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Federal supervision of Antioch Police Department lifted after text message scandal

The U.S. Justice Department has released Antiochโ€™s Police Department from supervision, its chief said, after a racist text message scandal. Chief Joe Vigil said federal officials determined the city and department was in โ€œsubstantial complianceโ€ with requirements of a 2025 memorandum of agreement pledging constitutional, bias-free and community-oriented policing.

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