After Burris' initial remarks at the press conference, several Antioch citizens spoke to reporters who said they or their family members were targeted by Antioch police officers; they detailed claims of harassment, physical beatings, and even being robbed of cash and other possessions by officers. Non-Emergency Tel: (925) 778-2441 *9. Business & Lobby Hours 8 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri. Antioch Police Facility 300 L Street Antioch, CA 94509. Kiora Hansen and Della Currie protest against racism by Antioch police officers at a rally in front of the police department on Tuesday. "I am sick and tired of being attacked by these people in this community apologizing for the racism that is going on in this community.". hide caption. Wilson, too, says she thinks that the FBI probe has pulled back the curtain to expose something bigger. Lol. Rombough replied, He ducked, to which Evans replied, Sounds like its his fault. Rombough then wrote, So was the 6 muzzle thumps and me trying to kick his head over the fence.Rombough also texted a picture ofPugh in the hospital to both Evans and the unnamed person from the previous exchange. Victim Services provide crisis intervention , emotional and judicial support, and critical service referral for victims and their children. Crime and Public Safety | | Courtesy of The City of Antioch, The joint investigation conducted by the FBI and the Contra Costa County DA's office started in early 2022. And L.A. is next, Inside Emmet Sheehans rise from unheralded prospect to Dodgers pitcher, Walgreens pharmacist cites his religion for denying a transgender mans hormone replacement meds, Fights, beatings and a birth: Videos smuggled out of L.A. jails reveal violence, neglect. That was the first of several incidents between Baldwin and Antioch police. The scandal that revealed racist, misogynistic and anti-gay text messages has gripped the small city. "Once weve identified those cases and any overlapping conflicts we will initiate a detailed review process for potential dismissal, resentencing, or the preservation of convictions," District Attorney Diana Becton's office announced. In 2012, she became the first Black woman to serve on it. Antiochs mayor, Lamar Thorpe, says he thinks that the recent revelations will floor even police champions. In another message to multiple officers, Evans texted, Ill bury that n-r in my fields and later clarified that hed deliberately used the N-word. From an early age, Shagoofa Khan felt propelled to make her community a better place. Once she graduated from high school, Khan who is the child of immigrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan ran for local office as a school board trustee, and later became a student senator at Los Medanos Community College. According to the Census Bureau, its population grew from 90,000 in 2000 to more than 115,000 in 2020 an increase of more than 25%. Shagoofa Khan became an outspoken critic of the police during this time. ", SEE ALSO: 1 Antioch police officer resigns in wake of FBI investigation. Nate Gartrell covers crime, politics, and corruption in Contra Costa County. Everywhere you turn, there is a new piece of information stemming from the ongoing Antioch Police Department scandal. Gen. Residents gather at an Antioch, Calif., city council meeting to share their experiences of harassment and racism at the hands of local police and demand change. Congressmen, are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Antioch Police Department. "These individuals that have spoken tonight are victims of police brutality, they are victims of crimes," public defender Ellen McDonnell said when it was her turn at the dais. If we cant recognize this in the Bay Area, then it makes it harder for the rest of the country, he said. The pattern or practice investigation will focus on bigoted communications collected in a pair of reports by the Contra Costa County district attorneys office this year and first reported by the East Bay Times. Some 45 officers, nearly half of the department, are involved in the texting scandal, according to the Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office. It's tough to say exactly how much of Antioch's police department is tangled up in the investigation, but there are currently 38 APD officers on leave, according to Police Chief Steve Ford.. Khans prominence as an outspoken police critic during the 2020 protests elevated her on the radar of Antioch law enforcement, she said. Antioch: Racist police text messages expose deep divides, racial tension 'They're showing us who they are': Racist text messages expose deep divides, ethnic tension in Antioch Once majority. They include two texts from Rick Hoffman, the president of Antioch's police union. How to avoid becoming the next scam victim, Los Angeles city officials consider ousting Skid Row Housing Trust receiver. Rick Hoffman, president of the Antioch Police Officers Association, is named as sending communications. "Even in group messages with supervisors and IA [Sergeants] matter of fact it was said just today in our group thread with multiple supervisors in it," Amiri texted on Dec. 27, 2020. Bro I cant wait to forty all of them, he said in a text to officers. Department embroiled in text message scandal. "And yes it was a hard R on purpose.". SEE ALSO: Antioch leaders to review current system of overseeing police department. Those same reports include several incidents where Evans used racist language, including exchanges with Officer Eric Rombough, who is under investigation for both racist communications and as part of the FBI criminal probe. Send Message. Now hes opening an erotic dinner club where anything goes. According to the texts reviewed by the East Bay Times, one officer bragged about using a a rubber bullet launcher on the target of a raid, and in another thread when asked what he was up to said he was violating civil rights. County prosecutors are weighing the dismissal or review of hundreds of criminal cases on which the officers served as material witnesses. Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe said he was combating dog-whistle racism and apologists at Tuesday night's city council meeting when he became emotional. He also spent two years as a political aide in the Washington State Legislature. Oakland. "They didn't want any kind of oral, written, videotape of the confession," he went on. Thorpe cited the Antioch department's ongoing issues with staffing compounded by the racist texting scandal, which has led to some 20 percent of the police force being suspended as . Those all passed easily, but the meeting, like the one the week before, was about more than just policy. Some community college grads can outearn elite university peers, 4 in 10 California residents are considering packing up and leaving, new poll finds, Does L.A. have a barbecue style? Now, she said, if someone in Antioch calls the police hoping for assistance, they will have concerns about who is going to show up and whether that officer will act in their best interests, especially if they are a woman, person of color or member of the LGBTQ+ community. "Our Black and brown people, as you see in this room, we got names, we got banners, we are public about our deaths in our community," she said. ", "They have basically ruined my life," Carpenter said. Ashton Montalvo and Deangelo Boone were arrested and charged in October 2022 with arson and mutilation after the burned body of Mykaella Sharlman, 25, was found near a hiking trail in Antioch. Alec Regimbal is a politics reporter at SFGATE. But to Wilson, the revelations about widespread racism in the police department suggest that this majority council means nothing. "Antioch didn't look like this, but it does now," said Timothy Manly. And he got muzzle thumped 6 times before he gave us his hands. Martinez, Allens attorney, toldSFGATE he believed muzzle thumped was a euphemism for pistol-whipping. The city opened an Internal Affairs investigation after Evans under administrative investigation for repeated use of racial slurs and other offensive communications told a lieutenant that he reviewed video of the incident and thought to himself, This does not look good, according to the IA report. "Since we dont have video I sometimes just say people gave me a full confession when they didnt. And L.A. is next, Inside Emmet Sheehans rise from unheralded prospect to Dodgers pitcher, Walgreens pharmacist cites his religion for denying a transgender mans hormone replacement meds, Fights, beatings and a birth: Videos smuggled out of L.A. jails reveal violence, neglect. Warning: This story includes quotations with racist and vulgar language as well as descriptions of violent attacks. Trail remembers that there was not a single Black student in her high school graduating class. Village of Antioch Police Department 433 Orchard Street Antioch, IL 60002 Phone: 847-395-8585 Fax: 847-395-8588 . Meanwhile, a seemingly parallel investigation focusing on the racist text messaging scandal includes an additional eight Antioch police officers being placed on leave. Associated Press April 20, 2023 2:43 AM PT ANTIOCH, Calif. Officials in the Bay Area city of Antioch are undertaking an audit of the troubled Police Department, the latest development in. Years later, OPD remains under the watchful eyes of a federal monitor. The unnamed person responded, I thought that was a no no. Rombough replied, No we can do that just no chokes I tried to knock him unconscious. California Atty. Antioch is now 36% white, 35% Latino, and 20% Black, according to the 2020 census. James Queally writes about crime and policing in Southern California, where he currently covers Los Angeles Countys criminal courts and the district attorneys office for the Los Angeles Times. Armando Montalvo, a former Pittsburg police officer, was charged with four counts of possession and sales of illegal assault weapons in relation to the original investigation on Nov. 10, 2022. All rights reserved. It started with a couple of racist text messages (that turned into many) and has now resulted in several legal decisions that may be hard to keep up with. San Jose: 30-plus residents displaced by four-alarm fire, What caused the Titan to implode? Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford on Wednesday pledged his full cooperation with the state investigation. Khan claims that law enforcement placed a tracker on her car and followed her movements in the months after the protests. The Root. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe addresses calls, racist death threats, and other attacks in the midst of the "Antioch Police Department's text message scandal." ANTIOCH, Calif. - Racist remarks . Now, she fears for the wellbeing of her brown grandchildren. The scandal has the potential to be extremely costly for the East Bay city of 114,000 people. This is a point of justice.. Current Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford, who is Black, came from San Francisco police to lead the department a year ago. Growing up in Antioch a small city one hour north-east of San Francisco, where the industrial landscape of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta meets the rolling pastures of Contra Costa county the now 22-year-old activist witnessed the effects of racial and socioeconomic inequality on a daily basis. Much of the released text messages occurred under former police chief Tammany Brooks, who left APD in October 2021 for a position in Boise, Idaho. Mayor Lamar Thorpe said he has had his fence burned down on his property and he was struck by a resident. We understand the importance of ensuring our policies, procedures, and practices are