Dec 29 – Jan 4: Antioch Police Briefs

The Antioch Police Department had 1,606 calls for service between December 29 – January 4 according to the City Manager Report.

Of those calls, they made 58 arrests where 28 were felony, 30 were misdemeanor, along with 2 DUI arrests.

POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES

• 1/5/17 at 4:23 am, officers responded with ConFire for a reported vehicle fire in the driveway of a home on Carpenteria Dr. Upon officers’ arrival, the fire had jumped from the vehicle to the house, and the residence was evacuated. ConFire arrived quickly thereafter and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was a total loss, and the fire was contained to the front of the garage and exterior of the residence. ConFire Arson Investigator responded and took over the investigation once it was determined the vehicle was intentionally set on fire. No one was injured.

• 1/4/17 at 7:00 pm, an officer responded to a report of a parking violation at Rossi Ave. and A St. Upon arrival, it was determined the vehicle in question was stolen and unoccupied. The victim responded to the scene, and the vehicle was released to him. Approximately 45 minutes later while the victim was waiting for a tow truck, 24 year old Charles McWethy arrived at the location and attempted to get into the vehicle. He was detained by the victim until police arrived. McWethy was found to be in possession of burglary tools and shaved keys. He had possession of the victim’s paperwork from the vehicle in his backpack and was taken into custody by arriving officers. McWethy was booked into County Jail for the stolen vehicle.

• 1/3/17 at 4:27 pm, 30 year old Ryan Rike was contacted by officers jaywalking after leaving the area of a silent alarm W. 2nd St. Rike displayed objective symptoms of being intoxicated and was unable to care for himself. Rike stated he was on probation and, during a search, officers located a switchblade knife tucked in his sock. Rike was arrested without incident and transported to County Jail on a probation violation, public intoxication and weapons charges.

• 1/3/17 at 1:21 pm, an officer attempted to stop a motorcycle with two riders leaving
  Lowes on Auto Center Dr. when the passenger jumped off and the driver fled
  behind Lowes. The officer kept the rider in sight as he fled eastbound on Sycamore
  Dr. towards Lemontree Wy. The motorcycle was located in the 2300 block of
  Lemontree Wy. with 29 year old James Sims nearby. The officer attempted to
  detain Sims in the doorway of an apartment as he fled inside. Sims resisted arrest
  and was ultimately taken into custody. During a search of Sims backpack, officers
  located unopened items possibly from Lowes. Officers followed up with Lowes loss
  prevention and found that Sims had just shoplifted the items from Lowes with the
  unknown passenger and fled on the motorcycle. A VIN check of the motorcycle
  revealed it was stolen out of Martinez. Sims and several witnesses were interviewed. Sims was arrested for the stolen motorcycle and the theft from Lowes.

• 1/3/17 at 11:23 am, officers were dispatched to Joseph Ave. for a suspicious blue vehicle driving up and down the street. Officers located the vehicle on Joseph Ave. and contacted 43 year old John Cordova and 37 year old Steven Bird. They conducted a probation search of the car and located methamphetamine, cash, scales and other indications of drug sales. They also located numerous items used to make fraudulent credit cards. Both Cordova and Bird were arrested on probation violations and charges of drug sales. They were booked into County Jail.

• 1/3/17 at 9:42 am, security at the Somersville Town Center called APD to advise they were watching 2 males that were possibly altering a check and on their way to a check cashing business across the street. An officer contacted 24 year old Joseph Grasso and 23 year old Thomas Escobedo as they were in the process of cashing a check at Cash 1 Check Cashing. The clerk gave the officers the check which appeared to have mismatched writing and signature. Through interviews and evidence, officers determined both of the males found the check and altered it in an attempt to cash it. Both Grasso and Escobedo were arrested for check fraud and booked into County Jail.

• 1/2/17 at 10:30 pm, an officer was dispatched to an area hospital to contact a victim
  who said he was assaulted at the Antioch Wal-Mart. The victim reported he was walking to his car when an unknown male ran up to him and struck him in the head 2-3 times with either a pipe or flashlight. The victim was dazed from the assault, and the suspect started going through his pockets. The victim defended himself by punching the suspect. The suspect did not take anything and fled in an awaiting vehicle. The victim was not seriously injured.

