Antioch reaches settlement with civil rights attorney in police misconduct lawsuit

OFFICIALS WITH THE CITY OF ANTIOCH and its Police Department met with civil rights attorney John Burris and his firm to sign a formal settlement that agrees to make reforms to address major issues within the agency and establish an independent monitor for oversight and compliance. 

Two years after the release of an investigative report by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office into the department that found officers were using racist language in text messages and disproportionately policing communities of color, Antioch police have agreed to make major reforms within five years to their internal reporting practices, disciplinary actions, use of canine standards, officer training, and communication with the public.