Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford is being called to speak at Tuesday night's city council meeting to explain the impact of officer misconduct investigation on staffing, and the plan for the department going forward.
Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford will speak at Tuesday night's city council meeting to explain the impact of misconduct investigation on staffing.Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford is being called to speak at Tuesday night's city council meeting to explain the impact of officer misconduct investigation on staffing and the plan going forward.
"They demanded that they see everybody's ID. They wanted to check if we had any wants or warrants," explains Sterling. "The officers started to say they smelled marijuana in the house. They kind of prolonged their stay at the door, and really wouldn't leave. I shouted out to my neighbors that this officer was harassing us!"
Sterling sued the police department and won. But he is concerned that since then, Officer Hoffman has been rising through the ranks. In 2019, Hoffman was praised for graduating from a leadership development program. And he is currently president of the Antioch Police Officers Association, or APOA. "Staffing levels are at a critical state. We have 61 officers that are currently active. We have 99 on the books, but only 61 that can be on patrol, so there is nothing normal about any of this," says Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe.Antioch mayor announces more officers placed on leave after investigation into police dept.
Those text messages were released to the public defenders on Monday. A redacted version has not yet been released to the public.
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