September 8, 2020 / 7:45 PM "Just because you've never seen me here before I do not have to prove to you that I have to be here," said Khalif in the video. 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. The town announced Blasis resignation on Tuesday. That report led to 72 Philadelphia officers placed on administrative duty, of whom 13 were fired. Awash said other business owners work late at night and pointed to portraits of the couple that are clearly visible through the storefront window. Im not going to answer your question. 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. Put your key in the door and were out of here. In response to public outcry, Blasi offered his resignation from the Tiburon Police department, which went into effect September 1. This isnt regular business hours, theres no customers in here. Tiburon chief Cronin also resigned effective September 13, in response to the alleged racial profiling incident at YEMA. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Michael Blasi, was, 2022 The Ark, AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | 1550 Tiburon Blvd. / CBS San Francisco. I have a problem with you guys being here so late and you not telling me why, Madfes says. 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. According to Khalif, the officer sat in his parked vehicle for about 20 minutes before approaching Khalif, asking him to identify himself, explain why they were inside the store, and informing them that backup was on the way. The department also updated its use-of-force policy to align with calls to de-escalate police encounters with the public. A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. The town has been conducting background and medical checks since then. The police denied a racial motive and said they were doing their jobs. Tiburon officials say an independent investigation is now underway, which is the reason why officers were not at Thursday's meeting. TIBURON (KPIX/CBS SF) -- The police chief of the City of Tiburon is stepping down , according to a report in the Marin Independent Journa l. Chief Michael Cronin is resigning after 12 years. 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. Blasi offered, and the town has accepted, his voluntary resignation., On the night of the alleged racial profiling incident, Khalif, his wife. 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.. 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. While he doesnt initially identify himself, the footage shows Madfes begin by asking, in a seemingly friendly tone, Hey guys, Ive never seen you open this late you just restocking?. It came from knowing that in one split second they could end someones life.. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? In the post. The Tiburon and Belvedere council held a joint meeting on Thursday to give the polarized community a chance to weigh in. Persons seeking assistance need only lift the phone to be connected with a dispatcher. 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.. 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. 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. In a year marked by the killings of Black people at the hands of law enforcement, leading to protests nationwide calling for police reform, the conduct of the Tiburon officers is particularly tone . 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. "There's three Black people in the store, what's the problem?" Laurie can be reached at (415)789-2805. The Tiburon Police Department was established in 1972 following the towns incorporation by eight years. Tiburon Town Hall | 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920 | Phone: 415-435-7373. 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. Ryan Monaghan, who has worked at the San. We are focused on how to prevent this from happening again, she said. 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. If this is your store, put the key in the door, Blasi can be heard saying. I was not specifically aware of that event.. Then show me that its your store, said the officer. The supervisor demanded Khalif put his key in the door to prove ownership when a neighbor shouted at police identifying him. Thats where the concern should be right now the next Black man, not an apology to Yema.. "How can we do better as a community? said Yema Khalif in a video his friend took. This isn't regular business hours, there's no customers in there. Blasi then can be heard asking Khalif why he is bringing race into the conversation. The officers immediately left the store. Based on this belief, Sgt. In the incident, which was recorded on video, two Tiburon officers and a Belvedere officer pressed Yema Khalif and Hawai Awash to identify themselves after seeing them in their clothing shop at 1 a.m. Khalif claimed racial profiling, which the officers denied. The incident was recorded by Yema Khalifs wife and business partner Hawi Awash from inside their clothing store Yema on Main Street around 1 a.m. Friday. 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In a later interview, Awash pointed out that there are large posters on the stores walls of both she and Khalif modeling their clothing. Thank you very much, thats all I need to know, Blasi said in the video and walked away toward Tiburon Boulevard. Update: 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. Khalif said he wasnt particularly impressed with that statement. 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. 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.. Henry Ty McGowan. Chanis said neither Cronin nor Blasi are able to comment due to the pending investigation. Then we see Tiburon police car patrolling. And he wanted us to prove who we are. Yesterday was one of those days. You sound very defensive.. The next time I come here and there are three totally different people in here I dont care what color they are three people in your store at 3 oclock in the morning, do you want us to walk by and not do anything? Blasi said. Then show me its your store, Blasi responds. Khalif said when it became clear the officer wasnt understanding him, he asked the officer to call his supervisor. 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. Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? @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. Khalif posted the video to Instagram. 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. 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. They opened the athletic apparel boutique in February. 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. In another post, Blasi is asked what kind of behavior can get someone in trouble with the police, to which he responded, resisting a detention or arrest and failing to identify yourself or providing ID when directed by an officer., He also says he wouldnt recommend anyone become a police officer in todays environment, citing media and social-media scrutiny, internet armchair quarterbacks evaluating every real-time decision (and) unqualified and incompetent civilian-oversight committees that are usually someones bulls political agenda.. 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. In an Aug. 24 interview, Khalif said he had no doubt the officers confronted him because of his race and said he was still traumatized., I could have been another statistic, I could have been another George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, but I did not take the bait, he said. Khalif, who designs most of the companys clothing, grew up in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Belvedere City Manager Craig Middleton said one of the officers who was acting in a backup role is employed with Belvedere Police Department. Footage of the incident on August 21st can be seen on YEMAs Instagram (@Yemacalif). 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. Offensive text messages exchanged between police officers in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, California, have hit the news and brought a spotlight on systemic discriminatory practices within the department.. A Tiburon police sergeant has resigned following a confrontation with a Black merchant that critics say stemmed from racial profiling. Khalif and Awash said Chanis, the town manager, reached out to them after the incident, and the three met on Aug. 23. One of several discussion threads on Nextdoor.com had racked up 234 comments by the Arks press deadline. A place where Ive lived for nine and a half years? "I didn't see anything racist that the policemen said to those fine people. Town Manager Greg Chanis said the council will be holding a special online Town Hall meeting via Zoom later this week to give residents and the public an opportunity to talk about the incident. Supervisor and another cop - who had his hand on his gun, by the way, showed up almost immediately. