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Community crime alert
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The rising cost of metal has been accompanied by a significant increase in copper wire thefts in Brentwood and other East Contra Costa cities. The City of Brentwood is asking residents to reduce th...
Oakley Cop Log: Sept. 14
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Aug. 27 – On the 700 block of Walnut Ranch Lane, a subject was arrested for child abuse. Aug. 27 – Custody-order violations were reported on the 1400 block of Quail Valley Run and on the 3200 block...
Viral video spurs generous acts
by Kyle Szymanski
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
When Brittney Gougeon decided to post a video of an Antioch resident’s car being broken into on the Facebook page of the community organization she founded, she expected it to garner about 100 like...
Brentwood Cop Log: Aug. 31
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Aug. 13, 2:04 p.m. A subject contacted on Second Street and found to be a runaway from Oakley was returned home. Aug. 13, 6:47 p.m. An unidentified person removed a vehicle parked on Gladstone Dr...
Oakley Cop Log: Aug. 31
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Aug. 13 – Possession of a counterfeit bill was reported on the 2500 block of Main Street. Aug. 13 – A vehicle accident with property damage occurred on Main Street at Raye Avenue. Aug. 14 – Domesti...
Three arrested for child porn possession
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Three East County residents were arrested on charges of possessing child pornography Aug. 15 after police served search warrants in Antioch, Brentwood and Discovery Bay, Brentwood Police Sgt. Tim H...
New cops coming to Antioch force
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A breath of fresh air is blowing through the Antioch Police Department these days. The department is now accepting applications to fill 10 full-time police officer positions. “Absolutely we are exc...
Brentwood Cop Log: Aug. 24
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Aug. 2, 12:30 a.m. Officers of the Brentwood Police Department deployed road spikes at the intersection of Lone Tree Way at Canada Valley Road in order to disable a stolen vehicle whose driver had...
Oakley Cop Log: Aug. 24
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Aug. 6 – On Main Street at Neroly Road, a subject was reported to have received stolen property. Aug. 6 – Felony vandalism was reported on the 100 block of Peony Court. Aug. 6 – A juvenile runaway ...
Veteran cop calls it a career
by Rick Lemyre
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
For Brentwood Police Capt. Brian Strock, the first thing to get used to in retirement will literally be hanging them up. “I’ve carried a gun and a badge every day for 32 years,” said Strock during ...
Taking to the streets for safety’s sake
by Rick Lemyre
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Crime prevention was the topic and being out and about was the strategy as more than a dozen Brentwood neighborhood observed National Night out Tuesday. The “out” portions of the evening included b...
Neighbors rally for Night Out
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
When a series of crimes galvanized her neighborhood in the Bear Ridge community of Antioch about 10 years ago, Shelley Daley could have moved out. Instead, she fought back. What began as a 30-perso...
Night Out event comes to Antioch
Aug 05, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Thirty neighborhood watch groups from Antioch will join thousands of others across the nation in the 29th annual National Night Out on Aug. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. According to the National Association ...
National Night Out combats crime
by Samie Hartley
Aug 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Oakley Police Department invites residents to participate in a community-wide stand against crime at Civic Center Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 7 as part of National Night Out. National Night ...
Coffee With the Cops stimulates crime awareness
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Police Department is struggling to combat crime in a city with limited resources, Police Chief Allan Cantando told a standing-room-only crowd of about 100 during a Coffee With the Cops ...
Brentwood Cop Log: Aug. 3
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
July 16, 9:11 a.m. A subject representing a business on Lone Tree Way turned in to police headquarters five counterfeit bills passed at the business. July 16, 9:30 a.m. On Caper Drive at O’Hara A...
Oakley Cop Log: Aug. 3
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
July 16 – Vandalism was reported on the 300 block of Maude Court. July 16 – A stolen vehicle was recovered on the 5600 block of Daffodil Drive. July 16 – On Fernwood Drive at Teakwood Drive, a subj...
Brentwood Cop Log: July 27
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
July 9, 12:53 p.m. At a business on Lone Tree Way, an unidentified person stole a purse from a shopping cart and fled. July 9, 8 p.m. An unidentified person damaged a motorcycle parked on Carroll...
Oakley Cop Log: July 27
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
July 9 – On the 4600 block of Chelsea Drive, a subject was arrested for felony vandalism. July 9 – Vehicle accidents with property damage occurred on the 200 block of Carol Lane, the 100 block of E...
Resident crime-fighters needed
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Volunteer Hans Ho has helped Antioch residents for nine years, and now he’s asking them to return the favor. Ho’s term as the city’s crime prevention coordinator has been up for a year, but h...