According to Genesis Church in the City of Antioch, they were the victim of a burglary in the early morning hours of Sunday.
Located at E 18th and Woodland, a subject cut off one of the locks off their iron gate and also broke a padlock off of three of their storage sheds. They are still evaluating the “take” and any property loss.
However, a 12-foot enclosed utility trailer was stolen from the church parking lot. The theft has been reported to the Antioch Police Department. The trailer has two large stickers stating Genesis Church on each side of the trailer in green block letters. The rear door locking devices had been damaged recently from other theft attempts.
Greg Farina says the estimated cost of trailer is around $3,000 and about $100 in locks and repairs
They are asking anyone who has information to please contact the Antioch Police Department so they can recover the trailer.
Antioch businesses continue to get hit by burglary and theft. On Sunday, Monica’s Riverview said they were victims of a burglary suspect entering their building and cost them nearly $15k in damage and loss. More than 55 business burglaries have been reported in the City of Antioch thus far in 2023.
This week, after the Antioch Police Department was “muzzled” regarding recent burglaries, the Antioch Police Officers Association released the names of suspects involved in multiple burglaries in Antioch over the past several days, even weeks.
Police identified them as Casey Beck and Alyssa Castro who they believe are responsible for burglaries to Muscle Maker Grill, Tailgaters Sports Bar, Hidden Dragon and possibly The Hillcrest TapHouse. Police are also searching for other possible victims.
The crime spree began Wednesday morning when the Hillcrest Taphouse in the City of Antioch was burglarized and said the Antioch Police response took nearly 4 hours to respond–it was later discovered Cocina Medina Mexican Restaurant was also hit by burglars.
This prompted an open letter to the community from the Antioch Police Department to the community vowing to be better while stating they are working on improving staffing levels. The next day Muscle Maker Grill and Tailgaters Sports Bar and Grill, both had windows shattered and a suspect who made entry into the businesses and burglarized.
The Antioch Police Department confirmed Wednesday that they only have 30 patrol officers available currently due to staffing shortages while the department sits at 78 active officers total. Here is a look at historical context of officers.
- 2023: 115,000 residents w/78 officers
- 2022: 115,000 residents w/102 officers (October)
- 2020: 115,000 residents w/115 officers (May 18 Facebook Post)
- 2013 -107,000 residents w/ 88 officers
- 2012: 103,000 residents w/80 officers
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