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The Antioch Police Department announced a recent Vehicle Theft Suppression and Enforcement Team (VSET) operation resulted in multiple arrests.
According to police, the VSET operation targeted the City of Antioch, City of Oakley and City of Pittsburg which brought together 65 officers from 12 law enforcement agencies across Contra Costa County — including the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and County Probation.
As a result of the coordinated enforcement effort, officers conducted 112 enforcement stops, leading to:
- 6 felony arrests
- Recovery of 4 illegal firearms
- 22 citations issued
- Arrest of three subjects following a pursuit of a vehicle wanted in connection with felony charges
- Recovery of an occupied stolen vehicle and the arrest of its occupant
- Recovery of 5 abandoned stolen vehicles
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9 vehicles impounded
Antioch Police also said in addition to enforcement activities, officers partnered with Contra Costa County Probation to conduct probation searches at 11 locations and worked alongside CHP on a business inspection.
No other information was released.
