Lt. Joe Njoroge in a statement said police arrested the 31-year-old driver on suspicion of DUI. Njoroge said the driver was believed to be speeding before the crash. Jail records did not list him in custody on Friday afternoon.

Police in Antioch said a 10-week-old puppy stolen from a family the day after Christmas has been safely recovered and two people have been arrested in the case.

Antioch Police solved a case involving the theft of a puppy named Tinkerbell, arresting two suspects on various charges.

A suspected DUI driver hit a police car near the intersection of A and 10th streets in Antioch at 1:49 a.m. on Jan. 2, injuring a police sergeant. The officer was handling a single-vehicle crash that happened in the area when a speeding car driven by 31-year-old Rodrick Ivory crashed into the driver’s

The Antioch Police Department has agreed to sweeping reforms to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from a 2022 scandal that exposed racist behavior within the department.

The suspects went to the police station later that day to retrieve the car and were arrested on warrants related to the puppy theft, Lowther said. They were booked into Contra Costa County jail on charges of grand theft of an animal, theft by false pretenses and conspiracy.

A man who allegedly jumped on state Highway 4 in Antioch to get away from police on Monday was fatally struck by a vehicle being driven by a county employee, the California Highway Patrol said.

A person who was fleeing from police in Antioch was hit and killed by a vehicle on Highway 4 in Antioch on Monday, authorities said.

The City of Antioch in Northern California has reached a settlement to implement police reforms after officers were found sharing racist texts, using excessive force, and falsifying records

Authorities are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 4 in Antioch involving a pedestrian who was allegedly fleeing police, officials said.