Another said, "I am incensed! Why would the police believe some white guy yelling from his balcony and not the Black business owner stating he owned the business? she wrote. In the video, Khalif can be seen wearing a protective mask and engaging with the initially maskless police supervisor, identified as Michael Blasi, who repeatedly asked Khalif to prove his identity as the owner of the store. 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. Some police officers have used digital media to brag about their racially violent exploits. videotaped confronting a Black business owner, Public File for KBCW-TV / KBCW 44 Cable 12. 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. Thats all we want to know, Blasi says. 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. "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. David Zalubowski/AP. "This street closes at 9 o'clock at night and there's never anybody in here. What is it that theyre fearing?. Cronin's departure comes on the heels of Sgt. If this is your store, put the key in the door, Blasi can be heard saying. Khalif said when it became clear the officer wasnt understanding him, he asked the officer to call his supervisor. I think right now everybody should get involved just because, whats going on in the country; the climate and everything. 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 . Awash says shes been stopped in her car by a single officer three to five times in the past year and a half. He was among 17 applicants for the position. On Aug. 21 at about 1 a.m., police officers confronted the couple, who were inside their shop. The governing councils are to hold a joint online Town Hall-Community Forum on Aug. 27. Blasi made $10,122 a month. Our store alarm did not go off, no one called the police, everything was peaceful. 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. Tiburon police records show that no one called police about suspicious activity at the store, and no alarms had been set off. 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. ", The business owner tells ABC7 News, "I did feel racially profiled. Based on this belief, Sgt. During hours when the department is closed, visitors can be directly connected to our dispatch center via a phone outside our front entrance. 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.". 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. "There's three Black people in the store, what's the problem?" 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.. 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. Cronin said he wasnt aware of Blasis involvement in the Grime case when the department hired him last year. 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. Madfes says there isnt, but that hes never seen anyone in the store so late. 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. It first operated from 80 Main Street before moving in the late 70's into surplus military housing near its present site. Even after the supervisor walked away, the officer who first approached the store said, "Can you put the key in the door please?". 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. 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.. Theyre the ones with the guns, theyre the ones with the badge, theyre the ones with the authority, she said. Khalif refused. Khalif was also a speaker at the 2018 Belvedere-Tiburon Librarys Pop-Up 94920 series. His tone not very like-able. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! 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. In addition to normal police activities, the police station also houses the Emergency Operations Center, which is equipped to manage disaster response for Tiburon and Belvedere. I fing live here, do not tell me about whatever, Khalif responds. Named among the state's & nation's best small weeklies, 2014, 2018-2021 California News Publishers Association &, Tiburon releases body-cam footage of police questioning Black merchant, About 6 minutes of cellphone footage of the encounter with the supervisor, Tiburon police Sgt. TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. Really? 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 argument continued for a few more minutes, with both Blasi and Khalif raising their voices. Blasi and two other officers then leave. Khalif recalled saying, you came here because you saw three Black people in the store.. D, Tiburon, CA 94920 | 415-435-2652 | Privacy Policy| Designed by Kevin Hessel. A Tiburon police sergeant was found dead at the department's headquarters of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency said Tuesday. Michael Blasi, becoming more frustrated and confrontational with Khalif, who also appears exasperated with the interaction, as the minutes go by. 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. On Thursday, the city of Tiburon and city of Belvedere held a joint virtual community meeting with all sides reacting to the incident. The officers immediately left the store. 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. A patrol officer saw people in the store at 1 a.m. and questioned why they were there. I confirmed that I am the business owner, but they wanted me to prove it. This isn't regular business hours, there's no customers in there. The county settled a lawsuit by Grimes family for nearly $1 million. 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. That report led to 72 Philadelphia officers placed on administrative duty, of whom 13 were fired. / CBS San Francisco. This street closes at 9 oclock at night, and theres never anybody in here. September 8, 2020 / 7:45 PM 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. 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. Khalif, an immigrant from Kenya, refused, arguing that police officers should know the business owners in the community. 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.. Comment at the meeting, or in advance by emailing comments@townoftiburon.org. "We are extraordinarily sad to report the loss. Blasi then can be heard asking Khalif why he is bringing race into the conversation. Scott Adams faces consequence culture as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Rapid demise of Dilbert no surprise to some who were watching, Elon Musk tweets support for Dilbert creator Scott Adams after racist tirade. 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. In August 2020, Yema Khalif and his wife Hawi Awash both Black were in their store in Tiburon when white police officers approached them demanding that the couple show proof that they owned the store. The video circulating on social media was recorded on Khalifs friends cellphone from inside the store and was posted to Yemas Instagram account, where it has been viewed nearly 45,000 times, and to its Facebook page, where it has been shared nearly 1,000 times, each garnering hundreds of comments. 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.. Yema Khalif and Hawi Awash, owners of the Yema clothing shop. We received new inventory during the day so we went back to our store, on Main street Tiburon California, to work late. Khalif, who has lived in Tiburon for nearly 10 years, and Awash are well-known in the Tiburon business community. In a later interview, Simpson said he was concerned by the way the three officers were surrounding Khalif. Last night we had a not so good exchange with Tiburon police at our place of work. We saw him drive around the block like 3 times. Ste. Khalif believes the best way Marin residents can express their solidarity is by not being bystanders to racist acts. Ste. Tiburon officials say an independent investigation is now underway, which is the reason why officers were not at Thursday's meeting. Proceeds from clothing sales help send orphans go to school. Criminal-law experts and civil-liberties organizations say there is no requirement to produce identification even when detained unless youre operating a motor vehicle, which requires state-issued certification, or you have been arrested or booked for a crime. 