• 1/2/17 at 10:02 pm, an employee of McDonalds on Mahogany Wy. contacted APD
  regarding 49 year old Ronald Brown being on the property using a phone charging
  cable at an outlet. Brown was a continual problem at the business and rarely (if
  ever) was a paying customer. Brown was contacted on the property by officers and
  the employee placed Brown under citizen’s arrest. Officers took custody of Brown
  and issued him citation for trespassing.

• 1/2/17 at 8:37 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Dennis Dr. for a subject
  breaking into vehicles. 36 year old Marcel Calhoun was spotted in the area and fled
  from officers. A perimeter was established, and Calhoun was located in a backyard
  on Rubye Dr. Calhooun was detained and positively identified and was arrested for
  auto theft and burglary charges and booked into County Jail.

• 1/2/17 at 12:29 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of 9th St. and H St. on a
  report of shots fired. They arrived on scene to find numerous spent shell casings
  but no people, vehicles or buildings hit. No suspects were located.

• 1/2/17 at 11:44 am, an officer contacted 34 year old Jamal McClinton in the area of
  20th St. and D St. McClinton was found to have 3 warrants for his arrest. He was taken into custody and transported to County Jail.

• 1/2/17 at 8:15 am, an employee at the Shell Gas Station on Auto Center Dr. called
  to report that 34 year old Maree McClinton was on the property again refusing to
  leave. He had been arrested for trespassing at the location numerous times before. He was given a citation for trespassing. McClinton came back later in the day and was arrested again by officers. This time he was sent to County Jail.

• 1/1/17 at 9:54 pm, 23 year old Geana Freedle was observed by an officer looking
  into windows of a closed business on Auto Center Dr. A name check revealed she had a misdemeanor theft warrant. She was issued a new court date and released on a signed promise to appear.

• 1/1/17 at 4:48 pm, 31 year old Amanda Rivera was contacted by loss prevention at
  Wal-Mart after shoplifting. Officers responded and found she had a cite release warrant for theft and was in possession of suspected methamphetamine. Rivera was released on a citation.

• 1/1/17 at 10:48 am, officers were dispatched to the area of 3rd St. and D St. for a
  report of a transient subject possibly in possession of a shotgun. They located 48 year old Richard Carrillo in the area with a BB gun. He also had a warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody and booked into County Jail.

• 1/1/17 at 7:02 am, the victim reported that he was assaulted and robbed by his
  roommates at their home on Mission Dr. Officers met with all parties and arrested
  31 year old Miguel Tzaput and 26 year old Miguel Guarchaj for robbery. The victim
  suffered minor injury and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Tzaput
  and Guarchaj were booked into County Jail.

• 1/1/17 at 3:14 am, APD Dispatch received a call regarding the apartments at 1020
  Claudia Court being on fire. Units arrived on scene and found construction equipment in the parking lot was fully engulfed. The apartment complex was not in danger of catching on fire. ConFire arrived and put the fire out. A Fire Inspector responded to the scene and determined the fire was most likely arson and took over the investigation.

• 1/1/17 at 12:44 am, residents at 2 homes in the 2500 block of Pearlite Wy were hosting New Years Eve parties. One of the residents called 9-1-1 to report hearing gunshots outside, and her residence had been struck by bullets. Upon officers’ arrival, they located several expended shell casings in front of the neighboring home. This residence also had several bullet holes. Contact was made at both Pearlite Wy. residences and no gunshot victims were located. A vehicle parked in one of the driveways was struck by gunfire as well. The occupants from both locations were uncooperative with police.

• 1/1/17 at 12:30 am, the victim called APD to report someone had shot into his home on Athens Ln. Upon officers’ arrival, it was learned a bullet came through the victim’s roof. The bullet landed in the kitchen, and nobody was injured as a result. The bullet was collected.

• 12/31/16 at 11:59 pm, APD Dispatch started receiving calls regarding someone
  shooting in the 2100 block of Manzanita Way. There were officers on an unrelated call on Lemontree Wy. who heard numerous shots being fired from the area of Manzanita Wy. Officers arrived on scene and found several subjects in the area. Officers also saw shell casings in the driveway of a residence, there. The owner of that residence gave consent to search, and officers located several firearms in the
  garage. No one would claim the weapons and there were no witnesses willing to come forward to identify who was shooting. Numerous priority calls were being received during the search, and officers collected the located evidence and cleared the call after identifying everyone who was contacted on scene. One of the subjects, 20 year old Zachary Stratton, was contacted and found to have a warrant for his arrest. Stratton was transported to County Jail where he was booked.

