Dec. 3-9: Antioch Police Briefs

The Antioch Police Department announced that between December 3-9, they had 1,509 calls for service which netted 56 arrests. Of those arrests, 26 were felony, 30 were misdemeanors and 5 DUI’s.

• On 12/9/2015 at 8:15 pm, officers responded to the area of the 4600 block of Golf Course Rd regarding a report of a Mercedes Benz driving erratically and almost colliding with several cars. Officers arrived and located the vehicle parked with 54 year old Sherri Brown behind the wheel exhibiting symptoms of intoxication. Brown refused to conduct field sobriety tests but did provide a breath sample via the PAS device which returned as 0.193% BAC. Brown was arrested for DUI and later released on a promise to appear after providing a blood sample.
• On 12/8/2015 at 10:12 am, an officer observed 33 year old Lawrence Wiley riding a motorized scooter on Sycamore Dr. near Manzanita Way. He was doing so on the wrong side of the road and without a helmet. When officers attempted to stop him he parked the scooter and fled. Wiley was quickly detained and he provided a stolen ID. The ID was obviously not his and he was identified via the mobile print reader. Wiley was arrested for providing false information to a police officer, using someone’s identity, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of probation. He was booked at the county jail.
• On 12/8/2015 at 9:33 am, officers responded to 2301 Sycamore Dr. regarding trespassers in an apartment. Officers determined several subjects had unlawfully entered a vacant apartment and begun taking up residence. This has been a continuous problem with this group of people, who were identified as 57 year old Tony Cotton, 33 year old Jamal McClinton, 53 year old Lawanda Washington, 48 year old Fredrick Perkins and 26 year old Rikia Asberry. The subjects were removed from the apartment without incident and issued promises to appear for trespassing.
• On 12/8/2015 at 5:29 am, an officer saw a suspicious vehicle parked in the dirt lot of 6600 Deer Valley Road. The officer observed the vehicle pulling out of the dirt lot. A records check indicated the vehicle was stolen. The officer followed the vehicle while waiting for assisting units to arrive. The vehicle pulled into the Kaiser Hospital lot at 4501 Deer Valley Road and stopped. John Foster, 33 years old, was taken into custody without incident and later booked at the county jail on auto theft charges and violation of probation.
• On 12/8/2015 at 12:41 am, officers responded to 50 Worrell Rd. regarding a vehicle striking a pole and rolling over. Officers arrived and contacted 49 year old Toby Pagnini who was the driver of the vehicle. Pagnini had collided into a parked vehicle and then into a PG&E pole causing minor damage to the pole. Officers determined Pagnini was under the influence of alcohol. Breath tests showed his BAC was .24%.   Pagnini was arrested and booked at the county jail for DUI.
• On 12/7/2015 at 11:29 pm, officers responded to the ABC Rendezvous at 101 Walter Way regarding 30 year old Colin Nelson causing a disturbance at the bar. Officers arrived and located Nelson hiding behind a dumpster at Keep U Neat Cleaners. Nelson was extremely intoxicated and arrested without incident for being drunk in public. He was booked at the county jail.
• On 12/7/2015 at 4:40 pm, an officer was driving through the CVS parking lot at 4028 Lone Tree Way and conducted a records check on a parked occupied vehicle. Dispatch advised the vehicle was reported stolen out of Antioch. There were three occupants inside the vehicle identified as 29 year old Antione Rice, 36 year old Erick Galarza and 33 year old Antonia Buccellato. All three were arrested without incident. Rice and Galarza were later released pending further investigation. Buccellato was booked at the county jail for auto theft.
• On 12/7/2015 at 9:48 pm, officers responded to the 7-11 store at 2700 Hillcrest Avenue regarding a robbery. The clerk reported a male, later identified as 31 year old Jamal Garrett had concealed beer in his pants pocket. When the clerk confronted Garrett, Garrett threatened to shoot him. Garrett fled on foot and a perimeter was established. A police canine was used to track Garrett. The canine and officers located and apprehended Garrett hiding under a bus at the La Petite Academy parking lot. Garrett was uncooperative and sustained puncture wounds to both legs. Garrett was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Garrett was later booked at the county jail on the charges of robbery and making threats.
• On 12/7/2015 at 2:33 pm, officers were dispatched to the apartment complex at 3126 Lone Tree Way due to residents calling dispatch and reporting that 53 year old Joe Dennis was on a rampage yelling and screaming from the front balcony. Dennis was also threatening to burn down the complex. Officers spoke to Dennis who was standing on the upper walkway in front of the doorway to his apartment. He refused to come down to the parking lot so officers went up to speak with him. The officers could hear a large dog inside the apartment and asked Dennis to shut the door. Dennis refused and he remained uncooperative. As the officers tried to speak with him Dennis quickly reached into the threshold of the doorway and grabbed for his Rottweiler mix. Dennis held his dog by the neck and directed him to towards an officer releasing his grasp. The dog charged at the officer and bit at him twice. As the dog was upon the officer, he drew his firearm and discharged two rounds downwards at the dog. The dog immediately ran back into the apartment and Dennis was quickly detained. Animal Control responded to the scene. Officers entered the apartment conducting a protective sweep and the dog was impounded by Animal Control. The rounds were accounted for as was their trajectory. Dennis was arrested for assault on an officer and a felony resisting arrest. He was booked at the county jail.
