It was a busy Sunday morning for the Antioch Police Department who again had to deal with sideshow behavior at Antioch Marina and Smiths Landing parking lot.
According to police, a sideshow of about 50-vehicles resulted in one vehicle into the marina water, another sheared a hydrant while breaking the water main at Smiths Landing and another vehicle struck a parked car at G St and W 9th Street.
At 3:00 am, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the marina with a vehicle submerged at the boat launch. The vehicle ended up being unoccupied and out of the City of Pittsburg. At the time the vehicle was pulled from the water around 6:00 am, it was not reported stolen.
Three Total Vehicle Crashes
Just before 2:50 am, a vehicle fleeing the marina struck a hydrant while breaking a water main at Smiths Landing–the total estimated cost in damages is not known at this time.
At 2:54 am Sunday, the Antioch Police Department and Contra Costa County Fire responded to G Street and W 9th Street for a report of a vehicle crash requiring extrication. Crews were on scene for roughly 2 hours with a total of 3 AMR units requested to the scene. The suspect fled, but was apprehended.
According to preliminary information, the vehicle involved was related to sideshows. The vehicle fled when it struck a parked vehicle. Two people were injured after being pinned into the vehicle. CONFIRE could not get an air ambulance to respond.
By 3:00 am, vehicle entered Antioch Marina waters
No other information was released or has been provided by Antioch Police.
5:50 am: Stolen Vehicle Arrest
Just before 6:00 am Sunday, Antioch Police located a stolen vehicle on Mahogany Way when they made a high-risk stop at Mahogany and Spanos when they took two people into custody.
Based on the story provided to officers, this was a cite and release, even though the truck was stolen.
Since May 28, there have now been 259 known vehicle thefts in the city of Antioch. The Antioch Police Department have not provided comment regarding vehicle thefts or any other supporting data.
July 23-29: Antioch Police Calls
Barbanica Says Antioch Looking to Address sideshows
Reported this to ECT Club Members on Wednesday after Antioch Councilmember Mike Barbanica said he and Tamisha Torres-Walker met with Antioch Police and members of the community just met regarding sideshows…. will be working on a new ordinance and it will come before council in next 90-days. Preliminary, this includes impounding, fining spectators, cost recovery on damages to city streets or property to some other items.
He said the public works looking at installing sideshow prevention options at the marina from raised delineators to other traffic items.
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Polluting our precious water. Wasting our precious water.
Another day in Lamarville! Thorpe should be proud of how ghetto antioch has become. Hopefully they all end up in the river.
Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood PDs need to beef up traffic patrols from dusk to dawn on weekends. They should follow and scrutinize any sporty car cruzing around with young adults and teens behind the wheel and bust them for any and all violations. Let’s be honest we all know the cars that are doing this crap the moment we pull up next to them. Young people, obnoxious exhaust reving, music loud as he’ll, usually a smell of weed and they’re driving around like assholes.
Not just “Young people” also a 73 year old. … https://contracosta.news/2023/08/04/suspected-dui-driver-strikes-house-in-oakley/
Wow.. such a boohoo-er you are. Very lame
You wouldn’t do nothing to no body Dave. So just shut up
With what police? Antioch’s police fierce is reduced to nothing, they barely have enough cops to do the basics it’s time for the Mayer to ask for outside help from the sheriff or CHP.
You really think Brentwood or Oakley care what happens in Antioch? You make this statement as if these 3 local governments and PDs have worked well together. They do not want to take a regional approach to this… hell just look at the homeless numbers. Lets sweep all of the unhoused individuals to the city of Antioch because they have “resources”.
I am curious what percentage of participants in sideshows turn out to be driving stolen cars.
Why release a car thief? Isn’t that Grand Theft? I guess the lawless rule the streets.
Hold people accountable and make them pay every penny. Enough of the coddling of criminals. At this rate Monicas will be out of business by the end of the year.
Residents should pay attention and see that there’s been no acknowledgement from the “king” that anything is happening in Antioch other that the flowery stuff he posts about on Facebook. Zero leadership, zero solutions, zero progress is about all Antioch can hope to realize under his “reign.”
Any news about the armed robbery of the USPS worker? Any deeeescriptions of the robber?
I saw Lamar at the sideshow in a Kia.
These folks don’t like water and they’re by water doing a sideshow.
And I’m sure theyre planning all this on social media.
Call some tow truck drivers. Get a helicopter and drones ready. Block them in and throw the book at every single one of them.
Every ghost gun…every Glock switch..every expired registration…every illegal drug…every stolen car.
Why is this city turning into a criminal justice college course for the year 2030. People’s lives and livelihoods are stake. And the urgency just isn’t there.
Don’t care about the Mayor or DA order needs to be restored. This is ridiculous.
They literally put out a bulletin hey guys if you have a Hyundai or Kia be careful it may get stolen. Good luck you’re on your own! Spineless and gutless.
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