in line with expectations of 21st Century Policing, Ford said in a statement. Matthew Nutt allegedly assaulted a man during an arrest in a July 2022 . Because that is who they're supposed to go to, to sergeants, lieutenants and these same people in internal affairs. The disturbing texts came to light during an investigation by the FBI and the local District Attorney's office into alleged misconduct by police in Antioch and the neighboring city of Pittsburg, Calif. Now, Wade says, "It feels like my baby died all over again.". by Keith Burbank / Bay City News Service . He is one of the citys three Black lawmakers. CNN A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that members of a Bay Area police department in California "engaged in a repeated pattern and practice of civil rights violations and other. Contained within the DA's report were photos of gorillas in reference to Black people, sexist comments and homophobic and racist slurs, such as the n-word. Residents gather at an Antioch, Calif., city council meeting to share their experiences of harassment and racism at the hands of local police and demand change. rom an early age, Shagoofa Khan felt propelled to make her community a better place. Top 5 Moments from The Antioch Police Scandal. For a long time the city's leadership did not reflect its diversifying population. Sandhya Dirks/NPR "But we kill more Mexicans than anything else. APD presently has 99 sworn officers and 45 of them are named in the DA's report for sending or receiving offensive texts. ANTIOCH, Calif. (KGO) -- As the investigation into the Antioch Police Department continues to grow, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D- Walnut Creek) and John Garamendi (D-Richmond) have. "But then I believed that there was a possibility for change.". I want to know how far up the chain this whole thing goes, because it seems to me that this is not just rogue officers. After transferring to UC Berkeley, Khan grew active in the racial justice protests that came after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. The Contra Costa County District Attorney's. The joint report, first released last Thursday, includes incidents of Antioch police officers using language that was called "racially abhorrent" by Ford, the police chief. Sharlmans death was attributed to a fentanyl overdose, according to Bay Area television station KNTV. That text was sent in June 2020, during the heart of the national uprising over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Seeing the same culture as the Minneapolis police department in the Antioch police department, where there was a lack of transparency and accountability, she felt compelled to help organize Black Lives Matter demonstrations in her home town that summer, she said. But few are surprised. You cant be a criminal and a cop, she said. Infighting boils over as accusations fly within Oakland Police Commission Burris said he was also disturbed by text messages that suggested officers took pleasure in using violent force, especially on Black people. In the complaint, Wade said she came out of the house to see them striking her son, and that they beat him until he lost consciousness. The complaint alleges that one of the officers involved in Carpenter's arrest texted, "I'm only stopping them cuz they black." The lawsuit was settled out of court, with officers admitting no wrongdoing. Kiora Hansen and Della Currie protest against racism by Antioch police officers at a rally in front of the police department on Tuesday. Email Freddy at freddy.brewster@fox.com or call him at 513-379-7522. Stand up and get in the fing car, or Ima bring you down again, Nutt can be heard telling the man. Wade's son, Malad Baldwin, was 22-years-old when he was a victim of police violence, she claims. Culture | My secret to dating in San Francisco is a spreadsheetHistory | The unbelievable true story of a body found in a Calif. funhouseTravel| This hike is filled with seals, waterfalls and a magical sea caveFood | Inside the fast food industry's secret Calif. test kitchens, Antioch police scandal: 2nd DA's report reveals more racist texts. The existence of the text messages became known last month as a result of an ongoing federal probe into Antioch and Pittsburg police officers. Non-Emergency Tel: (925) 778-2441 *9. Business & Lobby Hours 8 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri. Antioch Police Facility 300 L Street . The racist text messaging scandal hit a boiling point for Thorpe during a City Council meeting last Tuesday when he shouted at, and seemingly challenged to fight, a speaker during a public comment session who was defending the police and accusing the mayor of misconduct. This new great migration is happening across America, changing the suburbs that have long been thought of as white space into the most diverse places in the nation. Here is our updated list of the citys best. Josh Evans askedRombough, You plugged him in the neck? (modern). Since the early 2000s, the historically white city has grown in size and diversity. According to the lawsuit, in the year before his arrest he was stopped by the same officers almost 10 times. The president of the city's police union, Rick Hoffman, is one of the officers on the DA's list. Hoffman did not respond to a request for comment. Officer Eric Rombough pictured in 2017 after he was sworn into the Antioch Police Department. Kiora Hansen, left, and Della Currie protest outside of police headquarters in Antioch, California. "I've never seen the pervasive form of racial bigotry that was communicated amongst these officers as if it were a cup of coffee," said Burris in a press conference outside the Antioch Police Department. It has been the same for Kathryn Wade. In another text to his wife, he said, Im so over it. 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