Antioch Police Department Careers

Antioch Police Physical Agility

Interested in a Career in Law Enforcement? The Antioch Police Department is always looking to recruit new officers.  Current available positions are: Police Officer Lateral (continuous) Police Academy Graduate/Student (continuous) Police Trainee (continuous) A new Antioch Police Department Careers Facebook Page has been created to assist interested parties in understanding the recruitment process and the recruitment timeline. If you or someone you know has interest in a career in enforcement, follow Antioch Police Department Careers page.   Here is the Read More …

Antioch Police Explorers

This past weekend the Antioch Police Explorers attended a 3-day competition in Ripon, CA. They were evaluated on 16 different realistic scenarios such as domestic violence investigation, active shooter, traffic stop, and crime scene investigation to name a few. They competed against 40 other Explorer Posts, with over 400 participants coming from as far as Utah and San Diego. Our Explorers had trained very hard for this event. Their hard work and dedication paid off as they were awarded the Read More …

Antioch Public Works focuses on Landscaping

This week contracted crews completed work in the medians on Somersville Road and on Prewett Ranch Drive east of Hillcrest Avenue. Trim and clean up work continues this week on the medians and rights of way in the following areas: Hillcrest Avenue Rights of Way Gentrytown Drive Rights of Way Deer Valley Road Rights of Way Buchanan Road Medians Last week we reported trimming, and litter removal in the area of Almondridge and Wilson Street was next on the list, Read More …

Antioch Public Works – Maintaining and Repairing 32 Parks

The City is moving right along with the maintenance and repair of its 32 parks and park amenities; we hope everyone has ventured out to enjoy our neighborhood parks. If not, this week’s invitation will surely entice you as we tell you about Chichibu Park. This park is named after our sister city Chichibu, Japan and features beautiful architectural monuments gifted by our sister city.Chichibu Park is located at Longview Road and Acorn Drive situated on over six acres in Read More …

City Manager’s Weekly update Gets a New Look

New City Mangers Weekly Update

City Manager’s Weekly Update has a new look and we love it! Citizens can view the report and get important information about the City’s activities, events and accomplishments for the week. To see this week’s report click here or the image below: City Manager’s Weekly Update In an effort to better inform the Council, city employees and the public about current City activities and issues, the City Manager’s office established a weekly City Manager Report that is published and distributed every Read More …

Antioch Police Department Runs for a Cause

Special Olympic Torch Run

Antioch Police Department Officers, Dispatchers, Explorers, and City Manager, Ron Bernal, participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run on 6/16/18. Oakley PD handed the torch off to us as we continued the run west to the City of Pittsburg. The torch was carried by several police departments around Northern California, eventually arriving at a ceremony in Davis, California. The goal of the torch run is to support Special Olympics Northern California through fundraising and public awareness for the 2018 Summer Read More …

Press Coverage for Antioch Branding

Antioch Branding

Channel 5 KPIX – published June 5th, 2018 City Of Antioch Looks For Resident Input Rebranding East Bay Town’s Image Story by: John Ramos reports on company hired to help rebrand city of Antioch (6-5-2018) Video Link: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/3877005-city-of-antioch-looks-for-resident-input-rebranding-east-bay-towns-image/   Channel 2 KTVU Fox- published June 6th, 2018 Antioch hires image consultant to get the city’s ‘swagger back’ Story By: Bob Roth Video & Story Link:  http://www.ktvu.com/news/antioch-hires-image-consultant-to-get-the-city-s-swagger-back- ANTIOCH, Calif. (KTVU) – Almost everyone in Antioch seems to agree, the city has an Read More …

Antioch Police Explorer Program

Antioch Police Explorer

On May 17th, Police Department staff gave a presentation to Rotary on the Antioch Police Explorer Program and the positive impact it has had with the youth in our community. The program is designed for young women and men with interest in law enforcement. It focuses on civic duty, discipline, and develops leadership qualities in our youth. The Explorers receive training in various police topics, compete at competitions, and attend the Solano County Cadet Academy, annually. They provide service to Read More …

Antioch Schools Named Honor Roll Schools

antioch unified school district

Congratulations to Antioch’s Deer Valley High School and Dozier-Libbey Medical High School for being recognized as Honor Roll Schools! Message from President & CEO of Educational Results Partnership: Congratulations! After an extensive analysis of student data for every public school in California, the following schools in your school district or CMO were clear leaders in getting students to grade level and beyond: Deer Valley High, Dozier-Libbey Medical High. These schools have been named an Honor Roll school for the 2017-2018 Read More …

Antioch Holds 36th Annual Senior Picnic

On Friday, the Antioch Senior Center hosted the 36th Annual Senior Picnic for regular visitors and guests from community senior care facilities. Along with Council Member Ogorchock, Council Member Tiscareno, Mayor Wright and many folks from various City of Antioch departments, I was honored to help serve lunch to some of the most beautiful and precious members of our community. Besides a wonderful meal, there was a hula dancing exhibition by some or our seniors, music and more dancing…made me Read More …