bear Chief For: ‘sve said publicly and privately to you, a the city of Antioch continues to grapple with the realty thatits police department i plagued with deep institutional racism, wil contin to focus on ensuring that thi issue isnot conveniently swept under the rug. Under my watch that will not happen. [As travers the city and mest with residents Iam reminded dal that actionable steps must be taken to corect past mistakes. We will ot be able to talk ths sue away as itstrikes a the very essence of who we ae a a ity inclusive and open fr al strongly believe that Antioch residents deserve a police department that every segment of Antioch’ racially diverse community can trast In order for us to get there, as well as beginning the healing proces, the immediate termination of officers who violated the publics trust by displaying racism (as established by the FB and District attorney and upheld bya superior court judge) is required. Anything less makes al of ur efforts, including your community conversations, appear like nothing more than a public relations campaign ‘Asa resi at next Tuesday's Antioch City Council meeting, Iwill be seeking the support of my colleagues to formally aiect the Antioch Police Department to immediately decommision the tank, also known asthe Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. The MRAP was designed specifically forthe War in ra so that US. soldiers could withstand improvised explosive device (IED attacks and ambushes To date, there have Been no such reported atacks for threats in the ety of Ati,