Officers from Antioch and Pittsburg were rounded up on federal conspiracy charges in a series of early Thursday morning raids led by the FBI.
The scandal continues to rock the local criminal justice system. Prosecutors in federal and state court have dropped or dismissed dozens of cases that relied on the impugned officers; Contra Costa County has allocated millions for attorneys to review thousands more criminal files for potential dismissal.
Amid the fallout from the investigations, several high-ranking Antioch officers have retired, including the city’s police chief. A lieutenant who was already serving as an acting captain has been hired to serve as interim chief while the city finds a replacement. “My hope is is that we can now as a city, and as a council, understand more of the scope of this investigation, because we’ve been given very limited information,” Barbanica said. “I’m glad the investigation is seeming to be concluding, because I believe it’ll give our community closure, and I believe it’ll start the healing process of finalizing the action against these officers.”
, a longtime San Francisco Police commander named Antioch’s new chief in early 2022 amid hope he could turn the department around, retired a week ago after less than a year on the job., did not immediately return calls asking for comment.
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