Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying " [Sgt. How can policing be done with empathy," said Khalif. Khalif said he was racially profiled in February while searching for business license documents in his car in the Town Hall parking lot. I was not specifically aware of that event.. How safe is your neighborhood? Police Chief Michael Cronin said the town has engaged the services of an independent attorney to conduct an investigation into the incident. My whole body was shaking and I could not make it stop. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? , 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. I want to know what you're doing in the store at 1 o'clock in the morning.". This incident should alarm every resident in Tiburon, wrote Wolf. Critics also note the officers finally left without the proof they said was required for 11 minutes only when a white Main Street resident who overheard the confrontation shouted, Thats his store.. The first officer stayed behind briefly and again asked Khalif to put his key in the door, though Khalif again declined, saying the matter was settled. On August 21, a recording of three officers, including Blasi, went viral on Instagram where they can be heard questioning Yema Khalif, the owner of YEMA, which is the only Black-owned clothing store in Tiburon. Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life, Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do. 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. "How can we do better as a community? Store proprietor Yema Khalif, his wife and. Blasi has responded to numerous law enforcement-related questions on Quora, a question-and-answer website, over the last few years. The situation started getting out of hand so our friend from DC started recording the exchange (Video below). Khalif insisted that if he acknowledged he was the owner, absent the officers explanation of a problem, evidence of a crime or reason to doubt him, he didnt need to explain why he was in his own store after hours. Then he insisted that he wanted us to prove who we are and to explain what we were doing at the store that late. TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. Lewis Powell, Sgt. 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. He went through the normal background check, Cronin said. Blasi also receives a monthly pension of $3,224 for his time as a sheriffs deputy, said Jeff Wickham, the county pension board administrator. On Thursday, the city of Tiburon and city of Belvedere held a joint virtual community meeting with all sides reacting to the incident. That's all we want to know. In 2004, Blasi was one of the deputies involved in a wrongful death lawsuit after a 47-year-old man named Cary Grime was arrested and hogtied in Novato. Thats all we want to know, Blasi says. Once she found out about Blasis past, she said she felt lucky the situation did not end with violence. "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. We are not interested in blanket apologies that have no honesty and truth and actionable things that will prevent a situation like this from happening to the next Black man, he said. 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. In response to public outcry, Blasi offered his resignation from the Tiburon Police department, which went into effect September 1. Khalif posted the video to Instagram. After another shop owner yelled at police, telling them the couple did own the store, the officers left. At the 10-minute mark, Madfes chimes in again: Prove to us you have keys or , There you go, thats the perfect thing, Blasi says as Khalif removes something from his pocket. I stood my ground that day, but this did not hit me until next day, he said. 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. Khalif said he was entitled to be in the store, had no obligation to identify himself and accused police of being suspicious because the store occupants were Black. A Tiburon police sergeant was found dead at the department's headquarters of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency said Tuesday. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? She said that included conversations about how police officers can re-examine their implicit biases and eliminate their own fear on the job. 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. Based on this belief, Sgt. He said he was surrounded by officers who told him they were responding to a call about a person touching peoples cars.. Awash, however, said this is not the first negative interaction with Tiburon police; she said shes been stopped more than five times by another officer. Tiburon Police Chief Michael J. Cronin announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, that he will retire, effective Sept. 13. A virtual Tiburon town meeting was held Thursday night to discuss an interaction that took place over the weekend between police officers and the only Black store owners in the town. He opened the store this past February and says it's not unusual for them to work late into the night. The couple met at Dominican University. On the night of the alleged racial profiling incident, Khalif, his wife, 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. They were politely doing the job they were hired for and if the owner had cooperated right away there would not have been an issue.. 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. Owner Yema Khalif said he was insulted by the officer's demand to prove he owned the store and feels Blasi would have behaved differently if he had been white. "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," says Hawi Awash. "When I feel harassed and I feel targeted, I say it, and I say it as I see it, and that's what that was," says business owner Yema Khalif, who was with his wife and another person inside his business when he was approached by officers. 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. TIBURON (KPIX/CBS SF) -- The police chief of the City of Tiburon is stepping down , according to a report in the Marin Independent Journal. Grime, 47, was placed in a hobbling device, binding his handcuffs to ankle restraints behind his back. Were here because we love Tiburon, and we know that Tiburon loves us back, Awash said. Police Chief Michael Cronin declined to directly comment on the Aug. 21 incident until the investigation has concluded, but he confirmed Blasi and the other officers involved would continue coming to work through the investigation. Chanis said neither Cronin nor Blasi are able to comment due to the pending investigation. I want to know what youre doing in this store at one oclock in the morning? one of the officers is heard asking in the clip. Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. VIDEO: Berkeley mom films confrontation with white man who ripped down Black Lives Matter signs, Jupiter and Venus appear to 'kiss' in the sky, FL Gov. 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. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. CNN Pittsburgh has moved to fire five police officers after an internal investigation into the October death of a man involved in the suspected theft of a bicycle, officials said Wednesday. Last night we had a not so good exchange with Tiburon police at our place of work. Sept. 10, 2020 1:17 AM PT. The governing councils are to hold a joint online Town Hall-Community Forum on Aug. 27. You know, this is not something that is good for the community when this happens, so when everybody has a voice, everybody gets involved, when everybody speaks up when they see any kind of an injustice happening not being bystanders makes the community better, Khalif said. What is it that theyre fearing?. A Tiburon police spokesperson tells ABC7 News the town has hired an outside, independent attorney to conduct an investigation. Early release leading to academic unsettlement for student athletes, Tam's emergency and natural disaster readiness, GSA Advocates for Gender Neutral Changing Rooms, Bolinas and Stinson Beach students face frightening commute, Tamalpais High School's gender and sexuality alliance. Monaghans collaborative approach and demonstrated commitment to creating meaningful community engagement really set him apart from other candidates, Chanis said. Several months later, the store was named Tiburons Business of the Month. At no point during the 11-minute exchange did either Tiburon officer assert any potential criminal or suspicious activity was occurring beyond their mere presence in the building at that hour. 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. Khalif continually declines to do so, stating numerous times that he owns the business and asks, Whats the problem? That report led to 72 Philadelphia officers placed on administrative duty, of whom 13 were fired. At 1 a.m. Saturday morning, Tiburon police officers saw three people inside the clothing store Yema on Main Street and decided to check it out. Khalif and Awash say, however, that they shouldnt be required to repeatedly identify themselves to police to prove who they are and that they belong in town. Emergency Operations Center A video of the incident that Awash recorded was widely shared on social media, and the town released police body-camera footage. Khalif believes the best way Marin residents can express their solidarity is by not being bystanders to racist acts. A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. It was unclear why late Aug. 26 Tiburon released the extended video, in which the previously unidentified Tiburon patrol officer, Isaac Madfes, speaks his first name aloud. An autopsy found cocaine, alcohol, morphine, codeine and a Valium equivalent in his system, as well as signs of coronary disease that could have helped trigger heart failure, a pathologist said. 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. Where do you live? Madfes says. It is clear that did not occur in this instance.. It sparked widespread outrage within the community and prompted town officials to order an independent investigation into the officers conduct. Investigators said the incident occurred inside the Tiburon Police Department (TPD) locker room at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 12, The Ark reported. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? Even after the supervisor walked away, the officer who first approached the store said, "Can you put the key in the door please?". Video shows the interaction between the store owner and the police supervisor, who demanded, "I want to know what you're doing in the store at 1'oclock in the morning.". There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. Assistant Editor Emily Lavin contributed to this report. At one point he stopped across our store for a good minute. Ive not been feeling the reality of it. She said she used to work for Frank Howard Allen Realtors when it had a storefront office in downtown Tiburon. Tiburon officials have released body-camera footage from the first officer at the scene of a late-night confrontation between police and Black business owner Yema Khalif, who asserts he was racially profiled when questioned at his downtown shop. 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. "We're trying to build a brand with a big heart," said Khalif. Is it your store? It came from knowing that in one split second they could end someones life.. The encounter escalated when the supervising sergeant arrived on scene. 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. 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. While Tiburon Police Chief Michael Cronin and Town Manager Greg Chanis have ordered an independent investigation into the incident, the results of which will be reviewed by the Town Council, Cronin said neither Blasi nor the two other officers involved would be suspended or put on administrative leave amid the investigation. After the panel interviews, I met with each finalist for approximately 45 minutes to an hour, and then each finalist had the opportunity to tour the police station.. As the recorded interaction passes the 5-minute mark, a neighbor farther down Main Street came out onto his balcony and yelled at the officers that Khalif was the owner of the store. 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. