The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement with the Antioch Police Department in the San Francisco Bay Area to settle an investigation into alleged racial discrimination by officers and other alleged misconduct, the DOJ announced Jan. 3.
The deal ends a nearly two-year investigation into alleged civil rights violations by some of Antioch’s police officers.
Federal agents launched an investigation into officer conduct in Antioch, located about 45 miles northeast of San Francisco, in June 2023.
The DOJ was reportedly tipped off in April 2023 by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office that some officers’ text messages contained alleged racist and sexist slurs, possible civil right violations, and other content, according to the department….