, 2012 at approximately 1:43 p.m., Antioch police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery in the parking lot of Wells Fargo Bank at the corner of 18th Street and A Street.

The victim reported to officers that he was arriving at the bank to make a deposit when he was accosted by two suspects in a white sedan, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The suspects took the victim’s cash before fleeing the scene. The victim was uninjured during the robbery, and the suspects were not located. There is no indication that the bank or any of the bank employees were targeted in this incident. The case is still under investigation.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Antioch Police Department at (925)778-2441.

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 2:47 p.m. Antioch police received a call of a hit and run accident that occurred near the intersection of West Ninth and I Streets. When officers arrived they found a 30 year old Antioch resident had been riding his bicycle when he was struck by a passing vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene after the collision and the bicyclist had serious injuries and was transported to a local trauma center. The bicyclist is still currently hospitalized but is recovering from his injuries.

The victim and witnesses describe the vehicle as a gold Acura 4-door, with tinted windows and stock rims. The vehicle has front end damage and a broken front windshield as a result of the collision. The driver of the vehicle was described as a young Hispanic male and there was another young Hispanic male in the passenger seat.

If anyone witnessed the collision, or has information about the suspect vehicle please contact Officer BJ Hewitt at 925-779-6900, ext 83452.

By Acting Lt. Diane Aguinaga, Antioch Police Investigations Bureau

On Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 6:39 p.m. Antioch police received a 911 call from a 41-year-old man in the 2300 block of Cambridge Drive stating that he had accidentally shot his brother. Antioch police, along with fire and ambulance, responded to find a 36-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound.

He was declared dead on scene. It appears that the 36-year-old came to his brother’s home to show him a newly obtained gun. While both brothers were looking at the gun, it went off, striking and killing the 36-year-old.

Later that night, the 41-year-old brother, George Enriquez, born 12-16-71, was arrested for involuntary manslaughter and illegal possession of an assault weapon. He was sent to the Martinez Detention Facility and released on bail on Sunday, April 29.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Desmond Bittner at (925)779-6939.

By Sergeant Scott Freier, Antioch Police Field Services Bureau

At approximately 12:08 a.m. on Friday, April 27, 2012 the Antioch Police Department received a call from the Oakland Police Department who stated that they were with a subject who had been kidnapped and robbed in Antioch. Antioch police took over the investigation from Oakland PD and learned that the victim, a 45 year old male, was a cab driver for “Yellow Cab” had picked up three African – American male subjects at the Pittsburg/Bay Point Bart station. The subjects asked to be taken to an apartment complex off of Delta Fair Blvd. in Antioch.

Upon arriving at the apartment complex, one of the subjects pulled out a gun and demanded the victim’s personal property. The subject with the weapon then ordered the driver to out of the vehicle and into the trunk of his cab. The subject(s) then drove the cab to Oakland where they eventually released the victim unharmed. The victim was able to flag down a passerby who called then called Oakland police.

As of Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10:08 a.m. Antioch police received confirmation that the stolen taxi had been located unoccupied in the area of 83 rd Ave. in Oakland. The vehicle was not burned or significantly damaged.  Antioch PD Investigators brought the vehicle back to Antioch PD for evidence processing.

The suspects are described as follows:  Suspect #1 is described as a black male adult, age 23 to 27 years, 5’9” to 6 feet tall 145 to 160 lbs. wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with white lining (this subject was armed with the handgun). Suspect #2 is described as a black male adult, age 23 to 24yrs, 5’10” to 6 feet tall, 170 to 180 lbs. Wearing black shirt and black jeans. Suspect #3 is described as a black maile, unknown age, unknown height, unknown weight, wearing a grey hooded sweater and black jeans.

They should be considered armed and dangerous.