Civil rights attorneys said they sent a letter last week to the United States Justice Department and the United States Attorney of San Francisco, requesting they investigate allegations of civil rights violations against the Antioch Police Department.
Attorneys John Burris and Ben Nisenbaum represent 13 plaintiffs so far in two lawsuits against Antioch police, alleging civil rights violations, among other allegations.
The California Attorney General's Office, the FBI, and the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office are already investigating Antioch police, the latter two for at least a year-and-a-half. Some of the messages involved threats against Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe, who is Black, and other African Americans and people of color, including recently retired police chief Steven Ford.
At least one officer has already been charged with crimes in connection with the texts, and more charges are expected. Charges have already been dropped in at least two cases involved accused officers and suspects who were people of color. "We have interviewed at least 140 others who claim that they also have been subject to multiple constitutional violations by Antioch police officers for years," the statement said.
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