Antioch's public library is closed indefinitely because of drug use, robberies and public sex in the library stacks.
The Contra Costa County Library has indefinitely shut its branch in Antioch due to "repeated dangerous incidents" that jeopardized the staff and patrons, the system announced Friday. More specifically, the library reported incidents of drug use, robberies and public sex in the library stacks.The closure took effect Saturday and will remain in place "until further notice," the library system said on its website.
"People having sexual intercourse inside the library or on property in full view of patrons and staff. We found bullet casings on library property."Antioch's Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe criticized the move, saying the city was blindsided by the decision."No one in the City of Antioch, including the police chief, was informed of safety concerns by Contra Costa County regarding the library," he said in a statement.
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