March 3 – 9: Antioch Police Briefs

According to Antioch City Manager Steve Duran, the Antioch Police Department had 1,521 calls for service between March 3-9.

Of those calls, 79 arrests were made. 34 arrests were felony and 45 were misdemeanor. They also made 5-DUI arrest.

POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES

• On 3/10/16 at 4:30 am, an officer was on patrol when he saw 31 year old Joseph Cannon riding his bike in the middle of Gentrytown Dr while trying to balance a backpack leaf blower and edger. Cannon was contacted and stated he had just found the items nearby. While speaking with Cannon, he displayed obvious signs of being under the influence of a narcotic. Cannon was arrested and during a search, he was found to be in possession of a methamphetamine pipe and suspected methamphetamine. The owner of the lawn equipment was located nearby and stated the items had been taken from the rear of their truck. He signed a citizen arrest and his equipment was returned. Cannon was booked into county jail.

• On 3/10/16 at 12:49 am, a woman and her boyfriend had an iphone 6 plus posted for sale. They made arrangements with a male to meet near Knoll Park to look at the phone. When they arrived, they were met by two males. She gave one of the males the phone to look at and the male refused to give it back. The second male then approached the victims and stuck a black semi-auto pistol inside the truck and demanded their phones. The woman put her truck in drive and drove off. The males began to follow the victims and began brandished their gun at the victim’s car. The victims tried to follow the suspects until officers arrived, but they lost sight of them. An area check was conducted and the suspects were not located. The victims were not injured and the only thing taken at this point was the iphone that was for sale. The phone was not activated and could not be pinged.

• On 3/9/16 at 10:59 pm, dispatch received numerous calls of shots fired in the area of Willow Brook Way and Catanzaro Way. A short time later a neighbor advised a subject was at their door claiming to be shot. We arrived on scene and found an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound to the left torso. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. According to the victim, he went to a house in the area to bring his runaway nephew home. While there, he confronted three males in the front yard about harboring a runaway. Shortly after one of the males pulled out a gun and shot him. A black car was seen driving around the area shortly after the shooting. Officers located 28 year old Steven Clark and 33 year old Darnell Williams driving in a black Audi. The vehicle was searched and a loaded Glock handgun was located in the trunk. The serial numbers had been removed and both were arrested. The victim stated neither were involved in the shooting but were his cousins there to assist him. Officers made contact at a home on Willow Brook Way and conducted a search of the residence but no weapons were located. This case is still under investigation.

• On 3/9/16 at 9:34 pm, officers conducted a stop of 39 year old Adrian Arroyo who is known to be on parole while he was in front of Romi’s liquor store 418 E 18th St. The subject attempted to dump a methamphetamine pipe out of his pocket as officers arrived, but was immediately detained. Upon searching his person, they located a bag of suspected methamphetamine and a loaded firearm in his pocket. Arroyo is a documented Norteno gang member in the city of Antioch. He was booked and later transported to county jail on several charges.

• On 3/9/16 at 4:00 pm, a neighbor from the 5200 block of Steven Stroud Dr. called stating he heard a gunshot come from 5228 Steven Stroud Drive. Officers arrived on scene and found the front door open at 5228. A safety sweep was conducted inside of the residence and a firearm was found lying on the living room floor. 18 year old Malik Edwards was eventually contacted via the phone and admitted to playing with his “friend’s” gun and accidentally fired a round off inside of the house. The round travelled through a wall and struck a window at a neighbor’s house. No one was injured and Edwards refused to return to the house out of fear of being arrested. The gun was collected as evidence.

• On 3/8/16 at 12:40 pm, the victim was driving home and noticed a white Hyundai sedan following him in the area of Contra Loma Blvd and James Donlon Blvd. The vehicle followed him all the way to his residence. The victim pulled into his garage and was exiting his vehicle when one subject from the car approached him with a gun. The victim was robbed of cash and some jewelry. The responsibles fled the scene and were not located.

• On 3/8/16 at 7:21 am, officers located an occupied stolen vehicle in the area of E. 18th St and A St. They followed the vehicle until a cover unit arrived. A stop was conducted at Highway 4 and Auto Center Dr. and the occupants were detained without incident. 29 year old Adam Renfroe was the driver and 31 year old Amy Fiasconaro was in the rear passenger seat. A loaded syringe was found in the front passenger compartment. Renfroe is on parole and a hold was issued from the Department of Corrections. He was booked at county jail. Fiasconaro was released pending further investigation.

• On 3/8/16 at 2:35 am, an unknown male adult wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and white shoes entered 7-11 at 2301 Buchanan Rd and demanded money from the clerks at gun point. The clerks complied with the demands and the male fled with cash and got into a blue Dodge Durango parked on Gentrytown Dr. An area check was conducted for the vehicle with negative results.

• On 3/8/16 at 12:50 am, officers responded to 116 Rainier Ln. for an auto burglary in progress. The victim stayed on the line with dispatch until officers arrived. Officers contacted 34 year old Ronald Mesina riding his bicycle away from the victim vehicle carrying a bag. Mesina was identified as the responsible and was in possession of the victim’s property. He admitted to discarding some property when he noticed the police. All stolen property was recovered and Mesina was sent to county jail.

