The scandal involving racist text messages sent by members of the Antioch Police Department was widening Tuesday, with word that nearly half of the city's police officers are now suspended for their alleged roles.
was widening Tuesday, with word that nearly half of the city's police officers are now suspended for their alleged roles.
"It is time to do an investigation, fire those officers, hopefully bring a culture of community policing."The Alameda County Public Defender's Office said Tuesday that 45 officers out of the police department's 99 commissioned officers have now been accused of misconduct. Owens says for many residents, the text messages confirmed their fears about racism and discrimination at the hands of some officers within the department."I wouldn't feel safe calling the police," said Chala Bonner, who attended the rally and works in Antioch. I feel like if I called them, I feel like they're going to more so escalate a situation than de-escalate a situation being that they feel this type of way toward a specific group of people.
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