Beset by scandal over racist texts, alleged violations of civil rights and more, the Antioch police department is down to only 44 assigned officers on patrol.
ANTIOCH — Two state lawmakers have asked the governor to send California Highway Patrol officers to help patrol a city whose police department is engulfed by scandal, leaving dozens of officers on leave.Antioch police ID four cops who shot and wounded homicide suspect; one had spent just 4 days on the jobWith more than half of police unable to work, councilman calls for help
The city is dealing with a large-scale investigation into officers’ racist, homophobic and sexist text messages. which has put as much as 40 percent of the force on paid administration leave. Eight Antioch police officers have been, with allegations ranging from major civil rights violations — including assaulting citizens, mostly those of color, for sport — to accepting tequila bottles as bribes to get rid of traffic tickets.
According to the letter, the police department is down to only 44 assigned officers on patrol and sometimes has only four at any given time. At full hiring, the department would have 115 officers, the lawmakers wrote. Glazer said he’s hopeful that Newsom’s staff will give the issue the “attention that is needed,” while the governor is in China and that help will come sooner rather than later.
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