Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. Cronin's departure comes on the heels of Sgt. Two five-member interview panels, one consisting of community members and the other of professionals, held two meetings to narrow the applicants down to three, said Town Manager Greg Chanis. Khalif said he was racially profiled in February while searching for business license documents in his car in the Town Hall parking lot. Moments later, a neighbor awoken by the yelling can be heard telling police that Khalif was the store owner. Khalif replies, No, just doing our thing and asks if theres a problem. After another shop owner yelled at police, telling them the couple did own the store, the officers left. They refused to leave until I proved it, Khalif said in the post. 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. Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying " [Sgt. The four fired men were Patrol Officer Juan Lugo Perez, Sgt. I, kindly, explained that we didnt have to prove anything and asked for a supervisor. Khalif and Awash said Cronin had not reached out to them directly in the aftermath of the incident. If I tell you its my store, then what? Khalif asks in the video. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? 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. She said she used to work for Frank Howard Allen Realtors when it had a storefront office in downtown Tiburon. 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. I dont have to show anything to you, Khalif can be heard saying. The newly-released bodycam video can be seen here. Khalif was also a speaker at the 2018 Belvedere-Tiburon Librarys Pop-Up 94920 series. 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.. Then we see Tiburon police car patrolling. Thursday the City of Tiburon and City of Belvedere held a joint virtual community meeting about an incident where officers questioned a Black business owner, who was working late in his store last week. In the video, Blasi eventually says Khalif should be grateful that the officers are looking out for his shop. The town announced Blasis resignation on Tuesday. Assistant Editor Emily Lavin contributed to this report. It is clear that did not occur in this instance.. Cause you dont sound like youre very grateful. In it, the officers, who first note that Khalif is in the store at 1 a.m., past the typical 9 p.m. shut-down time for activity on the street, can be heard repeatedly demanding that Khalif prove his ownership of the business, either by showing identification or putting his key in the shops door. Cronin quickly apologized, saying he stood in support of peaceful protests in Marin City and condemned racism, social injustice and police brutality. 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. Thank you sir, thats all I needed to know. "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. ", Supervisor: "Then show me that it's your store. Blasi offered, and the town has accepted, his voluntary resignation.. A video of the incident that Awash recorded was widely shared on social media, and the town released police body-camera footage. Its unfortunate but I think good will come of this, Awash said. Michael Blasi arrived and an officer asked her husband to take his hands out of his pockets. Our store alarm did not go off, no one called the police, everything was peaceful. Whatever the intention of the responding offices, the interchange inappropriately deteriorated from helpful to confrontational, Fredericks wrote in an email sent to the community. VIDEO: Man fired after blocking Latino man from entering his own apartment building in SF. 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. Theyre the ones with the guns, theyre the ones with the badge, theyre the ones with the authority, she said. Monaghan accepted a conditional offer in February, Chanis said. Store proprietor Yema Khalif, his wife and. Michael Blasi demanded Khalif and 2 other Black ppl prove they were allowed to be in the store. After a few minutes, Blasi and another officer arrived, which is when the interaction starts being recorded. The former chief, Michael Cronin, retired in September after a public backlash over an incident involving two Black store owners. Blasi begins asking the same questions as the first officer, including what the three were doing there late at night. The police denied a racial motive and said they were doing their jobs. The encounter escalated when the supervising sergeant arrived on scene. This street closes at 9 oclock at night, and theres never anybody in here. ORIGINAL STORY: Tiburon police demand Black business owner prove who he is, Two videos show an officer saying, "This street closes at 9 o'clock at night and there's never anybody in here. If this is your store, put the key in the door, Blasi can be heard saying. TIBURON, Calif. - A Tiburon couple who own a clothing store is accusing police of racially profiling them. ", The business owner tells ABC7 News, "I did feel racially profiled. 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.. What is it that theyre fearing?. Khalif said he was wearing the same outfit as the mannequin he was standing next to while talking to police from the doorway. A Tiburon police sergeant has resigned following a confrontation with a Black merchant that critics say stemmed from racial profiling. It is clear that did not occur in this instance.. I was not specifically aware of that event.. Body cam and cell phone footage shows the altercation as it unfolds. 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. Yesterday was one of those days. 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. Awash said other business owners work late at night and pointed to portraits of the couple that are clearly visible through the storefront window. 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. Laurie can be reached at (415)789-2805. 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. 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. I do not have any intention of removing them at this time, Cronin said. Monaghan graduated from Union Institute and University in Sacramento with a bachelors degree in criminal justice management. , 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. The couple met at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. Jupiter and Venus appear to 'kiss' in the sky, FL Gov. 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. 