A key component of that training is the expectation that our officers will utilize de-escalation techniques in situations like there. Tiburon, CA - A Tiburon police sergeant fatally shot himself inside the police department headquarters while on duty on Monday, according to authorities. Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? TIRURON, Calif. (KRON) Tiburon police sergeant Michael Blasi has resigned after video of the encounter between Tiburon police officers and a Black store owner raised concerns, according. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. 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Nearly all the comments expressed outrage with Tiburon police with calls to hold the officers accountable. The off-camera speaker presumably makes reference to the June 2020 fatal police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was shot after allegedly grabbing a police officer's Taser, following a . Blasi has responded to numerous law enforcement-related questions on Quora, a question-and-answer website, over the last few years. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were fired on Jan. 20 after an administrative investigation found they had violated department policy on the. In the video, Blasi eventually says Khalif should be grateful that the officers are looking out for his shop. We all want this to resolve in a positive way, she said, noting she hopes the incident sparks conversation about police reform and real policing that uses empathy to police our community.. I think of all of the very late nights I have worked in those offices and never once did the police come by to see who was there as I sat at my desk clearly visible in the window, she wrote in an citizen complaint to Cronin that was shared with The Ark. About 2 minutes into the video, Khalif says that if Madfes has a problem, call your chief of police, call whoever you wanna call at which point Madfes acknowledges his supervisor, Blasi, is already on his way, consistent with Khalifs previous accounts of the incident. In these conversations, Sergeant Blasi expressed his love for Tiburon and described the deep connection he developed during his time serving the community, Chanis wrote in a message to residents. Lewis Powell, Detective Seneca Shields and Sgt. He doesn't believe that would have happened if he was white. videotaped confronting a Black business owner, Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. Henry Ty McGowan. Khalif and Awash said Cronin had not reached out to them directly in the aftermath of the incident. Chanis said neither Cronin nor Blasi are able to comment due to the pending investigation. Many speakers provided meaningful suggestions and identified specific actions the councils could consider to ensure our communities are safe and welcoming to all, Chanis said. Tiburon police sergeant shoots self in police station Amy Larson 12/14/2022 TIBURON, Calif. (KRON) A Tiburon Police Department sergeant fatally shot himself inside the police. 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Blasi then can be heard asking Khalif why he is bringing race into the conversation. Blasi joined the Tiburon Police Department in June 2019. The argument continued for a few more minutes, with both Blasi and Khalif raising their voices. Two Tiburon police officials, Sergeant Michael Blasi and Police Chief Michael Cronin resigned September 1 and 13 following allegations of officers racially profiling a Black store owner in Tiburon. It looked like they were harassing him and I thought, This has gone on for several minutes. It just felt like it was going to progress into something ugly., Khalif called the fact that the situation was diffused by a white neighbor yelling down to vouch for him the icing on the cake., A Black man cannot be in this space in this particular hour and say, Im OK, no need to be talking to you, move along. The Aug. 21 incident is the second time in recent months the Tiburon Police Department has come under public scrutiny for its response to racial issues in the wake of the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd and ensuing Black Lives Matter protests across the country, including several in Tiburon. After Floyds death and ahead of a peaceful June 2 protest in Marin City, Cronin sparked outrage among the community after he issued a statement warning residents to be wary should the demonstration become violent or lead to looting on the Tiburon Peninsula neither of which happened. The video, which has amassed nearly 64,000 views on YEMAs Instagram page, sparked public outrage prompting a protest in Tiburon attended by over 200 people in support of Khalif and the Black Lives Matter movement. I cannot fathom how that could happen. The Ark requested the body-camera footage, names of the involved officers and the full police report Aug. 24 and 25, but officials refused the request, saying they would not release any additional information until the conclusion of the investigation. Matthew Tom has been working as a homepage editor at SFGATE since 2006. Cronin quickly apologized, saying he stood in support of peaceful protests in Marin City and condemned racism, social injustice and police brutality. The supervisor came charged and did not come to deescalate anything. The Tiburon and Belvedere council held a joint meeting on Thursday to give the polarized community a chance to weigh in. The next day when I woke up, I was like, Holy s, what just happened?. Maybe this happened to us because we can bring this out and make sure we have these conversations in our homes and with our families and