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? DeSantis coming to CA as new poll shows him leading Trump, Ice flies off SUV, smashing windshield: 'You could kill somebody'. In 1999 the department moved into its current location at 1155 Tiburon Blvd. ", Khalif: "I do not have to show you nothing. Is it your store? The argument continued for a few more minutes, with both Blasi and Khalif raising their voices. NBCBLK 5 officers fired after Tyre Nichols' death were 'directly responsible' for his 'physical abuse,' police chief says Other officers remain under investigation in connection with a. TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. Tiburon officials have selected a San Mateo police lieutenant as the towns next police chief, filling a post that had been vacant for six months. Awash characterized the conversation as positive. "He has fostered partnerships, communication, and trust within our community, and his philosophy toward successful law enforcement practices has substantially moved our department forward.". Michael Blasi was the supervising officer on Aug.. The officers repeatedly asserted, however, that Khalif was required to show identification, but California does not have a stop-and-identify statue. This is around 1AM. Khalif said he, Awash and a friend were in the store doing inventory when he noticed a police vehicle circling the block. I think right now everybody should get involved just because, whats going on in the country; the climate and everything. Matthew Tom has been working as a homepage editor at SFGATE since 2006. Thats where the concern should be right now the next Black man, not an apology to Yema.. Critics of the officers handling of the incident note that Blasi did not de-escalate the encounter on his arrival. 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. Michael Blasi, who resigned not long after he was videotaped confronting a Black business owner who was unloading inventory into his store at one in the morning, last August. First hired by the Belvedere Police Department in 2017, Blasi is considered a supervisor in Tiburon, where he earns an annual salary of $99,888 with a $20,324 benefits package. Supervisor and another cop - who had his hand on his gun, by the way, showed up almost immediately. Khalif recalled saying, you came here because you saw three Black people in the store.. Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. Then finally, the cop decided to come knock on our store door. As the town of Tiburon deals with a controversy involving the Police Department and a Black-owned business, Police Chief Michael Cronin announced on Tuesday that he will retire, according to. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? It was a nearby business owner who yelled to officers that Khalif owned the business, which diffused the situation. 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. The Black owners of a business in Tiburon have settled a racial profiling claim with the town for $150,000 and the establishment of a police advisory council. Henry Ty McGowan, Detective Seneca Shields and. Reporter Hannah Weikel covers the city of Belvedere, as well as crime, courts and public safety issues on the Tiburon Peninsula. They opened the athletic apparel boutique in February. After Khalif asks four times what happens next if he acknowledges it is, Blasi says Khalif should be grateful that the officers are looking out for his shop. The confrontation also spurred a protest in front of the Tiburon Police Department on Saturday. Madfes, however, again asks Khalif to put the key in the door, but this time Khalif declines: Thats your supervisor, he say you walk away, walk away.. Everything I was saying fell on deaf ears.. Cronin quickly apologized, saying he stood in support of peaceful protests in Marin City and condemned racism, social injustice and police brutality. Maegan Hall, the female officer at the center of the scandal, has been fired, city officials said. Michael Blasi was the supervising officer on Aug. 21 during the incident at Yema, a clothing store on Main Street. Laurie is responsible for disaster preparedness, maintenance of the Emergency Operations Center and coordination of a wide range of related activities. ", Others responded with different views, saying that officers were just doing their job. Simpson, who is familiar with Khalif, said he was concerned by the way the three officers were surrounding him, so he yelled down to confirm Khalif was the owner. During the arrest, Grime fell unconscious and died in the hospital two days later. The pension benefit was split because of a divorce. U.S. California Police Instagram. Theyre the ones with the guns, theyre the ones with the badge, theyre the ones with the authority, she said. 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?. One of several discussion threads on Nextdoor.com had racked up 234 comments by the Arks press deadline. "My pictures are plastered all over the store, huge pictures," says Khalif. Named among the state's & nation's best small weeklies, 2014, 2018-2021 California News Publishers Association &, Store owners: Late-night encounter with Tiburon cops was racially motivated, 2022 The Ark, AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | 1550 Tiburon Blvd. All Rights Reserved. Two Black merchants who allege racial profiling by police in Tiburon and Belvedere are demanding $2 million from the municipalities. In an Aug. 24 interview, Awash had said the officers tone was aggressive and suspicious and that he didnt identify himself or ask if they were working late. He went on to say that both he and Awash have been stopped numerous times by Tiburon police, both in their cars and walking down the street. Chanis said 60 people provided public comment during the four-hour forum. After the video of the incident was posted on Yemas Instagram and went viral, discussion caught like wildfire across social media platforms. Footage of the incident on August 21st can be seen on YEMAs Instagram (@Yemacalif). She said that included conversations about how police officers can re-examine their implicit biases and eliminate their own fear on the job. That seemed to satisfy the officers, and they promptly left without the proof they had demanded for roughly 10 minutes. 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. In a later interview, Awash pointed out that there are large posters on the stores walls of both she and Khalif modeling their clothing. 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. Can be seen on Yemas Instagram and went viral, discussion caught like across. 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