In response to traffic related complaints, the Antioch Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement detail where 57 citations were issued for a variety of traffic violations including speeding, red light violations, stop sign violations, and cell phone use.
The proactive traffic operation was conducted on September 26 with more proactive enforcement operations to occur in the near future. This is in addition to regular patrol in known locations for reckless driving and side shows.
Police also announced the following incidents:
- On 9/23/17, an officer observed a 26 year old Antioch resident “spinning donuts” in the parking lot of Kmart. The officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle. The driver was subsequently arrested for reckless driving and his vehicle was impounded.
- Also on 9/23/17, an officer observed a 22 year old Brentwood resident “spinning donuts” in the parking lot of the Antioch In-Shape Gym. The driver was also arrested for reckless driving and his vehicle was impounded.
Traffic related complaints are among the highest frequency of complaints received by the Antioch Police Department. This includes speeding, stop sign violations, reckless driving, and many others. The Antioch Police Departments takes these complaints and traffic safety in general very seriously.
Anyone who witnesses reckless or dangerous driving is encouraged to contact the Antioch Police Department at (925) 778-2441.
6 comments
This is FANTASTIC news! Thank you APD for giving some much needed attention to these issues!
Good to see action on these violators. I’ve never been more fearful when driving in Antioch. Will my defensive driving skills be enough today? This is what I ask myself.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
About time on these kind of stops as bad driving is out of control. There are donut marks in so many intersections an sometime I hear it from my house for maybe 20 minutes as they go from intersection to intersection.
57 citations!!! that’s all, hell you should sit on lone tree between davidson and hillside either way north or south you should be able to write more than 57 in a hour or two well i hope this is a sign of our new police leadership I will say 57 is better than nothing good luck A. P. D.
Wish they would give tickets at the Hillcrest Exit. Why dont people understand that you cannot turn right on the red light. There are at least 3 to 4 signs.
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