loved ones and members of community and create something positive thats going to make Tiburon better for all of us, she said. His tone not very like-able. Reach him at 415-435-2652, on Twitter at @thearknewspaper and on Facebook at fb.me/thearknewspaper. In a later interview, Awash pointed out that there are large posters on the stores walls of both she and Khalif modeling their clothing. Henry Ty McGowan, Detective Seneca Shields and. The situation started getting out of hand so our friend from DC started recording the exchange (Video below). The Tiburon Police Department was established in 1972 following the town's incorporation by eight years. OK, thats fine. Three former Aurora, Colo., police officers have lost a bid to get their jobs back after being fired in connection to posed photos reenacting a chokehold near the site where . The store was well-lighted, and police reports show no alarm had sounded and no one had otherwise reported suspicious activity. The newly released footage begins about 6 minutes before that video begins, when Madfes is already parked on Tiburon Boulevard at Main Street and is getting out of his squad car. Community members pointed out Cronin had only issued a warning for the protest in Marin City, which is 61 percent non-white, including 38 percent Black, and had issued no such warnings for similar peaceful protests in other nearby predominantly white communities, including Mill Valley. One of our business friend was visiting us from washing DC so he came with us. Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying [Sgt. Proceeds from clothing sales help send orphans go to school. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. The heated exchange, which began shortly after 1 a.m. Aug. 21, was partially recorded from inside the store by Khalifs friend while his partner and store co-founder, Hawi Awash, stood back from the door. A video showing three Tiburon Peninsula police officers repeatedly questioning the identity of a Black business owner working in his Fountain Plaza clothing store about 1 a.m. Aug. 21 has sparked widespread outrage within the community and prompted town officials to order an independent investigation into the conduct of two of the officers. Awash characterized the conversation as positive. You sound very defensive.. A 6-minute video of the incident was posted to Instagram and Facebook by Yema Khalif, the co-owner of the action fashion wear boutique Yema at 10 Main St. This isnt regular business hours, theres no customers in here. How safe is your neighborhood? Then finally, the cop decided to come knock on our store door. Im like, wait, did this happen in Tiburon? In it, you can hear officers questioning Khalif multiple times: "Do one of you own the store?". The governing councils are to hold a joint online Town Hall-Community Forum on Aug. 27. Khalif was also a speaker at the 2018 Belvedere-Tiburon Librarys Pop-Up 94920 series. I do not have any intention of removing them at this time, Cronin said. He went through the normal background check, Cronin said. The couple met at Dominican University. He's hoping the recorded interaction will inspire a different conversation. Laurie can be reached at (415)789-2805. In our 50th year serving Tiburon, Belvedere & Strawberry. Other people defended the police actions, denying that there was any racial motivation behind the interaction and saying Khalif was in the wrong. VIDEO: Man fired after blocking Latino man from entering his own apartment building in SF. The couple was working late with a friend and business associate from Washington, D.C., Awash said, adding that its not uncommon for them to work late into the night setting up displays and doing inventory. VIDEO: Man fired after blocking Latino man from entering his own apartment building in SF, "There was nothing suspicious about their activity," says one person. Blasi and two other officers then leave. Michael Blasi, resigned in the aftermath. A patrol officer saw people in the store at 1 a.m. and questioned why they were there. Michael Blasi resigned after the release of police body-cam video showed Blasi and other officers questioning whether Yema Khalif and his wife Hawi Awash had a right to be in their own downtown store after hours. Based on this belief, Sgt. "My pictures are plastered all over the store, huge pictures," says Khalif. In one response, Blasi explained that police are not able to detain a person without a lawful, articulable reason and compel them to identify themselves. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Police Chief Michael Cronin said the town has engaged the services of an independent attorney to conduct an investigation into the incident. The couple say they had received a large shipment of merchandise and that they and a visiting friend and business associate had been restocking the store to prepare for the weekend shortly before a patrol officer knocked on the door and questioned why they were there. Reporter Hannah Weikel covers the city of Belvedere, as well as crime, courts and public safety issues on the Tiburon Peninsula. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Khalif then told the officers that they are are exercising unnecessary caution because there are three Black people in the store, according to the video. However, Linda Emberson of Tiburon countered. I opened the door for him then he proceeded to tell me his purpose for knocking on our door was to check what we were doing at the store that late. Our community needs to come together and find real ways to train our police officers to police with empathy and love., Marin police face-off with Black merchant fuels, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements, Tiburon police face-off with Black merchant fuels outrage, probe, Draymond Green explains his issue with Black History Month: Why do we get the shortest month?. Is it your store? ", Others responded with different views, saying that officers were just doing their job. 