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. 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. Khalif, who designs most of the companys clothing, grew up in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Tiburon Police Chief Michael J. Cronin announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, that he will retire, effective Sept. 13. TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. The incident, early last Friday morning, is now the subject of an independent . I have a problem with you guys being here so late and you not telling me why, Madfes says. It sparked widespread outrage within the community and prompted town officials to order an independent investigation into the officers conduct. D, Tiburon, CA 94920 | 415-435-2652 | Privacy Policy| Designed by Kevin Hessel. An officers observations of perceived race, sex and age are standard when reporting in to dispatchers, as well as in logs and police reports. In our 50th year serving Tiburon, Belvedere & Strawberry. Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying [Sgt. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Another protest is planned at the Tiburon Police Department on Saturday. Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. 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 you prove that its your store?, Khalif: I do not have to prove anything to you, its my store., Blasi: Oh my god, yes you do have to prove who you are., Khalif: I do not have to prove my existence to you.. Before opening their Tiburon storefront, the couple started selling their clothing online in 2016. 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. 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. This isn't regular business hours, there's no customers in there. Chanis said 60 people provided public comment during the four-hour forum. The police denied a racial motive and said they were doing their jobs. Ultimately, I sign off on every hire for the town, Chanis said. 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.. 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. 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. Their pictures are even on the store's walls. 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.. In the video, Khalif is at the door of his own store talking with a Tiburon police supervisor. Ryan Monaghan, who has worked at the San Mateo department for 27 years, will start the new job on April 5. 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. It first operated from 80 Main Street before moving in the late 70s into surplus military housing near its present site. Tiburon police officers are trained and held to the highest standards of conduct. Khalif, a resident for nearly 10 years, says hes been stopped while walking home and had to prove that he lives in Tiburon. Michael Blasi arrived and an officer asked her husband to take his hands out of his pockets. 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. 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 . 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. About 6 minutes of cellphone footage of the encounter with the supervisor, Tiburon police Sgt. "We're trying to build a brand with a big heart," said Khalif. 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. After it was over I was shaking, Awash said. There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. Matthew Tom has been working as a homepage editor at SFGATE since 2006. Michael Blasi was the supervising officer on Aug. 21 during the incident at Yema, a clothing store on Main Street. Critics of the officers handling of the incident note that Blasi did not de-escalate the encounter on his arrival. In the footage, Madfes is seen walking through Fountain Plaza toward the store and can be heard reporting one BMA, one BFA one Black male adult and one Black female adult which he corrects to three people, two Black males, as he gets closer. It is clear that did not occur in this instance.. A key component of that training is the expectation that our officers will utilize de-escalation techniques in situations like there. First published on September 8, 2020 / 7:45 PM. Monaghan accepted a conditional offer in February, Chanis said. The incident revolves around the officers assertions that because most Main Street businesses shut down about 9 or 10 p.m., and theyd never seen workers inside the shop at 1 a.m., Khalif was required to explain to the officers why they were inside and provide some physical evidence identification or a key in the door that he is the owner. Khalif said despite previous negative encounters with police in town, he andAwash said they love Tiburon and the outpouring from the community, town manager and council members has given them hope. If I tell you its my store, then what? Khalif responded. Required fields are marked *. Lewis Powell, Detective Seneca Shields and Sgt. 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. How safe is your neighborhood? I do not have any intention of removing them at this time, Cronin said. Khalif continually declines to do so, stating numerous times that he owns the business and asks, Whats the problem? If you have a problem, you tell me . We do not need to prove to police that we deserve to be at our clothing store way past business hours.. Tiburon resident Nicole Wolf said she would like town officials to take it a step further and fire the officers in the video, as well as Cronin. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Kevin Hessel is The Arks executive editor. 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.". 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. ", Khalif: "I do not have to show you nothing. "How can we do better as a community? In the post. This incident should alarm every resident in Tiburon, wrote Wolf. At the conclusion of the investigation, the findings will be presented to her and the rest of the Tiburon Town Council. 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. 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. The store was well-lighted, and police reports show no alarm had sounded and no one had otherwise reported suspicious activity. They refused to leave until I proved it, Khalif said in the post. 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. Nearly all the comments expressed outrage with Tiburon police with calls to hold the officers accountable. We do not need to prove why we need to exist, Khalif said. In a later interview, Awash pointed out that there are large posters on the stores walls of both she and Khalif modeling their clothing. Persons seeking assistance need only lift the phone to be connected with a dispatcher. Yema Khalif, the only Black store owner in Tiburon, speaks out in front of the police dept. We are focused on how to prevent this from happening again, she said. Everything I was saying fell on deaf ears.. 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