• On 12/7/2015 at 11:21 am, an officer saw 25 year old Nathan Watson loitering at the Jack in the Box on “A” St. The officer knew Watson from prior contacts and conducted a records check. The check revealed there was an outstanding no bail warrant for his arrest charging a violation of probation. The officer attempted to contact Watson who fled. The officer tackled Watson in front of the restaurant and pinned him to the ground until he complied with commands and stopped resisting. Watson was taken into custody and booked at the county jail. Neither the officer nor Watson reported injuries.
• On 12/6/2015 at 1:12 pm, officers responded to a shoplifter in custody at the Target store located at 5769 Lone Tree Way. Francesca Maufas, 28 years old, was detained by loss prevention for attempting to steal $1263.80 worth of merchandise. A records check indicated she had an outstanding arrest warrant issued out of Santa Clara County charging theft. She was booked at the county jail for theft as well as the warrant.
• On 12/5/2015 at 11:59 pm, an officer was patrolling in the area of Davison Dr. and Lone Tree Way when he witnessed an Infiniti Q35 make a right turn and the rear end losing traction. The vehicle then accelerated to 50 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. The officer initiated an enforcement stop and contacted the driver, 24 year old Nicholas Steiner. Steiner exhibited symptoms of intoxication and was detained. After Field Sobriety Tests he and providing a breath sample on the PAS of 0.185% BAC, he was placed under arrest for DUI. Steiner was booked at the county jail where he provided a blood sample.
• On 12/5/2015 at 7:36 pm, officers responded to the 3400 block of Blue Jay Dr. regarding a vehicle striking a fire hydrant. Upon arrival, officers located a silver Infinity G35 which had collided with the fire hydrant and a retaining wall. The vehicle was found to be stolen out of Richmond. It was determined the driver and passenger fled prior to police arriving. During an inventory search of the vehicle, a ballistic vest was located in the trunk. Witnesses observed a male and female running from the vehicle.
• On 12/5/2015 at 3:54 am, officers responded to the 4500 block of Wolf Way regarding a hit and run collision. The investigation determined 20 year old Alexandria Blackwell was driving a Toyota Scion when she collided into the rear of a parked Toyota Tundra. Upon impact, the Tundra was moved approximately 50 feet. The Scion rolled over and came to rest on its roof. Blackwell was not ejected. Blackwell fled from the scene prior to officers arriving. She was contacted at her residence and had suffered a small laceration to her head. She was arrested for Hit and Run as well as DUI and taken to Kaiser for treatment. She was later cited released on the charges. Both vehicles were totaled.
• On 12/5/2015 at 2:15 am, officers responded to the 2400 block of Diablo Ave. regarding a “911” call of an assault . While investigating the assault, it was determined 28 year old Joseph Cardoza had an outstanding arrest warrant with a $10,000 bail charging DUI. Cardoza was arrested without incident and booked at the county jail.
• On 12/4/2015 at 7:26 pm, officers were dispatched to 4501 Montara Dr. regarding a burglary in progress. The reporting party stated several subjects were seen loading items into a U-Haul truck in the driveway and were not known to the area. Upon arrival, officers located two males putting large black trash bags into the rear of the U-Haul. One of the bags contained marijuana. Christopher Karopoluos (25), Cameron Guthrie (28), Francisco Rodriguez-Amexcua (41), Francisco Nunez (27), and Jose Ramirez-Green were detained on the premises. Officers located evidence of a recent marijuana grow which appeared was in the process of being dismantled. The subjects detained were arrested and booked for cultivation of marijuana and later released pending further investigation.
• On 12/4/2015 at 9:55 am, officers responded to the 2800 block of Center Ln. regarding a subject trespassing in a backyard and being inside the home. When they arrived, officers contacted the caller, 43 year old Israel Navarro. It was determined he was under the influence of a controlled substance and no intruders existed. Officers located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the home. Navarro was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance. He was booked at the county jail.
• On 12/3/2015 at 9:19 pm, an officer conducted a traffic stop on E.18th St. at Hillcrest Ave. for expired registration. Susan Ornellas, 37 years old, was contacted during a traffic enforcement stop and a records check indicated she was on probation with a search cause. A search was conducted and a small plastic bag containing methamphetamine located. Ornellas was arrested and later released on a promise to appear for possession of a controlled substance.
• On 12/3/2015 at 12:08 pm, officers responded to the report of a robbery at W.6th and “A” streets. The investigation revealed the 51 year old victim was approached by 29 year old Arthur Castro, 29 year old Matthew Ellis and 19 year old Jacob Sahagon. Castro punched the victim in the face and he fell to the ground. All three subjects began assaulting the victim while he was on the ground. The subjects brandished a knife and then stole the victim’s bicycle and cash from his person before fleeing down the railroad tracks towards the Fulton Shipyard area. The victim sustained swelling and bruising to his face and a cut to his nose, but declined medical treatment. Sahagon and Castro were located hiding in the marsh area between Fulton Shipyard Rd and Wilbur Ave. They were both identified by the victim and arrested. Ellis was not located but was identified by the victim. Probable cause was issued for his arrest