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. Khalif refused. To be fair, some more than others.. 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. Michael Blasi arrived and an officer asked her husband to take his hands out of his pockets. 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Last night we had a not so good exchange with Tiburon police at our place of work. This incident should alarm every resident in Tiburon, wrote Wolf. 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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. You sure? Accountability for our actions is something that everyone should want, doubly so from public servants whose job is to keep us safe, wrote Nate Lee, a Tiburon resident. Where people know me? FYI, we didnt realize that when he was circling the block he was calling for back up. 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. Khalif and Awash said Chanis, the town manager, reached out to them after the incident, and the three met on Aug. 23. Monaghans starting annual salary is $195,000, which is 3% less than Cronins salary, Chanis said. If they had just proved it was their business then that wouldve been it.. 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. 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. Michael Blasi was the supervising officer on Aug. 21 during the incident at Yema, a clothing store on Main Street. I do not have any intention of removing them at this time, Cronin said. Blasi and two other officers then leave. Sgt. A percentage of all sales are donated to Road to Freedom Scholarships for the education of orphaned children in Ethiopia and Kenya, a program that was started by Danish actress and part-time Tiburon resident Connie Nielsen. A key component of that training is the expectation that our officers will utilize de-escalation techniques in situations like there. 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. 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. 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 . Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. In the video, Khalif is at the door of his own store talking with a Tiburon police supervisor. The lawyer will interview the people involved in the incident starting mid-September. A Tiburon police sergeant was found dead at the department's headquarters of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency said Tuesday. Awash noted they had been in the shop until about 2 or 3 a.m. the day before. The couple met at Dominican University. "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. Michael Blasi, becoming more frustrated and confrontational with Khalif, who also appears exasperated with the interaction, as the minutes go by. He did not comment on whether officers will face disciplinary actions pending the outcome of the investigation. "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. 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. What is it that theyre fearing?. I can no longer sit idle and watch the (Tiburon Police Department) inhumanely treat the citizens and business owners of our town. 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While the interaction with the first officer at the scene, who has not been identified, was not recorded, Khalif said the officer walked up to the door and immediately demanded to know what they were doing in the store at night. Cronin's announcement comes one week after Sgt. 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. However, Linda Emberson of Tiburon countered. I sat in on these interviews, but did not participate, Chanis said. Khalif said he, Awash and a friend were in the store doing inventory when he noticed a police vehicle circling the block. The next day when I woke up, I was like, Holy s, what just happened?. The department is open to the public. 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. Khalif said he was racially profiled in February while searching for business license documents in his car in the Town Hall parking lot. Its nice to see how the community has come together, and that they are saying what they want to see going forward, Khalif said. As a community, we need to demand change in our public servants when it becomes clear their own unrecognized prejudices can no longer allow them to protect and serve all residents.. On Aug. 21 at about 1 a.m., police officers confronted the couple, who were inside their shop. The four fired men were Patrol Officer Juan Lugo Perez, Sgt. 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.. Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. Based on this belief, Sgt. 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.. Lewis Powell, Sgt. Khalif says he wasnt angry, just putting his foot down. 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. The governing councils are to hold a joint online Town Hall-Community Forum on Aug. 27. 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. 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. Is it your store? Thats all we want to know, Blasi says. He went through the normal background check, Cronin said. After a few minutes, Blasi and another officer arrived, which is when the interaction starts being recorded. Store proprietor Yema Khalif, his wife and. How safe is your neighborhood? Emergency Operations Center It was saddening to see that there wasnt any recognition from the police involved that this was a situation where they made a mistake.. He doesn't believe that would have happened if he was white. 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. 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. Ste. 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. Police officers in a California town have been accused of racial profiling after confronting a Black business owner who . I expressed to him that there was no crime going on and we were going about our business. This is around 1AM. Tiburon Mayor Alice Fredericks told the Marin IJ she was not surprised by the announcement, but it came "a few weeks earlier than expected. Town Manager Greg Chanis said he chose the date to " coincide with his military anniversary in 1966.". 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. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. The argument continued for a few more minutes, with both Blasi and Khalif raising their voices. I do not have to show you nothing! replied Khalif. Tiburon Police Chief Michael J. Cronin announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, that he will retire, effective Sept. 13. In our 50th year serving Tiburon, Belvedere & Strawberry. On Thursday, the city of Tiburon and city of Belvedere held a joint virtual community meeting with all sides reacting to the incident. Cronin faced backlash in June following a press release that warned residents of Sausalito and Tiburon that they might be targets of unrest caused by a Marin City demonstration in protest of the murder of George Floyd, which remained peaceful. Blasi joined the Tiburon Police Department in June 2019. "This particular day we had just received a huge inventory and we just wanted to come out and put the inventory out before Saturday morning," said Khalif. Police Chief Michael Cronin said the town has engaged the services of an independent attorney to conduct an investigation into the incident. Blasi will receive three months of salary from Tiburon as severance pay, Chanis said. She said that included conversations about how police officers can re-examine their implicit biases and eliminate their own fear on the job. "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. 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. Reporter Hannah Weikel and Assistant Editor Emily Lavin contributed to this report. 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. 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. Blasi made $10,122 a month. 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