Antioch man arrested after serial pizza delivery robberies

RASHIED ALI HUDSON

On 12/08/11 at approximately 6:00 am, Antioch Police Detectives with the assistance of the Antioch Police Department SWAT team served search warrants at two residences simultaneously in the 4300 block of Wallaby Ct in Antioch. The search warrants were conducted as a result of an investigation into a series of armed robberies of pizza delivery drivers that have been occurring over the last month in the neighborhood. During the robberies, the drivers were robbed at knife point of their pizza’s, cash and personal property.

A $250,000.00 Ramey Warrant for Hudson’s arrest was obtained when the investigation identified him as being one of two responsibles. Hudson was identified as the main suspect who was armed with the knife during all of the robberies. Hudson was located during the search warrant service and was taken into custody without incident. He was later transferred to the Martinez Detention Facility.

 Numerous pieces of evidence were located and collected during the searches. The investigation is continuing into identifying the second suspect in this case. Detectives have identified a person of interest and are working to collect further evidence against him. 

Anyone with information should contact Detective Santiago Castillo at (925) 779-6933