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The neighbor, Ken Simpson, lives in his Main Street apartment part-time and said hes also accustomed to hearing noise from patrons and employees of downtown restaurants late at night, but the yelling that woke him up about 1:15 a.m. Aug. 21 sounded like it was escalating quickly. A Black business owner believes he was racially profiled by police as he was filling inventory inside his store last Friday at 1 a.m. Before Khalif was able to show the three officers that he had a working key to the store, an unnamed local can be heard from afar verifying that Khalif was the owner. @shaunking @beyonce @chakabars @lauraharrier @buzzfeed @nowthisnews @aljazeeraenglish @cnn @bbcnews @latimes @nytimes @wsj @ava @shondarhimes @kuz @kingjames @oprah @voguemagazine @essence @adutakech @tiffanyhaddish, A post shared by YEMA (@yemacalif) on Aug 21, 2020 at 3:33pm PDT. One of several discussion threads on Nextdoor.com had racked up 234 comments by the Arks press deadline. At the conclusion of the investigation the report will be provided to the Town Manager for review and appropriate action will be taken based on the findings of the investigator.". Khalif becomes increasingly frustrated as Blasis requirement shifts: Did you identify yourself? Police officers in a California town have been accused of racial profiling after confronting a Black business owner who . Before opening their Tiburon storefront, the couple started selling their clothing online in 2016. Our store alarm did not go off, no one called the police, everything was peaceful. Yesterday was one of those days. It was organized by Marin City Matters a social activist group created in response to police Chief Michael Cronins warning to residents on June 2 that Sausalito and Tiburon might be targets for unrest linked to a Marin City demonstration over the death of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis. About 5 minutes into the footage, Blasi arrives on the scene, though Khalif notes that a third officer has also arrived a Belvedere patrol officer who is off screen but can be seen through the window in the separate video taken from inside the store and posted by Khalif to social media. Persons seeking assistance need only lift the phone to be connected with a dispatcher. That seemed to satisfy the officers, and they promptly left without the proof they had demanded for roughly 10 minutes. That's all we want to know. I still believe that the person at the head, Chief Cronin, needs to take some responsibility and do the same that Blasi did and step down, Austin said. Both Khalif and Awash said they noticed a Tiburon police car driving slowly by their storefront while they were working inside with their friend about 1 a.m. Aug. 21. Yema Protest Speech following the incident at his storefront on August 29th. Khalif posted the video to Instagram. Comment at the meeting, or in advance by emailing comments@townoftiburon.org. Critics of Khalif say he was argumentative and antagonizing the officers from the start, and that he could have just showed his ID and quickly ended the incident. That report led to 72 Philadelphia officers placed on administrative duty, of whom 13 were fired. TIBURON, Calif. . , and a business friend, all of whom are Black, were at their store late at night counting inventory, according to a post on YEMAs Instagram account. "Had that white neighbor not said anything that night, maybe Yema wouldn't be here with us today and I would let that sink in for a minute," Hawi Awash told ABC 7 News. Yema's wife says the officer had his hand on his gun. It first operated from 80 Main Street before moving in the late 70s into surplus military housing near its present site. Davina Adjani, a protest organizer, said the might be postponed in light of the resignation, but that Cronin is still a problem for hiring Blasi despite the red flags in his past. Wife of popular Wild 94.9 radio host JV says new information suggests he will not be coming back, Bay Area federal judge orders extradition of woman suspected of killing MSU student in hit-and-run, San Jose: Home raided as part of explosives and narcotics investigation. We are focused on how to prevent this from happening again, she said. Khalif spoke at the rally. Two Black merchants who allege racial profiling by police in Tiburon and Belvedere are demanding $2 million from the municipalities. D, Tiburon, CA 94920 | 415-435-2652 | Privacy Policy| Designed by Kevin Hessel. Laurie Nilsen is the Emergency Services Coordinator for both towns. David Zalubowski/AP. A Tiburon police spokesperson tells ABC7 News the town has hired an outside, independent attorney to conduct an investigation. Michael Blasi was the supervising officer on Aug.. It came from knowing that in one split second they could end someones life.. This isn't regular business hours, there's no customers in there. The recording shows a Tiburon officer, identified as supervising Sgt. TIBURON, Calif. - A Tiburon couple who own a clothing store is accusing police of racially profiling them. Before that, he worked as a police officer in Belvedere for about two years, and earlier he spent 17 years as a deputy with the Marin County Sheriffs Office. I fing live here, do not tell me about whatever, Khalif responds. Tiburon chief Cronin also resigned effective September 13, in response to the alleged racial profiling incident at YEMA. Khalif said the officer circled the store three or four times before stopping outside the shop and sitting across the street for about 15 minutes. It was more like, Who are you guys, what are you doing in this store, you must identify yourselves and prove why you are here, she said. