Shaneta Brown. Photo by Hercules Police.

By Hercules Police Department

On July 10, 2019, at 5:12 A.M., the Hercules Police Traffic Officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of John Muir Parkway. He noticed a Honda Civic that was described as a felony vehicle and trailed it to westbound I-80 at the Appian Way off ramp. Dispatch confirmed the felony vehicle and he initiated a felony stop. The Honda was used as a getaway vehicle in an armed robbery that occurred in Antioch on July 9, 2019. The driver, 26-year-old Shaneta Brown, of Pittsburg was detained.

She had an unrelated warrant for theft out of Antioch. Antioch P.D. arrived to take custody of the Honda and Brown was transported to Martinez Detention Facility.

During the felony stop, a traffic break was initiated and lasted approximately five minutes.

Lynette Williams. Photo by Hercules Police.

By Hercules Police Department

On July 10, 2019 at 10:09 a.m. An Officer did a traffic enforcement stop on a Silver ’97 Honda Civic on Sycamore Ave. at Taco Bell for a traffic violation. The driver was contacted and gave the Officer a California Driver’s License (CDL) falsely identifying herself as another person. The Officer looked at the photo on the CDL and saw the photo did not match the drivers characteristics. The driver insisted she was the person photographed but, was detained. The driver then falsely identified herself as another female. The driver eventually admitted her true identity and was identified as (A) Lynette Williams (DOB 07/24/67) of Vallejo.

Williams was found to have a total of 7 outstanding Misdemeanor Warrants for theft related crimes out of both Solano and Napa Counties. Williams was arrested and during a search of the vehicle, several credit cards, California driver’s licenses and social security cards were located, none of which belonged to Williams.

Several victims got their property back thanks to you.

Photo by Richmond PD.

By Richmond Police

Auto Burglary

An auto burglary took place on June 26th around 10:40PM. Officers responded to Railroad Ave and E. Richmond Street and discovered broken glass. The victim’s car window was shattered, and the following equipment was stolen:

+ (2) Drones: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom + Mavic 2 Pro

+Nikon D800

+Lenses: 24-70, 70-200, 60, 85, 10.5, SB-800 Speedlight

+Light meter

+Apple Macbook Pro

+Apple Macbook Air

+Black Pelican case

Officers are currently looking for a potential suspect(s). If you have any information, please contact Dt. Martin at (510) 672-0611.

As a friendly reminder, be sure to remove all visible valuables from your vehicle.

Jeremy Orr was sentenced to 30 months in prison for wire fraud after filing more than 200 fraudulent income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, David L. Anderson and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter.  The sentence was handed down today by the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Judge.

Orr, 36, of Richmond, Calif., pleaded guilty to the charge on March 12, 2019.  According to his plea agreement, Orr admitted he devised a scheme to defraud the IRS of hundreds of thousands of dollars by filing false federal income tax returns.  Orr obtained the personal identification information of individuals in and around the Bay Area and prepared false 2011 federal income tax returns in the names of those individuals.  The tax returns reported false wages, false education expenses, or both, that generated a fraudulent income tax refund.  In sum, Orr electronically filed more than 200 false tax returns with the IRS resulting in claimed fraudulent tax refunds totaling $335,142.

A federal grand jury indicted Orr on January 15, 2015, charging him with four counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and four counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A.  Orr pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and the remaining charges were dismissed.

In addition to the prison term, Judge White ordered the defendant to serve a three-year period of supervised release.  The defendant was remanded into custody on June 12, 2018, and will begin serving his prison term immediately.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jose A. Olivera is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Jessica Rodriguez Gonzalez and Katie Turner.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the IRS-CI.

Illegal gun found at suspect’s home and drugs found in his shoe at Richmond jail. Photos by Richmond PD.

By Richmond PD

***Air Jordan***

Recently, Richmond PD’s SIS Gang Unit arrested a known drug dealer with controlled substances and a large amount of money on his person. Once in the jail, officers discovered the suspect concealing more narcotics in his shoe and in other body locations. The SIS Gang Unit then performed a search warrant on the suspect’s home, locating more narcotics, money and an illegal firearm. This is the fourth time this year a gun has been recovered from this suspect. Great work RPD Gang Unit!

Identified by caller as their father, stabbed family members with knife

By Richmond Police Department

On April 11, 2019 at approximately 2:34 AM, Richmond officers were dispatched to 930 Wilson Ave., on a report of a home invasion. The caller reported that suspect was their dad who had broken a window and entered the residence. The suspect was armed with a knife and trying to stab the family. The caller reported that the family was trapped inside the residence and was unable to exit.

Richmond officers arrived on scene and the shooting occurred after officers confronted the armed suspect at the rear patio door. Officers interrupted the suspect’s physical assault on a family member, then fired when the armed suspect ignored commands and advanced on them. The suspect was later pronounced deceased on scene.

Officers rescued an adult female suffering from a laceration to her stomach and a male juvenile suffering from a laceration to his face. No other family members were harmed during the incident. The family was taken to a local hospital where they are currently being treated for non-life threating injuries.

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office as well as the Richmond Police Department are actively working this on-going investigation, according to the Contra Costa County Fatal Incident protocol. There was an active Domestic Violence restraining order against the decedent, who has prior DV contacts.