Welcome to the official page of the City of Hercules Police Department. The Hercules Police Department is dedicated to our community and to delivering the highest quality Law Enforcement services.
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"We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does"
We are a full service organization that is committed to:
• Timely and safe response to calls for service
• Conducting professional, thorough and complete investigations
• Intelligence - Community Policing
• Fairness
• Proactive / Hight visibility patrol tactics to detect and de
This page is NOT monitored all hours. VISION
"We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does"
We are a full service organization that is committed to:
• Timely and safe response to calls for service
• Conducting professional, thorough and complete investigations
• Intelligence - Community Policing
• Fairness
• Proactive / Hight visibility patrol tactics to detect and de
Operating as usual
It is National Public Safety Communications Week. We always appreciate our dispatchers; however, this week has been especially difficult. Our dispatchers have continued to provide excellent service to our communities while learning a new way of doing their job. We appreciate all of the hard work you're putting in to ensure the community members receive professional service and the officers get to their calls safely. Unsung heroes, we thank you.
Watch out speeders and traffic violators! HPD officers are out in full force tackling speeders, stop sign violators and other traffic issues in the stones neighborhood.
#trafficenforcement #trafficlaws #trafficstop
*************** Armed Carjacking Arrests ************
On 2/15/22 at approximately 1 PM Hercules PD units heard the CHP was in pursuit of an Carjacking suspect vehicle on Highway 4 westbound, approaching Hercules. CHP then announced they lost sight of the vehicle. Hercules Officers set themselves up in positions to intercept the vehicle if it came into town. A few minutes later it did.
Officers engaged in a short pursuit of the vehicle as it headed westbound on SR-4 onto John Muir Parkway but due to the excessive speed lost sight of it as it passed San Pablo Ave. A perimeter was quickly established and with the help of Contra Costa Sheriff's Deputies, CHP ground and Air units, and Pinole Dispatch, a coordinated effort to locate the two suspects began.
After a short search and with the help of alert residents on John Muir Parkway we were able to locate both suspects as they tried to flee on foot.
Luckily no one was injured during this incident and two dangerous felons are off the street.
Both suspects were juveniles; a 16 year old male from Oakland and a 16 year old female from Cupertino. The vehicle was stolen at gunpoint in Oakland on 2/13/22.
This past weekend Officer Lazo came to work her graveyard shift carrying a large box of supplies and treats she put together on her days off. When asked about it by her Supervisor she told him she created a bunch of different baggies with hygiene supplies, snacks, and treats for kids because she was tired of meeting people in need while on patrol and not having anything to offer them to help.
In case you have not met Officer Lazo yet, she is one of our newest Officers, just graduating from our Field Training Program in November of 2021. With acts of caring like this she is quickly demonstrating her commitment to community policing and policing with compassion. We are very proud of the work Officer Lazo is doing protecting the residents of Hercules, but even more proud of her initiative and her heart.
#publicservice #CommunityPolicing #herculesproud
On January 26, 2022, at 4:32 pm, officers were dispatched to the area of Redwood Rd and Lupine Rd. for the report of a drunk subject with a gun in his hand, standing in front of the callers house. Dispatch notified responding Officers that the subject had gone inside his home and 5 - 6 shots were heard.
Officers setup a perimeter with the assistance of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff, issued a lockdown for the Community Center which backed up to the area, and broadcast a shelter-in-place order for the area through the County Office of Emergency Services center. After speaking with the reporting party and a witness, Officers were able contact the subject via phone and after several hours were able to convince him to come out of the house peacefully.
The subject was detained and after a protective search was done of the residence we were able to determine that no one was injured as a result of this incident.
We would like to thank the Contra Costa County Sheriff and the Pinole Police Department for their assistance during this stressful incident, and all those affected by the lockdown and shelter order for your patience and understanding. As a result this potentially dangerous situation was resolved peacefully and safely.
#surroundandcallout #safetyfirst #deescalation
******* Public Safety Notice********
Police activity in the area of Redwood and Lupine. The roads are closed in this area please stay away until the scene is clear.
The situation is contained to this area, but the scene is not secure.
Please join us in congratulating Officer Garcia for completing Field Training. If you see him on the streets say hi!
Did you lose some keys? We found a Mercedes fob key with what looks like a house key today (1/6/22). Come tell us where you were today and if that's where we found them you can have them back. Or if you have some other way to prove they're yours, we're flexible...
UPDATE: John has been located. Thanks everyone for sharing.
Missing Adult
John Winston is a 58 year old male who is 6’3” and 275 lbs. He was last seen near the Safeway gas station in Hercules however his family has not been able to locate him. If you’ve seen John, please contact HPD as soon as possible. (510) 724-1111
Please join us in congratulating Officer Scholl on completing the field training program.
