The Antioch Police Department has recently fired another officer, but this is not related to the department’s text messaging scandal. It’s connected to how the officer handled a traffic stop last year.
He said he first learned about officer Nutt’s firing through news reports.
“We are in a crisis, and we have to make sure that leaders understand where we're at. And when you keep information from us, that's not right because we have to make decisions as a result of information we receive, whether people like it or not,” said Thorpe. “When you look at our calls for service, I mean the great majority of calls for service have really nothing to do with a violent crime, so the new crisis response team will be able to take lot of load off the police department,” said Thorpe.
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