• On 3/7/16 at 5:30 pm, the U.S Marshall’s Service was in town looking for 23 year old Omari Krump. Krump was seen going into an apartment located at 2301 Sycamore Dr. and the Marshall’s requested our assistance. Krump had a no bail warrant out of Oakland for armed robbery. Krump was taken into custody without incident and booked into county jail.

• On 3/7/16 at 6:45 pm, officers responded to the area of Citibank located at 47 E 18th St. on a report of a man with a gun. Officers arrived and contacted an adult male victim. The victim advised he had just withdrew cash from the ATM and was walking back to his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown male in his early 20’s brandishing a handgun and demanding the victim’s wallet. The victim gave up the wallet and the suspect got into the passenger seat of an awaiting black SUV which fled east on E. 18th St. A nearby witness corroborated the information. The bank and businesses in the area were closed and no surveillance video could be obtained at the time. The investigation is pending follow up.

• On 3/7/16 at 3:10 pm, two Loss Prevention employees at JC Penny in Slatten Ranch attempted to detain 33 year old Tiffany Hill for shoplifting cologne. Hill refused to return to the store when confronted and a struggle ensued. Hill was eventually detained after fighting with both employees and falling to the ground during the fight. Hill was later booked at county jail.

• On 3/7/16 at 9:00 am, the boyfriend of a Brentwood resident whose vehicle was stolen last night in Brentwood was driving around Antioch and Oakley in an attempt to locate the vehicle. He was successful and found the vehicle driving east bound on E 18th St. An officer was in the area and located the vehicle as it was turning into the Executive Inn at 515 E 18th St. The driver, 39 year old Jose Munoz, was detained without incident. He was in possession of shaved keys but stated he purchased the vehicle from an unknown subject around 0200hrs. Munoz was booked into county jail for auto theft.
• On 3/6/16 at 9:15 pm, officers responded to 4838 Vinewood Way for a verbal dispute between 37 year old William James and 39 year old female. James was contacted in front of the residence near his vehicle. James was on Parole for felony domestic violence and during a parole search of his vehicle, 7 grams of marijuana was located. James’ parole agent was contacted and placed a parole violation hold on him. James was arrested for the parole violation and transported to county jail.

• On 3/6/16 at 4:17 pm, officers responded to 2914 Honeysuckle Cir on a report of a possible marijuana grow house. Officers arrived and contacted 23 year old Fei Li and 31 year old Ming Lei, who were inside the residence. Officers obtained a signed consent to search the residence and located approx. 400 marijuana plants at various growth stages, to include all of the necessary lighting equipment and chemicals. Li and Lei were arrested without incident and later booked into county jail. Special Operations Unit detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation.

• On 3/6/16 at 2:50 pm, an officer saw 39 year old Bryan Highfill walking on South Lake Ct and knew he had a warrant for his arrest. Highfill was detained without incident and arrested for the felony warrant. During a search incident to his arrest, Highfill was found to be in possession of metal knuckles. He was booked at county jail.

• On 3/6/16 at 1:08 pm, officers were dispatched to Golf-n-Games at 501 Auto Center Rd for subjects living out of a motor home. 23 year old Alex Haren was contacted in the motor home and found to have a felony warrant in the system for her arrest. She was arrested without incident and booked at county jail.

• On 3/6/16 at 12:38 am, an officer contacted 49 year old Leonard Burleigh sitting in a vehicle with no license plates at the 100 block of W 19th St. When asked if he had anything illegal, Burleigh admitted to having a pipe and methamphetamine. Both items were located during a search of his person. Burleigh was arrested and released with a citation.

• On 3/6/16 at 10:27 am, officers were dispatched to Leafwood Ct for the report of a suspicious vehicle that had possibly been involved in a collision. Officers arrived on scene and located 39 year old Charles Sumara standing next to his truck that had major front end damage. Sumara was found to be under the influence of alcohol and admitted to driving. He said he had been involved in a collision on Hillcrest Ave near Wildhorse on his way home from buying more beer at 7-11. Officers located a city tree that Sumara had collided with at the location. The tree had minor damage. Sumara was arrested for DUI and booked at county jail. His license is currently suspended from a prior DUI.

• On 3/6/16 at 9:48 am, an officer saw 24 year old Thomas Costa walking in the area of W 9th St and J St and was aware that he had several warrants for his arrest. Costa was detained without incident and placed into handcuffs. Costa was found to have a total of 3 felony warrants in three different counties. During a search incident to his arrest, the officer located a digital scale and 1/2 an ounce of methamphetamine on Costa. Costa was booked at county jail for possession of methamphetamine for sale and his outstanding warrants.

• On 3/6/16 at 12:20 am, 25 year old Sonya Griggs was traveling south bound on Lone Tree Wy. approaching Dallas Ranch Rd at a high rate of speed when she lost control of the vehicle striking a curb, street sign and eventually the signal light pole. The force of the collision severed the engine compartment from the vehicle leaving the engine block in the middle of the roadway and a large debris field. The passenger was wearing his seatbelt. He was ejected from vehicle as the floor board came out from under him and was subsequently trapped under the vehicle. Contra Costa County Fire successfully extricated him from under the vehicle and transported him to the hospital. Griggs transported to hospital with complaints of pain to her ankle and lacerations to her face. Griggs was suspected of DUI and was released at the hospital pending further investigation. An APD traffic officer responded and took over the investigation.

