ANTIOCH — Emotions boiled over in a tense city council meeting Tuesday following the release of racist text messages allegedly sent by Antioch police, with the mayor at one point getting into…
ANTIOCH — Emotions boiled over in a tense city council meeting Tuesday following the release of racist text messages allegedly sent by Antioch police, with the mayor at one point getting into a heated exchange with a resident who called for an investigation of him instead.
While most speakers condemned the texts, in his defense of the police department, Sal Sbranti accused the council of doing a “poor job” and called for an audit of Thorpe’s text messages, including during protests against Antioch police more than two years ago, as well as other unrelated past happenings with council members and staff.
“Everybody settle down,” Thorpe said. “But that is a dog whistle, dog-whistle racism, an apologist for what’s absolutely wrong with this city.” Dozens of other residents also spoke out during public comments about the alleged police offenses, which were uncovered as part of a wide-ranging FBI and Contra Costa County District Attorney’s investigation of East Bay officers.
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