Antioch boosts police presence in high-crime areas with double-time pay

ANTIOCH — In a bid to reduce the surge of violent crime, officers from the Antioch Police Department will soon be paid double time for picking up extra shifts in hot spot areas of the city.

The resolution, which was approved by the Antioch City Council 4-0 on Tuesday night, will pay the department’s sergeants, corporals, officers, community service officers, and dispatch personnel who work extra shifts double-time pay, which is twice the standard rate. Councilmember Mike Barbanica was absent from Tuesday’s meeting.