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May 6, 2022
‘Foul play’ in Gabe disappearance ‘Path to by Jake Menez
Oakley police and the family of missing Oakley woman Alexis Gabe held a news conference last week to discuss her disappearance. Police suspect the case involves foul play and asked for the public’s help in locating a person of interest.
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OAKLEY Oakley police are asking for the public’s help in locating a person of interest in the disappearance of 24-yearold resident Alexis Gabe, which authorities suspect involves foul play. “Numerous search warrants have been written and executed in this investigation and the Oakley Police Department can officially state that we believe Alexis’ disappearance “was not by accident or by choice,” Detective Tyler Horn said in an April 28 press conference. “We strongly suspect foul play, and we seek the public’s assistance in locating Alexis.” To that end, police have formally offered a $10,000 reward for information that helps authorities find Gabe. During a news conference held April 28, police showed a video of a person of interest who is believed to have been the
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one to have abandoned Gabe’s car immediately following her disappearance. The vehicle had been found on Trenton Street in Oakley with the keys still in the ignition. The suspect in the video is described as a man of slim build, standing 5-feet, 11 inches to 6 feet tall with dark skin. He can
be seen in the surveillance footage wearing a large jacket, beanie and N95-type facemask with a beard protruding from beneath it. According to Horn, the footage was taken at the intersection of Oakley Road and Beldin Lane, roughly five minutes from where the vehicle was abandoned. The suspect appears to flee on foot in
the direction of Antioch. Although Gabe’s ex-boyfriend was named as one of many potential persons of interest, it was not made clear if the man in the surveillance footage was believed to be him. Gabe’s disappearance is the see Update page 22A
Byron Hot Springs may get some repairs Correspondent
BYRON Local gossip wheels began spinning last week when an application for the Byron Hot Springs building went before the Byron Municipal Advisory Council for approval for some repairs. “This is not a development plan, just a simple proposal to stabilize the building,” said Robert Cort, whose mother, Vera Cort, owns the property. “As time is going on, the building is out there, little pieces are falling down. It’s decrepit, people are going out and vandalizing it, shooting it, at a high rate … if
we are ever going to do anything with this property, we minimally have to apply for some foundation work to make it so the building stops falling down.” Cort said he is concerned that if work isn’t done soon to save the foundation, there won’t be a building left to save. He said he doesn’t know what the building will eventually be developed as. “I will one day apply to do something, I am not sure what yet,” Cort said. “The county is in the process of rezoning. So whatever happens, I will still see Repairs page 22A
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Zero’ aimed at COVID-19 deaths REGIONAL Contra Costa Health has launched a new initiative that refocuses the county’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic on eliminating preventable deaths in Contra Costa County. The effort, called Path to Zero, includes tactics to increase use of underused COVID-19 protections in the county, particularly prescription of medications and home testing resources, and particularly in communities where infection and death rates are highest. “No one should die from COVID-19 when free testing, vaccines and effective medication are all readily available in our community. Preventable COVID-19 deaths in our county are unacceptable,” Contra Costa Health Director Anna Roth said. “The time has come for us to think differently about this virus. When a member of our community dies from COVID today, we should understand why and then work to remove any barriers to treatment that may have contributed to that death.” Contra Costa Health (CCH) has opened the Contra Costa Health Plan advice nurse line to any county resident who tests positive for COVID-19 (PCR/lab or home test). Advice nurses screen callers and schedsee Program page 22A
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