Between May 21-27, the Antioch Police received a 1,586 calls for service and made 225 case reports while arresting 79.
Of the 79 arrested, 24 were Felony and 55 Misdemeanor charges. They also had 4-DUI arrests. Below are highlights from some of this weeks events:
DUI Crash Leads to Arrest
On 5/23/15 at 8:53pm a solo Hispanic male adult driver traveling W/B on Prewitt Ranch Dr veered into a parked van. The driver’s sedan was overturned and he was trapped in the driver’s seat.
Afterwards, the driver started throwing alcoholic containers out of the window. He was removed from the car by ConFire personnel and transported to JMMC for his injuries. The male was clearly intoxicated.
While at the scene the male gave (3) different names and we had no matches on any of them. He was driving his girlfriend’s vehicle and she could only ID him as Juan Hernandez. The mobile print readers were not working and we could not ID him.
A “John Doe” warrant was completed for a blood draw and we drew his blood, took several photographs of him and got his thumb print on the CHP and citation forms. WCPD responded with their thumb readers and they did not work either. Regardless, a likely match was found through computer and ARIES research. He is unlicensed and on probation for DUI.
He sustained a broken/dislocated hip and a fractured skull.
Parolee At Large Arrested After Assault
On 5/25/15 at 00:08am Officers responded to a domestic violence call in the 5100 block of Carriage Way. Information in the call indicated the victim’s ex-boyfriend Bravo Gonsalo-Guillen (24 years old) had assaulted her. While en-route Dispatch advised Bravo had a “Parolee at Large” warrant.
Upon police arrival Bravo fled. K9 Donna was used for a track and she located and apprehended Bravo a few houses away.
Bravo fought with the K9 and police while they tried to take him into custody. An Officer sustained an approximate 1″ laceration to his right little finger which may have been broken during the struggle with Bravo.
Man Arrested on Weapons Charge Near Costco, Later Placed in WRAP
On 5/25/15 at 12:27pm an alert citizen called 911 to report a male walking by Costco holding a large knife in his hand. The caller later stated the male had concealed the knife in his waistband. Officers arrived and located the person the caller had described.
Aaron Mercado (24 years old) had a 12″ knife that had an 8″ fixed blade concealed down the front of his pants. He was arrested for the above violation. CSO Hansen was transporting Mercado to County Jail when Mercado started to kick at the bars over the window of the patrol car. CSO Hansen was at Hwy 4 & Loveridge in Pittsburg and called for Code 3 cover. Several APD and a PPD unit responded. Mercado was placed in a WRAP and taken to MDF. The patrol vehicle was not damaged, Mercado was not injured and no Officers were injured.
Three Injured After Being Struck by Vehicle, Shots Fired
On 5/25 at 7:42pm dispatch began receiving calls for a large group of subjects fighting in front of a house in the 4100 block of Rogers Canyon Road. There was mention of a subject with a gun.
While en-route the fight continued and three subjects at the disturbance were struck by a fleeing vehicle. Around this time we also got calls of shots fired. Upon arrival it was determined the resident was having a party and some uninvited guests arrived and a fight broke out.
The resident and majority of people at the part were not cooperative with police and the investigation.
Several residents advised shots were fired down the road by another suspect or subjects in another vehicle. We checked the area and located a total of 11-.40 cal shell casings in the street at Mattole Road and Mt. Hamilton Drive. We were unable to locate any victim vehicles or damage to residences.
Several hours later Officer Perez obtained additional information and went to an address in Brentwood and located Nina Camp (27 years old) who admitted to driving and vehicle hitting people at the scene and fleeing. The vehicle was towed for evidence and had at least two bullet holes in it. Camp was sent to County Jail. As of this writing no gunshot victims have shown up at any area hospitals.
Man Arrested for Attempted Assault
On 5/27/15 @ 08:45am a 25 year old female was heading to the Marina and came up on Frank Mello (43 years old) who was riding a bike in the middle of the street. She honked her horn and Mello moved out of the way, but became angry. Mello followed the female into the Marina parking lot. He removed what appeared to be a weapon from his handle bars and came after her. The female feared she was about to get assaulted and drove at Mello. She ran over his bicycle and Mello became more enraged.The female drove from the Marina and was contacted at the rear of the PD.
Based on the investigation, Mello had attempted to assault her with a makeshift weapon and she defended herself with her vehicle. Mello was transported to County Jail.
Drug/Firearm Arrest
On 5/27/15 at 9:34pm Officer Gragg spotted (2) suspicious subjects near Dairy Queen on E. 18thStreet engaged in a hand-to-hand drug transaction. Officer Gragg made a u-turn to contact Marquez Jeter (34 years old) who started quickly walking to the Economy Inn. Just prior to contact Jeter threw a loaded pistol to the ground. Jeter was detained and found to be in possession of narcotics for sales, and the pistol was collected and secured. Jeter was transported to County Jail.
May 27 – Antioch Hostage Standoff
On 5/27/15 at 1103 Hrs a carjacking occurred at the area of W. 10th St./ Auto center Drive. The incident lasted several hours in which the responsible drove the car to Concord where he abandoned it, and stole another and drove back to east county.
The suspect Horacio Gutierrez was pursued through Brentwood, Pittsburg, and Antioch where he eventually crashed. Gutierrez fled and took two hostages at the Arco gas station on Contra Loma Blvd.
The APD SWAT team was activated for the standoff. Eventually Gutierrez gave up and the hostages were unharmed. Gutierrez was sent to County Jail on several felony charges.
Information provided by Antioch City Manager Steve Duran. His full report can be viewed by clicking here.