• 12/31/16 at 7:13 pm, an officer was in the area of City Park providing extra patrol. The officer observed 50 year old Ricardo Hernandez riding his bicycle with no lights on in the darkness. Hernandez was stopped, and it was discovered he had an outstanding warrant. Hernandez was arrested without incident and transported directly to County Jail.

• 12/30/16 at 8:05 pm, 31 year old Scott Reeves was driving westbound on W. Madill St. when he collided into 2 parked vehicles. Reeves fled the scene and drove to an address on Cataline Ave. Officers contacted Reeves at this location, where he displayed objective symptoms of being under the influence of prescription medications. Witnesses positively identified Reeves as the driver. Reeves was taken into custody without incident. Once at APD, Reeves refused to submit to a blood draw. A search warrant was obtained, and his sample was taken without further incident. Reeves was later transported to County Jail for DUI.

• 12/30/16 at 4:45 pm, the victim was inside Starbucks on Lone Tree Wy. using her laptop computer with her headphones on. Two unknown males approached the victim inside the business. One of the males grabbed the victim’s laptop computer. The victim also grabbed a hold of her computer and the two began to struggle for it. The second male stepped in and helped get the computer free from the victim’s grasp. The two males then fled the store where they got into a green car parked in the lot. The suspects are unknown at this time.

• 12/30/16 at 8:19 am, during an officer’s extra patrol of a vacant address on W.19th
  St., he contacted 44 year old Lola Robinson and 52 year old Bobbie Standridge
  trespassing there. They were arrested for trespassing.

• 12/30/16 at 2:48 am, an officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on Hillcrest
  Ave. and contacted 40 year old Adrian Arroyo. A records check showed Arroyo had a warrant for his arrest. Arroyo was arrested and booked into County Jail.

• 12/29/16 at 7:19 pm, it was reported that 46 year old Shelby Gates was inside a
  residence on Linden Wy. and intoxicated. It was discovered Gates had two outstanding warrants for his arrest. Gates was contacted by officers inside the home where he was taken into custody without incident. Gates was transported directly to County Jail where he was booked in on the warrants.

• 12/29/16 at 6:49 pm, an officer was on routine patrol in the area of I St, when he observed 26 year old Victor Lumsey sitting in a parked vehicle. The officer was familiar with Lumsey and knew he had an outstanding arrest warrant for burglary. Lumsey was taken into custody without incident and transported to County Jail.

• 12/29/16 at 6:06 pm, a parole agent was in Antioch on business driving northbound on Lone Tree Wy and proceeded into the intersection at Davison Dr. 61 year old Kent Valentine was southbound on Lone Tree Wy. and entered the intersection to make an eastbound turn onto Davison Dr. The parole agent and Valentine collided in the middle of the intersection. When officers arrived, they observed that Valentine displayed objective symptoms of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Valentine was unable to perform field sobriety tests due to his level of intoxication. Valentine was transported to APD where he consented to a blood draw. Valentine was then booked into County Jail for a sobering period.

• 12/29/16 at 2:57 pm, 34 year old Karrell Morgan had been looking for the subjects
  who crashed into his girlfriend’s car several days ago. He found them at the Quik Stop on Sycamore Dr. He confronted them, and a fight broke out. During the fight, Morgan brandished a pistol, and the subjects fled in an unknown car down Sycamore Dr. Morgan eventually got into his girlfriend’s vehicle to go looking for the subjects. He ended up getting into a high speed chase with them but crashed into some parked cars on Peppertree Wy. Morgan ran from the vehicle to a home in the 2400 block of Peppertree Ct. He had his girlfriend (30 year old Porshia Wynne) come down to the crash-site and try to report her car stolen. After some investigation, officers were able to locate Morgan in the apartment on Peppertree Ct. He had 2 felony warrants for his arrest. Ultimately, Morgan was contacted hiding inside the apartment and the gun was located there as well. He was arrested and taken to County Jail. Wynne was also arrested at the scene for trying to file a false police report and obstructing officers but released per PC 849(b).

• 12/19/16 at 12:28 pm, 52 year old Bobbie Standridge was contacted by police loitering at an abandoned home on W. 19th St. He was arrested for trespassing and later released on a citation.