Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Antioch mayor calls for external auditor after 17 officers implicated in racist language were revealed

Antioch mayor calls for external audit after making himself known to 17 police officers implicated in use of racist language
Lamar Thorpe, Mayor of Antioch. Extra image from the video.

After a Contra Costa Superior Court judge released the names of 17 police officers implicated in the use of racist language in Antioch on Friday, the city's mayor, Lamar Thorpe, has requested an external audit, independent of the internal affairs process, to better understand the situation facing the agency.