Names and other specific information to identify persons are intentionally omitted. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. Charges may be changed or dropped. This is not a reflection of every police activity, but rather a selective summary.
September 25
A citizen on River Road reported that there had just been a confrontation with a person with a gun. That suspect had come to their home at 3 o’clock in the morning and started arguing with a roommate. During the argument the suspect drew and pointed a handgun at the two. Other than pointing a gun at them, he did not further threaten anyone and he slowly left. Unfortunately, he had left before they had called 911, so the suspect was gone before officers arrived in the area.
September 26
This same suspect had returned to the city and another confrontation took place between the same two people. During the confrontation, the suspect, using the same gun he had brandished the had before, fired several rounds toward the victim. The victim had called 911 and the dispatcher could hear the gunshots. The suspect had fled right after he shot, but officers were there within less than a minute. They located the suspect’s car on the other side of the bridge and tried to contact him. However, he started driving on Highway 160 toward Antioch and refused to pull over. He drove all the way to Antioch and then jumped from his car and ran. With the help of several allied agencies, officers took him into custody three hours later. He was booked into jail for attempted homicide.
September 28
A suspicious car was reported in the Liberty neighborhood. Officers contacted the occupant and a woman who walked up to the car. The two were in possession of drugs and burglary tools and the man had a warrant. We later learned there had been several minor thefts from vehicles in that area. We were able to locate physical evidence and video surveillance that showed they were responsible for the thefts.
An officer was driving past Chevron and saw someone pumping gas who he knew from previous contacts had a suspended drivers license. Even though he did not see him driving, he still stopped to investigate. Inside the car, was another person he recognized. She was the protected party in a domestic violence retraining order. There was a valid restraining order that the two were not allowed to have contact with each other. Because the man was the restrained person on this order, and because it was a domestic violence restraining order, the law requires us to arrest him with no discretion.
September 30
Lira’s called to report a theft. A man had attempted to conceal meat in his pants, but was seen by staff. He approached the register to pay for other items, but then pretended to need something outside and he left in a car. The value of the theft this day was only a few dollars, but this same person is believed to be responsible for several other thefts over the past year. Officers are still attempting to identify this person. An officer saw a car driving on Highway 12 who was swerving and crossing over the lines repeatedly. He suspected the driver to be under the influence, so he pulled him over. The officer could immediately tell the driver was under the influence of a drug based on his nervous body language, sweat, slurred words, and a glass pipe seen plainly under the driver’s arm. The driver was also on three counts of probation, so he and the car were searched. Inside the car, officers found Xanex prescription pills (not in any kind of prescription bottle), multiple bundles of heroin, a scale and small denominations of almost $2,000 in cash. All of these circumstances together led officers to conclude that the driver was selling heroin and the Xanex pills. He was arrested for multiple drug charges and for violating his probation.