California lawsuit names Boise deputy police chief, says he allowed ‘unconstitutional' behavior
Boise's deputy chief of police faces a lawsuit in California alleging that he oversaw a department knowing that officers were repeatedly violating ...
Boise's deputy chief of police faces a lawsuit in California alleging that he oversaw a department knowing that officers were repeatedly violating the civil rights of local residents, at the same time they were sending other racist, misogynistic and vulgar text messages. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in the Northern District Court of California, alleges that Tammany Brooks — chief of police in Antioch, California, from 2017 until 2021 — was aware of racism, excessive force and 'unconstitutional' actions in the department, and that he 'failed to take any remedial measures, and tolerated, encouraged and ratified the repeated and widespread pattern and practice of unconstitutional actions,' according to the complaint.