Heather holmes. And im alex savage. This follows mounting lawsuits and investigates actions by the California Attorney generals office, the fbi and the Contra Costa County district attorneys office. Kate brooks jarocz joins us now live outside the Antioch Police department. So, brooks, what does this letter say and what exactly are the civil rights attorneys asking for . Well that letter is four pages long, and a lot of it is based on those racist and homophobic Text Messages that was part of a joint operation and investigation by not only the fbi, but also county prosecutors. Now civil rights attorneys have also filed their own lawsuits. John burris, who wrote the letter, represents 13 plaintiffs, but he says hes interviewed more than 140 people who have stories of mistreatment, including being wrongfully detained, arrested physically beaten, illegally searched or intimidated. And now burris wants this new civil rights investigation and a practice of race based policing that he says h
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