You can contact staff from the Police Department and get information about their divisions: Tiburon Town Hall | 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920 | Phone: 415-435-7373 Hours: Administration: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Planning: 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Building: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Public Works: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Town Hall is closed on Fridays. Thats when we knew he had already called for back up. 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. Some police officers have used digital media to brag about their racially violent exploits. I confirmed that I am the business owner, but they wanted me to prove it. Monaghan accepted a conditional offer in February, Chanis said. This street closes at 9 oclock at night, and theres never anybody in here. There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. Blasi was one of four sheriffs deputies involved in a wrongful death lawsuit after Cary Grime was arrested in 2003 for public intoxication in Novato. Khalif was also a speaker at the 2018 Belvedere-Tiburon Librarys Pop-Up 94920 series. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. Were here because we love Tiburon, and we know that Tiburon loves us back, Awash said. 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. A video of the incident that Awash recorded was widely shared on social media, and the town released police body-camera footage. Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying [Sgt. Marin City Matters member Paul Austin said Blasis resignation is a step in the right direction, but there is more work to be done starting from the top down. Monaghans starting annual salary is $195,000, which is 3% less than Cronins salary, Chanis said. How they dont know Yema is beyond me, he said. YEMA is the only black owned clothing store in Tiburon, California so many people in our community know who we are. Khalif said he, Awash and a friend were in the store doing inventory when he noticed a police vehicle circling the block. Michael Blasi, was, 2022 The Ark, AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | 1550 Tiburon Blvd. In the video, Blasi eventually says Khalif should be grateful that the officers are looking out for his shop. The footage does not appear to contain an audio record of Madfes calling for backup Blasi, as well as the on-duty patrol officer for Belvedere who overheard the call and responded as standard operating procedure, according to Belvedere Police Chief Jason Wu, were already on their way to the scene suggesting the backup request took place before the body camera was switched on. Everything I was saying fell on deaf ears.. 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. Awash said other business owners work late at night and pointed to portraits of the couple that are clearly visible through the storefront window. I sat in on these interviews, but did not participate, Chanis said. 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. A Black man can not say that, but a white man can.. This is around 1AM. When a police officer leaves their department because of misconduct, there's no easy public way for people to know if they're rehired elsewhere in law enforcement. Ryan Monaghan, who has worked at the San. 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. D, Tiburon, CA 94920 |. That report led to 72 Philadelphia officers placed on administrative duty, of whom 13 were fired. She said that included conversations about how police officers can re-examine their implicit biases and eliminate their own fear on the job. The officers immediately left the store. U.S. California Police Instagram. He went through the normal background check, Cronin said. Nielsen met Khalif on a movie set and later helped him move to California, where he attended Dominican University of California in San Rafael, made the deans list all four years, was his class valedictorian in 2015 and was offered a full scholarship into its MBA program, where he eventually obtained his masters. videotaped confronting a Black business owner, Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. 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. Khalif acknowledged several times that I want you to look out for my store and I want you to look out for my community, but he repeatedly asked the officers what activity, beyond his presence alone, was suspicious and required explanation. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. It sounded like a fist-fight was going to happen, Simpson said. Cronin said he wasnt aware of Blasis involvement in the Grime case when the department hired him last year. The four fired men were Patrol Officer Juan Lugo Perez, Sgt. In addition, Fredericks said the council plans to hold a special meeting within the next week to discuss the incident, though a date and time was not set by The Arks press time. Reach him at 415-435-2652, on Twitter at @thearknewspaper and on Facebook at fb.me/thearknewspaper. Blasi will receive three months of salary from Tiburon as severance pay, Chanis said. This street closes at 9 oclock at night, and theres never anybody in here. A patrol officer saw people in the store at 1 a.m. and questioned why they were there. Jupiter and Venus appear to 'kiss' in the sky, FL Gov. The nearly 11-minute recording includes about 5 previously unseen minutes of the incident, which occurred about 1 a.m. Aug. 21 at Yema, the action fashion wear boutique at 10 Main St. owned by Khalif and partner Hawi Awash, Tiburon residents who are also the designers and models for the brand. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, Tiburon police demand Black business owner prove who he is, Man fired after blocking Latino man from entering his own apartment building in SF, Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. The supervisor demanded Khalif put his key in the door to prove ownership when a neighbor shouted at police identifying him. Yema's wife says the officer had his hand on his gun. Mayor Alice Fredericks on Aug. 22 sent out an email to the community apologizing to Khalif and Awash. Laurie Nilsen is the Emergency Services Coordinator for both towns. The pension benefit was split because of a divorce. Monaghans collaborative approach and demonstrated commitment to creating meaningful community engagement really set him apart from other candidates, Chanis said. The police denied a racial motive and said they were doing their jobs. Fredericks said Cronin is planning a department-wide racial-bias training for late next month, which has been in the works since the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis in May, which led to widespread protests and mounting calls to end racial injustice and police brutality. 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. 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.. How can policing be done better? 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. Tiburon Town Council & Belvedere City Council Virtual Town Hall & Community Forum 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27. https://zoom.us/j/95644043303 or 669-900-6833, meeting ID 956 4404 3303. The confrontation also spurred a protest in front of the Tiburon Police Department on Saturday. The video which has been viewed more than 30,000 times on the stores Instagram page and shared more than 750 times on its Facebook page triggered an overwhelming community response of concern and outrage, including hundreds of comments on online neighborhood forum Nextdoor.com. Based on this belief, Sgt. In it, you can hear officers questioning Khalif multiple times: "Do one of you own the store?". Tiburon police sergeant resigns amid racial, 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 sergeant resigns amid racial profiling claims, Letters: Plethora of problems | Creating AL | Provenance of woke | Teen girls | Public bank. I do not have to show you nothing! replied Khalif. Khalif didn't answer the question, saying what people didn't see in the body cam video are the officers who had circled the business multiple times beforehand and had been watching them. Reporter Hannah Weikel covers the city of Belvedere, as well as crime, courts and public safety issues on the Tiburon Peninsula. 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. 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. The finalists were interviewed in person at Town Hall on Jan. 26 by Scardina, Public Works Director Steve Palmer, Community Development Director Dina Tasini and Administrative Services Director Suzanne Creekmore. Put your key in the door and were out of here. Police Chief Michael Cronin said the town has engaged the services of an independent attorney to conduct an investigation into the incident. I, kindly, explained that we didnt have to prove anything and asked for a supervisor. Then finally, the cop decided to come knock on our store door. 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. Blasi was hired last year by the department after more than 15 years at the Marin County Sheriffs Office as a SWAT team leader, investigator and gang task-force officer. Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. 49K views 2 years ago Tiburon has released footage from a police officer's body-worn camera of a controversial Friday night confrontation between police and a Black business owner who was. 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. After it was over I was shaking, Awash said. 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Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying [Sgt. Town Manager Greg Chanis said Blasi has had several conversations with town officials since the incident. 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. Town Manager Greg Chanis said he chose the date to " coincide with his military anniversary in 1966.". Awash characterized the conversation as positive. Belvedere City Manager Craig Middleton said one of the officers who was acting in a backup role is employed with Belvedere Police Department. The Tiburon and Belvedere council held a joint meeting on Thursday to give the polarized community a chance to weigh in. Nearly all the comments expressed outrage with Tiburon police with calls to hold the officers accountable. 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. At one point he stopped across our store for a good minute. "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. 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. How safe is your neighborhood? A video depicting Tiburon police officers in heated exchange with the owner of the towns only Black-owned business while working late in his downtown shop has sparked outrage in the community. They opened the athletic apparel boutique in February. 