Antioch community hopeful as police reform continues with new leadership
The Antioch Police Department has a new interim chief, but the community is hopeful as the work to reform the department will ...
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Antioch names 3rd police chief amidst turmoil, federal oversight
Antioch has yet another acting police chief. Capt. Joe Vigil will be the third acting chief in less than a year and a half. Vigil has had this role before, from August 2023 to February 2024.
City Hires Former Interim Chief To Take Over For Retiring Interim Chief
The city of Antioch on Tuesday announced Joe Vigil is its new interim police chief, succeeding Brian Addington, who is retiring. City Manager Bessie Marie Scott said in a statement that she has ...
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 ...
Feds reach agreement with Antioch, police department in racism investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced an agreement with the city of Antioch and its police department, resolving its investigation into racism and other discrimination by officers ...
Justice Department resolves investigation of Antioch Police Department over racist texts
The Justice Department said its investigation was sparked by racist texts allegedly exchanged by officers from late 2019 to ...
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.