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Antioch City Council approves plan to purchase police body cameras By Chris Campos article ANTIOCH, Calif. - The Antioch City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a $1.4 million contract to purchase bodycams and in-car cameras for the city's Police Department.  The five-year bodycam contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. was the leading proposal of Mayor Lamar Thorpe's platform of police reforms he brought before the council following the in-custody death of Angelo Quinto in December and another in-custody death in February. Following the 5-0 vote approving the bodycam contract, Thorpe...

Antioch police were one of the last Bay Area departments without bodycams. Police Chief Tammany Brooks said, "I want to thank the council from the bottom of my heart." The Antioch police chief is refusing a family’s claims Tuesday that his officers’ use of force led to the death of their son. Jodi Hernandez reports. Axon representatives said they hoped to have all Antioch officers and patrol cars equipped by August. The cost of the bodycam contract will be paid from the city's general funds reserve, according to City Manager Ron Bernal. Mayor Thorpe emphasized that the expenditure ...

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe will bring his program of police reforms for another round before the City Council Tuesday night after the first discussion resulted...

In last year's election, Thorpe ousted incumbent Mayor Sean Wright, and Mayor Pro Tem Joy Motts lost to Tamisha Torres-Walker. The vote count delivered an African-American majority on the City Council and a definite progressive swing to local politics. In launching the discussion on the proposals, Thorpe emphasized the importance of bringing more "transparency" to police practices. Torres-Walker noted, "Change is never easy … but the world is watching. What we are doing today is just the floor not the ceiling." The council spent hours of the meeting airing public comments from hundreds of r...

Antioch City Council passes police reform package By Chris Campos article ANTIOCH, Calif. - Police body cameras are part of a reform package endorsed by the Antioch City Council following a marathon 7.5-hour meeting Friday night. Following a delayed public revelation of the in-custody death of Angelo Quinto in December and another in-custody death Wednesday, Mayor Lamar Thorpe announced a police reform program that he brought before the council in a special meeting. "It's been a pretty turbulent week in the city of Antioch," Thorpe noted at the open of the meeting. The mayor offered seven re...