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A sixth Memphis officer was fired . The police chief of the wealthy Bay Area town of Tiburon has announced his retirement as the community reels over a confrontation between police and . Thank you, see ya, Blasi says as he turns and walks away toward Fountain Plaza. Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. Is it your store? Thats where the concern should be right now the next Black man, not an apology to Yema.. We do not need to prove why we need to exist, Khalif said. A statement agreed upon by all of the parties to the lawsuit said that investigations by the San Rafael Police Department and the FBI concluded that there was no criminal conduct and no criminal violation of Grimes civil rights by the sheriffs office. When we hire police, the police chief makes a recommendation, but the town manager approves every hire.. How they dont know Yema is beyond me, he said. The county settled with Grimes family for nearly $1 million. Awash was born in Ethiopia and lived as a refugee in Kenya before moving with her family to Minnesota. The Tiburon Police Department has 12 sworn officers and four other employees, plus volunteer and reserve officers. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? We do not need to prove to police that we deserve to be at our clothing store way past business hours.. You know what, put the key in the door and were outta here., Khalif is seen picking through his keys as he tells Blasi to stand back and not raise his voice at him: Just chill and Ill put my key in the door., Before he can, neighbor Ken Simpson, a part-time resident of a Main Street apartment, yells down twice, Thats his store.. Ste. Thats when we knew he had already called for back up. This street closes at 9 oclock at night, and theres never anybody in here. I want to know what you're doing in the store at 1 o'clock in the morning," says the supervisor. Mayor Alice Fredericks on Aug. 22 sent out an email to the community apologizing to Khalif and Awash. Tiburon Mayor Alice Fredericks called their behavior unacceptable and issued a public apology, and she and Belvederes mayor each apologized personally to Khalif and Awash. Ive not been feeling the reality of it. "He demands to know what we are doing at the store at 1 o'clock in the morning and he wants me to prove who I am," said Khalif in an interview with ABC7 News. Cause you dont sound like youre very grateful. Just seconds later, the interaction ended abruptly when a neighbor who lives farther down Main Street yelled from his balcony to confirm Khalif was the owner. Then we see Tiburon police car patrolling. He previously worked at The San Francisco Chronicle as a Bay Area news editor and the Oakland Tribune as a senior news editor. One of the. Jupiter and Venus appear to 'kiss' in the sky, FL Gov. Thats all we want to know, Blasi says. The remaining footage is the body-camera perspective of the exchange previously recorded from inside the store and circulated on social media. The department also updated its use-of-force policy to align with calls to de-escalate police encounters with the public. 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Do you want us to look out for the community or do you want us to let anybody walk in here at 2 oclock in the morning and steal all your stuff? Blasi is heard saying on the video. We are inside the store minding our business, All store lights are on and you can see us from outside because we have high windows all around the store. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- On Thursday night, a four-hour, heated virtual community meeting took place over an incident that happened in the small North Bay city of Tiburon, California. Second Lt. Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, is suing over the incident, claiming the two officers violated his rights guaranteed under the First and Fourth Amendments. The Police Department and Emergency Operations Center are also responsible for developing and maintaining the Emergency Operations Plan for the entire Tiburon Peninsula. The protest, which featured a diverse array of Black speakers in the community, including Marin residents Paul Austin and Amber Allen-Peirson, called for police reformation, community reparations, and institutionalized changes to prevent further racial profiling. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. Officers from both the Tiburon and Belvedere police departments arrived that August 2020 night around 1 a.m., when Khalif, Awash and a friend were stocking clothes at the upscale boutique on . His accomplishment was widely covered in the TV and print media, including in The Ark. In response to public outcry, Blasi offered his resignation from the Tiburon Police department, which went into effect September 1. It was saddening to see that there wasnt any recognition from the police involved that this was a situation where they made a mistake.. Meanwhile, Awash estimated she has been stopped in her car three to five times over the past year and a half by the same police officer. Sgt. 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