A vehicle pursuit has reportedly left one person dead and another in custody just before 8:30 am Tuesday in the 3400 block E. 18th Street in Antioch between Phillips Lane and Wilson Street.
The accident reportedly began within the City of Oakley where police were in pursuit of a vehicle at a high-rate of speed when it crashed into a power pole which knocked down power lines while taking out a fire hydrant.
One subject reportedly exited the vehicle after the crash when the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The subject attempted to flee the area before officers took the suspect into custody nearby. A firearm was also located outside the vehicle.
The incident shut down traffic on East 18th in both directions.
Police provided no information on scene as to why the vehicle was being pursued or any suspect information.
Responding agencies included the Oakley Police Department, Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office, Antioch Police Department, Contra Costa County Fire and AMR.
The Sheriffs Office is expected to put out an official statement sometime Tuesday afternoon.
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I heard this happening very close to my house, just as I was leaving to take my niece to school…a prime example of when I would have liked to listen in on my scanner to find out what was happening, before leaving the house and possibly driving into the middle of it!
Its clear that the police don’t want or need our help, because obviously they have the city’s crime under control without our eyes & ears…ha!
Have to agree with your statement except they DO need our help they just made a sad mistake shutting down the scanner. They don’t have much support from any one any more. Sad.
I notice ECT has their scanner back somehow. Mike was the most vocal about having it taken away.
Julio,
Before you go making obnoxious statements, you may want to verify it. No, we do not have a scanner for Antioch or Brentwood police and as far I know, no one has been provided with one unless you work for either department. We have other ways to get info outside of a scanner which involve relationships with many community stakeholders.
I was not criticizing you Mike. I had heard after your posts on Facebook you would be allowed access somehow. I am sure you have very accurate sources . Please continue to do the great job you do.
I was pretty vocal about it, still am in fact… and I was being sarcastic about them having our city’s crime under control!
it’s a shame you folks can’t conceal carry legally—
I don’t listen to the scanner, but I like knowing what’s going on in Oakley. Unless you’re listening to the scanner for professional reasons (including the media), I don’t think it should be open to the public. It benefits the criminals and nosy residents. I’m less concerned about nosiness than giving the criminals an edge as to what the police are up to. Like the opportunity to get away from the police! Think about it.
Jennifer, lets both think about it- undercover operations and communication involving sensitive information have used alternate frequencies and/or mobile data channels for some time now. What is said over dispatch channels is only general info typically, but does allow people to hear what’s happening in their neighborhood as it happens, in real time when we’re able to react or do something about it.
Since the encryption, all is silent except the sirens & gunshots that leave us all wondering what’s going on…and if we should do something to avoid a dangerous situation.
Disgusted, actually Jennifer is correct. The criminals often carry scanners so that they are aware of police response, giving them time to flee. Alarms and the like are often given out over regular channels unless a directive otherwise is given. The new radio channels may have flaws, but not letting the criminals know where the police are is not one of them.
Whatever, there is some truth to that, but not enough to trample the people’s rights to be informed of what’s happening around them or any dangerous situations that may threaten them. Remember the police are public servants who work FOR us, not rule over us, and they communicate over public radio & get paid with public funds. Nothing private about it, so how does the veil of encryption keep us any safer? Criminals are not gathering around a scanner to plot their next move, if that were the case big cities with more crime would be encrypted also! But they aren’t.
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