Antioch Police Announce Four Promotions

On February 25, the Antioch Police Department announced four promotions within its police department.

This is another step in rebuilding a police department’s staffing as it grows from 78-officers in 2012 to now more than 90-officers. In January, Police Chief Allan Cantando reported violent crime in 2015 was down 9.2% while overall Part 1 Crime was down 7.1%.

Lieutenant Trevor Schnitzius
Lieutenant Trevor Schnitzius graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 1997. He attended the Criminal Justice Training Center Police Academy, where Chief Cantando was his RTO. In May 1998, he was hired as a Police Officer with the Antioch Police Department.
Through his employment with Antioch Police, Lt. Schnitzius has worked a variety of assignements which include: Driving Instructor, CPR/First Aid Training Instructor, Sexual Assault/Child Abuse/ Sex Offender / Missing Persons Detective, Property Crime Detective, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Department Armorer, and Explorer Advisor.

Lt. Schnitzius was promoted to Police Corporal in July 2008, and to Police Sergeant in September 2012.

Sergeant Richard Martin
Sergeant Rick Martin graduated from the Los Medanos Police Academy in 1995. In 1996, he was hired by San Rafael Police Department and worked there until 2001. While working for the San Rafael PD, he worked a variety of assignments to include patrol, Field Training Officer, narcotics, and was a Detective and member of the SWAT team.

Sgt. Martin was hired by Antioch Police in 2001 and was assigned as a patrol officer and a Field Training Officer. Rick returned to San Rafael PD and worked there from 2002-2005. He came back to Antioch Police in 2005 and has been here since, working in patrol and the traffic division. In January 2015, he was promoted to Corporal working in Patrol.

Corporal Gary Lowther
Gorporal Gary Lowther was born and raised in Union City. In 2004, he worked for a Budweiser Distribution Center while searching for a career In Law Enforcement. Lowther was hired by Antioch Police in 2005 and sponsored him through the 130th Alameda County Sheriffs Office Basic Police Academy.

Cpl. Lowther was sworn in as an Antioch Police Officer in January 2006. In 2008, he was appointed to the SWAT team and has been a member since. He was appointed to the sniper team in 2010.

Cpl. Lowther has worked as a Field Training officer and was transferred to the Investigations Bureau in 2013, where he was responsible for investigations pertaining to AB 109 and Post Release Community Supervision. He has spent the last 18-months with the Investigations Bureau as a Narcotic Detective. In 2015, he was appointed as a Firearms Instructor.

Lead Police Dispatcher Korina Meads
Korina Meads was hired as an entry-level Police Dispatcher in July 2005. She was appointed as communications Training Officer in January 2013. Korina has worked as an acting Lead Police Dispatcher prior to being selected as Lead Police Dispatcher. In February of this year, she was appointed to SWAT Tactical Dispatcher