A Latinx couple is suing Antioch police, saying officers used excessive force and violated their civil rights while arresting them in 2022....
Reps. Mark DeSaulnier and John Garamendi have asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to have the Department of Justice investigate Antioch Police Department....
Civil rights attorney John Burris sued the city of Antioch and members of Antioch Police on behalf of six alleged victims of civil rights abuses....
Civil rights attorney John Burris said Wednesday he plans to file a federal lawsuit against the city of Antioch concerning the police texting scandal....
A Contra Costa County public defender told the Antioch City Council on Tuesday that 16 of the officers exchanging prejudiced messages are in leadership roles....
Al Sharpton asked the Department of Justice to protect Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe after the reveal of racist text messages allegedly exchanged by officers....
The Contra Costa County District Attorney released a report detailing a series of racist text messages allegedly exchanged among Antioch police officers....
Antioch Police Chief Steven Ford on Thursday condemned racist and homophobic texts circulated among reportedly dozens of Antioch police officers....
A controversy over racist and homophobic text messages circulated among Antioch police officers spilled over into Tuesday night's Antioch City Council meeting....
The Antioch Police Department has signed the "30x30 Pledge," a focused effort to increase the representation and experiences of women in law enforcement....
Amid the Antioch Police scandal, Mayor Lamar Thorpe called for an inspection of the department's hiring and internal affairs processes....
An attorney representing Antioch's police union criticized the city's mayor Friday for a press conference regarding the placing of officers on leave....
Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe said Thursday that "several" police officers have been placed on administrative leave due to alleged policy violations....
Antioch's mayor is expected to announce Thursday that an ongoing investigation into the city's Police Department has led to additional officers placed on leave....
Antioch Police apologized to the community Thursday for its response to recent burglaries, which it said was partly due to staffing shortages....
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