• On 3/5/16 at 8:05 pm, officers were dispatched to Romi’s Liquors located at 418 E 18th St for a report of a possible carjacking. When officers arrived, they contacted the victim who stated he was exiting Romi’s when he was physically assaulted and knocked unconscious by an unknown subject. When the victim woke up he noticed his wallet, car keys and cell phone were missing. The clerk told the victim that an unknown male that was just in the store assaulted him. Instead of reporting the robbery, the victim called for a tow truck to pick up his vehicle since he had no keys. While he was waiting inside the store for a tow truck, an unknown female got into his vehicle and drove it away south bound on Cavallo Rd at which point, the victim called APD. The victim sustained a laceration above his right eye. This case is still under investigation.

• On 3/5/16 at 11:11 am, officers were dispatched to the Ramada Inn at 2436 Mahogany Way for an unwanted guest complaint. Officers contacted a maid at the location who told officers she went to a room rented by 25 year old Nathan Watson to clean it. Watson solicited the maid to have sex for money. When she felt uncomfortable and tried to leave, Watson closed the door and became persistent. Upon arrival of officers, Watson was contacted and arrested. While in the backseat of the patrol car, Watson started kicking the door, seat and hitting his head on the cage. He was removed from the car and placed in a restraint device for his safety. He was not injured and was booked at county jail.

• On 3/4/16 at 7:21 pm, the victim was parked in front of Mountain Mike’s Pizza at 2509 Somersville Rd. sitting in his vehicle with the door open waiting for his pizza. A Buick with 3 male and 1 female parked a stall away. Shortly after the Buick parked, two adult males from the car came over to the victim. One opened his passenger door and tried to take his car keys while ordering him out of the car. The victim got control of his keys and began delivering several strikes to suspect #1 and forced him out of the door way. The victim held onto suspect #1 and was pulled out of the car. He knocked suspect #1 to the ground and continued to deliver strikes. That’s when suspect #2 attempted to attack him. He managed to place this suspect in a head lock while delivering more strikes, as suspect #1 laid on the ground. That is when suspect #3 exited the Buick and struck the victim with a gun in the back of the head. Suspect #3 held the victim at gunpoint while suspect #1 and Suspect #2 got back into the Buick. The suspects fled in the Buick and the victim followed. He stopped behind them on Somersville Rd at the red light and exited his car. He took photos of the suspect vehicle and the punched out the car’s rear window. The suspects then fled on Highway 4. The victim returned home and called APD since his cell phone was now dead. He suffered a minor injury to his head from being struck and another injury to his hand from punching the window. A records check was done on the plate and found to be out of San Francisco. A county wide Officer Safety bulletin was completed and the case is still under investigation.

• On 3/4/16 at 8:30 am, 45 year old Anthony Davis was contacted on foot at Delta Pines, 2301 Sycamore Dr. A search of his person yielded heroin. Davis admitted to the possession and being addicted to heroin. He was issued a citation.

• On 3/4/16 at 7:06 am, an officer was on his way in to the police department to go off-duty when he spotted 34 year old Michael Kyle at the dead end of West 19th St and knew Kyle was wanted on felony warrants. Kyle attempted to flee through a residence, but the officer managed to head him off when he came out the back door. He was taken into custody without incident. Kyle was booked into county jail.

• On 3/3/16 at 8:44 pm, 32 year old Louis Braggs was contacted after officers responded to the report of a subject brandishing a handgun in the area of West 10th St and J St. Upon arrival, Braggs was located nearby on 801 West 8th St. He matched the description of the subject with the gun. During a search, he was found to be in possession of a meth pipe and air soft handgun. He was booked at APD and later cite released.

• On 3/3/16 at 10:29 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle into the water at the Antioch Marina. 22 year old David Quintanilla who works as marina security called 911 to advise that a female had driven her car off of the boat ramp and into the water. At the time, the female was still trapped in the car and it was unknown if there may be others inside. When officers arrived, Quintanilla was able to pull the woman from the car and onto the dock just before the car submerged under the water. Contra Costa County Fire was called to the scene along with their Swift Water Rescue Unit. Eventually, the vehicle was brought to the surface and there were no other occupants inside. The 41 year old female was uncooperative and showed signs of being under the influence. She was taken to local hospital for treatment and a blood draw. It’s unknown why she drove her car off of the boat ramp and the case is still under investigation.

• On 3/3/16 at 5:17 pm, officers were called to a report of a large group of juveniles arguing at the Jacobsen Park locate at 1600 Jacobsen St. An area check was conducted and at the time no one was fighting. Most of the juveniles began leaving upon seeing the officer. A short time later, many of the juveniles returned and began fighting again. This time a male subject pulled out a gun and fired one round. Everyone scattered and left the area prior to our arrival. At the time of this writing, we have not identified any victims and no reported gunshot victims arrived at area hospitals.