On his first day as a solo beat Officer he located a suspicious vehicle in the valley with both a Tech-9 and a Glock replica BB gun.
#onelessgun #proactivepolicing
Please join us in congratulating Officer Scholl on completing the field training program.
On his first day as a solo beat Officer he located a suspicious vehicle in the valley with both a Tech-9 and a Glock replica BB gun.
#onelessgun #proactivepolicing
Over the past couple of months, HPD officers have taken several guns off of the street during traffic stops. Hercules PD is dedicated to the safety of our residents and part of that safety is provided by proactive traffic enforcement.
#onelessgun #proactivepolicing #trafficenforcement #st #StayVigilant
Here at Hercules we go above and beyond 🤣Sgt Montenegro went down into a storm drain to retrieve a bunch of mail. Several victims received their mail back.
If you are a victim of mail theft contact your local police department to report the theft.
#thestash #mailtheft #communitypolicing
Did you loose some loot 💰? If you did please contact HPD with proof of ownership and valid ID @ (510)799-8260 case H21-1500
We were a little busy at the Safeway gas station yesterday. Aside from the vehicle fire you might have seen some police activity around 9:00 AM.
One of the Flock cameras recorded a vehicle that was taken during an armed carjacking in Oakland on October 21st. The vehicle was on Willow Ave coming off of the loop near the BART lot. An observant Officer saw the vehicle pull into the gas station, stop and the occupants flee on foot.
Both occupants were stopped and detained without incident, and identified. The driver was arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle and for unrelated warrants. The passenger was eventually released.
Fortunately no one was injured, the suspects complied with the Officers, and the vehicle was recovered safely.
#flocksafety
Earlier today there was a vehicle fire at the Safeway gas pumps. Luckily officers blocked traffic while the fire department arrived. @rodeo_hercules_firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the fire before any serious damage occurred ( other than the car.)
We had a nice visit from @therapy_bird this morning. The patrol officers and administrative staff enjoyed her bubbly personality. Thank you @poahercules for setting this up for us along with @firstrespondertherapydogs
WINNER WINNER!!
Its official, HERCULES PD WINS! Thanks to everyone who supported us and voted in the Great West County Pumpkin Contest! Look for an announcement on where the winnings were donated in the future. Thank you #RichmondPD for making this happen.
Congratulations to all the participating agencies, we look forward to defending our title next year!
#ECPD #RPD #SPPD #KPD
What a great turn out. We thought 500 full size candy bars would be enough! We thought wrong! This year’s Trunk or Treat had so many kids we had to refill our candy box several times! We had a great time handing out candy and chatting with all the little ghouls and goblins. Until next time!
UPDATE-MISSING PERSON LOCATED
Berry Younkers is a
79 year old, White Male
who has been missing today since approximately 7:00 AM.
He was last seen at his home on Plateau Ct in Hercules.
Barry is 5’7” and 160 lbs. It’s unknown what he was last wearing however he would be driving a black Nissan Pickup truck CA Lic 10657B2. Barry also suffers from memory loss.
Dear West County:
Halloween is approaching! It is that spooky time of the year filled with treats, fun and magic! In honor of Halloween and fall, the West County police departments are teaming up for a friendly “Great Pumpkin” decorating contest to help bring a little fall cheer to one of our local schools.
HOW IT WORKS:
• Each police department will submit a decorated pumpkin, in an anonymous photo lineup.
• The community will have a chance to vote on your favorite pumpkin out of a photo lineup.
• Residents in participating regions will get a chance to vote on a favorite pumpkin on a Survey Monkey.
• Each department will donate “bail” for their pumpkin. The winning department will donate the bail to a local school.
CONTEST OPENS -- OCTOBER 21 –OCTOBER 28th
The contest opens on October 21st. Check your department’s social media for the lineup and voting link.
Attached is the survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5X6VBWK
We know things are a little different this year due to the pandemic, but we wanted to come together as a region to celebrate. We hope you will join us in sharing in this contest.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO VOTE
• El Cerrito PD
• Kensington PD
• San Pablo PD
• Hercules PD
• Richmond PD
• Pinole PD
🚨FRAUD ALERT 🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨
If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from a bank or financial institution saying there are charges on your account from out of the area, do not give them your information. They want you to verify your credit or debit card number DON’T DO IT! They may even provide you with part of the number, but please do not give them the other half of your number. They may sound very legitimate, but they are not.
A financial institution will not ask for your debit or credit card number over the phone. If you are concerned about the security of your card or account, go to your local branch in person do not give out the information over the phone.
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