City Manager Says Antioch Violent Crime Down 13.6 Percent, Arrests Up

Antioch City Manager Steve Duran reported that for the first quarter of this Antioch violence crime was down 13.6% when compared to last year. Duran also shared that Total Part 1 Crime was down 7.7% and total arrests were up 21.3%.

Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando will be making his quarterly report to the City Council in May.

Antioch Police Briefs:

• On 4/12/15: officers responded to a 911 call of a boating accident. The subjects were out on the water in their boat near the marina. James was in the water when his mother, Tammy, who turned the boat around to pick him up. Tammy accidentally ran over James and the boat propeller sliced him open across the left arm and back. James was transported to John Muir for emergency surgery and is expected to survive. The CCCSO Marine Patrol responded for the investigation.
• On 4/14/15 Officer’s McElroy and Torres responded to Holy Rosary on a report of a male looking into vehicles in the parking lot and carrying a knife. Officers arrived and the subject fled on foot. The subject (Arzate) dropped a knife while he was being pursued. Officers caught up to Arzate in the Little Manuel’s parking lot and a brief struggle ensued. Arzate was taken into custody.Arzate was taken to APD jail where he threatened to shoot and kill police officers when he got out. Arzate was booked into County Jail
• On 4/15/15: APD received a call of H&S dealing in the parking lot of the methadone clinic. The caller described a van that was occupied by Harris and Rhea. The van was searched and was found to contain heroin and a glass smoking pipe. Harris was arrested for the heroin and Rhea was arrested for the pipe. Both were arrested.

• On 4/17/15 Montanez created a disturbance at Denny’s and was asked to leave. Montanez brandished a loaded revolver and turned off the power to the business at the breaker. Afterwards, he confronted an employee and stated he was going to shoot people. Montanez did not shoot anyone and he fled on-foot. The staff closed the restaurant and called police.Officers were close to the area and arrived in moments. Montanez was not immediately found; but a search was found Montanez hiding underneath a semi-trailer. He refused to come out and as he moved deeper into his hiding spot several bullets fell from his person onto the ground.

  Due to the dangerous conditions of a gun being involved and Montanez refusal to comply, a K9 was deployed. A loaded revolver was recovered, and Montanez had a warrant, is a convicted felon and was in possession of meth.

  He was cleared at the hospital and taken to County Jail on a litany of charges.