Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe condemned 17 Antioch police officers, including the president of the city's police union, who had been recently identified for allegedly sending racist texts to each other.
Mayor Lamar Thorpe of Antioch released a video statement condemning the 17 Antioch police officers, including the president of the Antioch Police Union, who allegedly sent racist memes and texts among each other.Mayor Lamar Thorpe condemned 17 Antioch police officers, including the president of the city's police union, who had been recently identified for allegedly sending racist texts to each other.
"While Antioch has worked hard to become one of the Bay Area's most racially diverse cities, this will undoubtedly leave an embarrassing stain on our community," Thorpe said Saturday in a vThorpe said there should be an independent audit of the department's Internal Affairs process. He also said he wants to review the hiring and promotions practices, so measures can be implemented to "root out" biased officers.who are accused of exchanging the inappropriate messages.
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