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. Laurie is responsible for disaster preparedness, maintenance of the Emergency Operations Center and coordination of a wide range of related activities. 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. We saw him drive around the block like 3 times. He said he was surrounded by officers who told him they were responding to a call about a person touching peoples cars.. Chief Michael Cronin is resigning after 12 years amid a blacklash over his handling of the George Floyd protests and a recent incident involving an officer and the only Black clothing store owner in Tiburon. Khalif, who designs most of the companys clothing, grew up in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Reporter Hannah Weikel and Assistant Editor Emily Lavin contributed to this report. Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. Michael Blasi resigned after the release of police body-cam video showed Blasi and other officers questioning whether Yema Khalif and his wife Hawi Awash had a right to be in their own downtown store after hours. In a later interview, Simpson said he was concerned by the way the three officers were surrounding Khalif. The town has been conducting background and medical checks since then. They opened the athletic apparel boutique in February. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? 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. Japanese Americans won redress for World War II interment camps, now they fight for Black reparations, Civil rights activist Roslyn Pope dies; her Appeal for Human Rights helped launch campaign of boycotts, sit-ins, Letters: Stone is wrong | Unnecessarily complex | Everymans EV | Coaching equity | No infrastructure. 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.. We welcome and encourage your thoughts and comments. 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. The pension benefit was split because of a divorce. Khalif started the brand with his wife when they were in college. 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. 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. 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. This incident should alarm every resident in Tiburon, wrote Wolf. "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. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! 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. A Tiburon police spokesperson tells ABC7 News the town has hired an outside, independent attorney to conduct an investigation. The department also updated its use-of-force policy to align with calls to de-escalate police encounters with the public. Khalif, a resident for nearly 10 years, says hes been stopped while walking home and had to prove that he lives in Tiburon. Sgt. That seemed to satisfy the officers, and they promptly left without the proof they had demanded for roughly 10 minutes. I do not have to show you nothing! replied Khalif. The couple was working late with a friend and business associate from Washington, D.C., Awash said, adding that its not uncommon for them to work late into the night setting up displays and doing inventory. This isnt regular business hours, theres no customers in here. 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 the Marin Independent Journal. Two Black merchants who allege racial profiling by police in Tiburon and Belvedere are demanding $2 million from the municipalities. We received new inventory during the day so we went back to our store, on Main street Tiburon California, to work late. 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.. Khalif and Awash said Chanis, the town manager, reached out to them after the incident, and the three met on Aug. 23. At one point, 465 members of the public were virtually attending the forum and, in addition to the speakers, we received 79 items of written correspondence.. It looked like they were harassing him and I thought, This has gone on for several minutes, Simpson said. Kevin Hessel is The Arks executive editor. 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. The Tiburon Police Department was established in 1972 following the towns incorporation by eight years. 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. 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. However, he believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon.. Michael Blasi was the supervising officer on Aug.. In the post, Khalif described seeing a lone police officer circle the block a number of times before stopping his patrol vehicle and knocking on the storefront door. Put your key in the door and were out of here. Their pictures are even on the store's walls. A Tiburon police sergeant was found dead at the department's headquarters of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency said Tuesday. I sat in on these interviews, but did not participate, Chanis said. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? 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. Proceeds from clothing sales help send orphans go to school. 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. Thats all we want to know, Blasi says. Awash noted they had been in the shop until about 2 or 3 a.m. the day before. Khalif described seeing a lone police officer circle the block a number of times before stopping his patrol vehicle and knocking on the storefront door. DeSantis coming to CA as new poll shows him leading Trump, Ice flies off SUV, smashing windshield: 'You could kill somebody'. A Tiburon police sergeant was found dead at the department's headquarters of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the agency said Tuesday. Tiburon Mayor Alice Fredericks told the Marin IJ she was not surprised by the announcement, but it came "a few weeks earlier than expected. 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. I want to know what you're doing in the store at 1 o'clock in the morning.". 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. We are focused on how to prevent this from happening again, she said. 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. Officers from both the Tiburon and Belvedere police departments arrived that August 2020 night around 1 a.m., when Khalif, Awash and a friend were stocking clothes at the upscale boutique on . 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. An officers observations of perceived race, sex and age are standard when reporting in to dispatchers, as well as in logs and police reports. Awash said both she and Khalif have been heartened by the support from the Tiburon community, with both reiterating they feel lucky to live in town. "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. