A recent uptick in violence in Antioch has the mayor calling on outside agencies for help. In the past three weeks, 15 shootings have ended in two deaths.
Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe is calling on outside agencies to assist with the city's spike in violent crimes.A recent uptick in violence in Antioch has the mayor calling on outside agencies for help.This is as the department is still recovering from a texting scandal that put many officers on leave.
He announced new actions the city is taking, including offering $100,000 to outside agencies to help with additional patrols. "The chief, right now, is at the county chiefs meeting, echoing that sentiment to the other chiefs, for assistance to address this regional problem," said Antioch Police Department Captain Joe Vigil.
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