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Antioch Police Department mired in racist text scandal agrees to reforms
A San Francisco Bay Area police department under federal investigation for racist and sexist texts has agreed to hire a consultant to update its policies, procedures and training on various topics.
Justice Department resolves investigation of Antioch Police Department over racist texts
The Department of Justice announced Friday it has resolved an investigation into biased policing by California’s Antioch Police Department, where racist texts allegedly sent by officers sparked outrage and blowback.
Antioch reaches agreement with the Justice Department after racist text scandal
The city of Antioch has reached an agreement after an investigation into the police department's discriminatory conduct against community members, the United States Department of Justice announced Friday.
Feds reach agreement with Antioch, police in racism investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the city of Antioch and its police department, resolving its investigation into racism and other discrimination by officers.
California police department settles racist text probe with reform
A Northern California law enforcement agency has entered a multi-year reform agreement with the Department of Justice following an investigation into a racist text message scandal. Several members of the Antioch Police Department were accused of participating in the communications,
Antioch PD investigating Monday morning homicide
The Antioch Police Department (APD) said a 26-year-old man was the victim of a homicide on Monday morning. Antioch PD confirmed officers responded at 10:17 a.m. to the 3900 block of ...
Antioch Police Department in California's Bay Area agrees to oversight in wake of police corruption, racism scandals
The city of Antioch has formed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to increase police oversight, a major step as ...
Some worried 'accountability' may be lacking in DOJ agreement in Antioch PD racist texting scandal
In the summer of 2023, the FBI unsealed indictments into claims that Antioch police, "conspired and agreed to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate residents of Antioch." Recently, the U.S.
An Antioch man was secretly dating two next-door neighbors. In the end, one was killed and the other was headed to prison
Serico Justice recently agreed to a 21-year prison term for killing Hannisha Willis, her neighbor and apparent romantic rival ...
2-alarm fire destroys gas station and auto body shop in Antioch
No injuries are reported following a two-alarm blaze Thursday in Antioch, firefighters said. Contra Costa County Fire ...
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Settlement reached in Antioch PD race discrimination investigation
The Department of Justice launched a probe into the department after racist and homophobic text messages between officers ...
Firefighters quickly douse flames of 2-alarm Antioch gas station fire, authorities say
Crews quickly put out a fire that broke out at a gas station in Antioch on Thursday. Video captured the scary scene as the flames erupted.
Antioch police dispatcher helps Coast Guard rescue man whose boat sank Christmas Eve
Antioch police on Wednesday said one of their dispatchers helped the U.S. Coast Guard save the life of a man whose boat sank ...
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Antioch brackish desalination plant set to begin operations
In an effort to increase the city's usable water supply, the long-awaited nearly $100-million brackish desalination plant in Antioch is expected to start operating within the next few months. Acting ...