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. During hours when the department is closed, visitors can be directly connected to our dispatch center via a phone outside our front entrance. Yema Khalif and Hawi Awash, owners of the Yema clothing shop. Body cam and cell phone footage shows the altercation as it unfolds. Noah Griffin, a member of the towns Diversity Inclusion Task Force, said he was one of two African American members of the community panel that interviewed the finalists. Khalif replies, No, just doing our thing and asks if theres a problem. Blasi and two other officers then leave. In an interview Aug. 24, Fredericks called the officers behavior unacceptable, and said the Police Department is in the process of hiring an attorney to conduct an independent investigation into the incident. Despite resigning, Blasi will cooperate with an independent investigation led by a lawyer the town retained, Chanis said. DeSantis coming to CA as new poll shows him leading Trump, Ice flies off SUV, smashing windshield: 'You could kill somebody'. Whatever the intention of the responding officers, the interchange inappropriately deteriorated from helpful to confrontational, Fredericks said in the statement, adding that Tiburon officers are trained and expected to de-escalate situations such as these. Maybe because I am a blonde Caucasian, there was no reason that they cared to check on why I was there or felt the need to make me get out my key to prove I belonged there.. The town has been conducting background and medical checks since then. The situation started getting out of hand so our friend from DC started recording the exchange (Video below). Another said, "I am incensed! 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. ", Supervisor: "Then show me that it's your store. I opened our balcony door to Main Street, and I heard one of the officers saying, If this is your store, put your key in the door and prove it.. A place where Ive lived for nine and a half years? There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. Really? If I tell you its my store, then what? Khalif asks in the video. What is it that theyre fearing?. I stood my ground that day, but this did not hit me until next day, he said. The couple met at Dominican University. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Madfes says there isnt, but that hes never seen anyone in the store so late. 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. @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. Cronin's announcement comes one week after Sgt. 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. Your email address will not be published. Should you desire additional information that doesnt appear on the site, please contact us directly at 415-789-2801 or by using the department directory. 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. Blasi stepped in and was recorded arguing with Khalif while the patrol officer and a Belvedere officer stood by. Khalif and Awash said Chanis, the town manager, reached out to them after the incident, and the three met on Aug. 23. In 1999 the department moved into its current location at 1155 Tiburon Blvd. Awash was born in Ethiopia and lived as a refugee in Kenya before moving with her family to Minnesota. It looked like they were harassing him and I thought, This has gone on for several minutes, Simpson said. Then we see Tiburon police car patrolling. Khalif started the brand with his wife when they were in college. Thank you, see ya, Blasi says as he turns and walks away toward Fountain Plaza. 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 has fostered partnerships, communication, and trust within our community, and his philosophy toward successful law enforcement practices has substantially moved our department forward.". As Madfes walks away and catches up to Blasi, Blasi can be heard saying, He says its his store, thats good enough for me. Monaghan has taught administration of justice at the San Mateo Community College District. Assistant Editor Emily Lavin contributed to this report. Henry Ty McGowan, Detective Seneca Shields and. Reach her at 415-944-4627. Yema Protest Speech following the incident at his storefront on August 29th. 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. Monaghan graduated from Union Institute and University in Sacramento with a bachelors degree in criminal justice management. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The county settled with Grimes family for nearly $1 million. 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. Then show me that its your store, said the officer. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? In 1999 the department moved into its current location at 1155 Tiburon Blvd. Moments later, a neighbor awoken by the yelling can be heard telling police that Khalif was the store owner. "He and I have been discussing the timing of his retirement for some time, but he only recently chose the date that corresponds with his entry into public service 54 years ago," Chanis said in the press release. A key component of that training is the expectation that our officers will utilize de-escalation techniques in situations like there. Blasi also receives a monthly pension of $3,224 for his time as a sheriffs deputy, said Jeff Wickham, the county pension board administrator. The argument continued for a few more minutes, with both Blasi and Khalif raising their voices. After Cronins exit, the town arranged for Undersheriff Jamie Scardina to run the police department on a part-time interim basis while a consulting firm recruited a new chief. The county settled a lawsuit by Grimes family for nearly $1 million. The incident, early last Friday morning, is now the subject of an independent . We are focused on how to prevent this from happening again, she said. 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. The couple met at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. The department also updated its use-of-force policy to align with calls to de-escalate police encounters with the public. 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. Its unfortunate but I think good will come of this, Awash said. Lewis Powell, Sgt. 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