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. In 1999 the department moved into its current location at 1155 Tiburon Blvd. RELATED: Santa Clara University professor, her brother racially profiled by campus guards, In an emailed statement writing, "The Town is engaging the services of an outside, independent attorney to conduct an investigation of the incident involving a local business owner and Tiburon Police Officers on August 21 at 10 Main Street. Awash characterized the conversation as positive. 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. Ste. It is unclear whether or not the police received a 911 call that prompted their presence at YEMA late that night. / CBS San Francisco. Blasi and two other officers then leave. TIBURON, Calif. . If they had just proved it was their business then that wouldve been it.. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. At one point he stopped across our store for a good minute. Then he insisted that he wanted us to prove who we are and to explain what we were doing at the store that late. Many speakers provided meaningful suggestions and identified specific actions the councils could consider to ensure our communities are safe and welcoming to all, Chanis said. Blasi offered, and the town has accepted, his voluntary resignation." Thats when we knew he had already called for back up. Once she found out about Blasis past, she said she felt lucky the situation did not end with violence. In the video, Khalif is at the door of his own store talking with a Tiburon police supervisor. 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. Awash was born in Ethiopia and lived as a refugee in Kenya before moving with her family to Minnesota. 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. 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.. Khalif becomes increasingly frustrated as Blasis requirement shifts: Did you identify yourself? By Ewan Palmer On 8/26/20 at 10:17 AM EDT. "How can we do better as a community? Despite resigning, Blasi will cooperate with an independent investigation led by a lawyer the town retained, Chanis said. Monaghans collaborative approach and demonstrated commitment to creating meaningful community engagement really set him apart from other candidates, Chanis said. 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 . A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. The two engage, mostly in circles, for the next minute as Madfes repeatedly asks why the three are there so late, and Khalif, at times visibly showing frustration, repeatedly asks why it matters if theres no problem. She said that included conversations about how police officers can re-examine their implicit biases and eliminate their own fear on the job. Yema's wife says the officer had his hand on his gun. 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 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.. The officers immediately left the store. "We are extraordinarily sad to report the loss. ", Others responded with different views, saying that officers were just doing their job. Supervisor and another cop - who had his hand on his gun, by the way, showed up almost immediately. 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. 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. 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. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? Then finally, the cop decided to come knock on our store door. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? 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. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. 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. Grime died in a hospital two days later. CNN values your feedback 1. "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 off-camera speaker presumably makes reference to the June 2020 fatal police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was shot after allegedly grabbing a police officer's Taser, following a . 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. What is it that theyre fearing?. A Tiburon police sergeant has resigned following a confrontation with a Black merchant that critics say stemmed from racial profiling. 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. Your email address will not be published. It first operated from 80 Main Street before moving in the late 70's into surplus military housing near its present site. "I didn't see anything racist that the policemen said to those fine people. Also sacked were Sgt. How can policing be done better? Blasi begins asking the same questions as the first officer, including what the three were doing there late at night. 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. "There's three Black people in the store, what's the problem?" 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. Khalif said Fredericks came by the shop on Aug. 24, two days after she had sent out her email statement extending her heartfelt apologies to the couple. Where people know me? "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, 2022 The Ark, AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | 1550 Tiburon Blvd. Awash also noted the tone of the officer, saying he came off a little bit aggressive and suspicious. She said he didnt identify himself or ask if they were working late. Based on this belief, Sgt. Comment at the meeting, or in advance by emailing comments@townoftiburon.org. Khalif, who has lived in Tiburon for nearly 10 years, and Awash are well-known in the Tiburon business community. Khalif: "If I tell you it's my store then what? Lewis Powell, Detective Seneca Shields and Sgt. In our 50th year serving Tiburon, Belvedere & Strawberry. "We're trying to build a brand with a big heart," said Khalif. said Yema Khalif in a video his friend took. He went through the normal background check, Cronin said. 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.. 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. 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. 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. And he wanted us to prove who we are. 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.. Im not going to answer your question. 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