The Antioch police chief is speaking out about the text message scandal that is rocking his department.
Police Chief Steven Ford said he was as troubled as anyone by the racist texts between his officers. Those texts surfaced during an ongoing FBI probe.
"I’m disappointed. I am angry. I am hurt. I’m frustrated,” he said. “It’s embarrassing to the organization. It’s embarrassing to the profession we call American policing. It’s an embarrassing to the city and the citizens. And so, it’s just a very, very unfortunate set of circumstances.” As many as 45 officers were reportedly connected to those text threads. Ford calls the racist text messages scandal several of his officers are accused of sending"mind blowing."
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