Ryan Monaghan, who has worked at the San. 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. At least three large posters of Khalif and Awash modeling their clothes are visible on the rear wall throughout the footage. ", Supervisor: "Then show me that it's your store. 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. My whole body was shaking and I could not make it stop. 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. I do not have any intention of removing them at this time, Cronin said. Moments later, a neighbor awoken by the yelling can be heard telling police that Khalif was the store owner. Your email address will not be published. FYI, a popular restaurant close to us was still open and I could see their employees working late. The county settled a lawsuit by Grimes family for nearly $1 million. Awash was born in Ethiopia and lived as a refugee in Kenya before moving with her family to Minnesota. Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying [Sgt. Im like, wait, did this happen in Tiburon? Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. 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.. Then finally, the cop decided to come knock on our store door. 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. The investigation needs to go further than just this incident at Yema, said Adjani, a friend of the store owners. Tiburon Mayor Alice Fredericks told the Marin IJ she was not surprised by the announcement, but it came "a few weeks earlier than expected. Our store alarm did not go off, no one called the police, everything was peaceful. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. I look forward to meeting and working with the engaged community members, our town leaders, allied agencies and especially all our town employees who are committed to providing the highest levels of service to everyone who lives, works and visits the town of Tiburon, Monaghan said. 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. 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. 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. Khalif recalled saying, you came here because you saw three Black people in the store.. The people in the store included co-owners Yema Khalif and Hawai Awash, the only Black store owners in town. Khalif said he, Awash and a friend were in the store doing inventory when he noticed a police vehicle circling the block. 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One of several discussion threads on Nextdoor.com had racked up 234 comments by the Arks press deadline. 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. 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. The remaining footage is the body-camera perspective of the exchange previously recorded from inside the store and circulated on social media. The Tiburon Police Department was established in 1972 following the towns incorporation by eight years. 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At 1 a.m. Saturday morning, Tiburon police officers saw three people inside the clothing store Yema on Main Street and decided to check it out. Lewis Powell, Sgt. Whatever the intention of the responding offices, the interchange inappropriately deteriorated from helpful to confrontational, Fredericks wrote in an email sent to the community. TIBURON, Calif. - A Tiburon couple who own a clothing store is accusing police of racially profiling them. 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, Cronin said. Awash says shes been stopped in her car by a single officer three to five times in the past year and a half. The pension benefit was split because of a divorce. It first operated from 80 Main Street before moving in the late 70's into surplus military housing near its present site. A Tiburon police spokesperson tells ABC7 News the town has hired an outside, independent attorney to conduct an investigation. What is it that theyre fearing?. You sound very defensive.. Again, the exchange goes in circles, but tensions rise as Madfes shouts past Khalif to ask Awash and the friend, still standing at the checkout counter to the rear, Do one of you two here own the store or have any reason to be here?, Khalif speaks over him: No, do not talk to anybody, you talk to me, youre talking to me right now., Tensions escalate further when Madfes tells Khalif, This town is my duty to protect.. Blasi] believes it would be difficult to continue being effective as a police officer in Tiburon. "How can we do better as a community? "I didn't see anything racist that the policemen said to those fine people. Is it your store? All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? Khalif says he wasnt angry, just putting his foot down. I sat in on these interviews, but did not participate, Chanis said. I can no longer sit idle and watch the (Tiburon Police Department) inhumanely treat the citizens and business owners of our town. 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. Blasi made $10,122 a month. Khalif and Awash said Chanis, the town manager, reached out to them after the incident, and the three met on Aug. 23. That report led to 72 Philadelphia officers placed on administrative duty, of whom 13 were fired. His accomplishment was widely covered in the TV and print media, including in The Ark. 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. It is clear that did not occur in this instance.. This isnt regular business hours, theres no customers in here. It sounded like a fist-fight was going to happen, Simpson said. Grime, 47, was placed in a hobbling device, binding his handcuffs to ankle restraints behind his back. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. 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 a later interview, Simpson said he was concerned by the way the three officers were surrounding Khalif. U.S. California Police Instagram. 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. 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. There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. TIBURON (KPIX/CBS SF) -- The police chief of the City of Tiburon is stepping down , according to a report in the Marin Independent Journal. I still believe that the person at the head, Chief Cronin, needs to take some responsibility and do the same that Blasi did and step down, Austin said. I have been stopped for taking a walk to my house. She said she used to work for Frank Howard Allen Realtors when it had a storefront office in downtown Tiburon. Named among the state's & nation's best small weeklies, 2014, 2018-2021 California News Publishers Association &, Store owners: Late-night encounter with Tiburon cops was racially motivated, 2022 The Ark, AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | 1550 Tiburon Blvd. At no point during the 11-minute exchange did either Tiburon officer assert any potential criminal or suspicious activity was occurring beyond their mere presence in the building at that hour. Theyre the ones with the guns, theyre the ones with the badge, theyre the ones with the authority, she said. Cause you dont sound like youre very grateful. 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. Then show me its your store, Blasi responds. The newly released body-cam footage appears to highlight this further, with clearer audio than the cellphone footage that also shows a stark contrast between Blasis demeanor and that of Madfes, who speaks calmly throughout the first half of the video while Blasi then frequently shouts over Khalif and tells him he should be grateful. Other business owners have come forward to say that on the rare occasions they work late into the night, they've never been stopped and questioned at all, while Khalif was not only interrogated, Madfes had already called for backup before he first knocked on the door. 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. Two Black merchants who allege racial profiling by police in Tiburon and Belvedere are demanding $2 million from the municipalities. In an Aug. 24 interview, 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. During the arrest, Grime fell unconscious and died in the hospital two days later. 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 said in an email to town officials. 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. D, Tiburon, CA 94920 |. Footage of the incident on August 21st can be seen on YEMAs Instagram (@Yemacalif). Town Manager Greg Chanis said he chose the date to " coincide with his military anniversary in 1966.". TAKE ACTION: Find resources to help with equality, justice and race issues. "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. Cronin said he wasnt aware of Blasis involvement in the Grime case when the department hired him last year. Awash said she was shaking while recording the incident at the store because of the prior negative encounters with Tiburon police. Thank you very much, thats all I need to know, Blasi said in the video and walked away toward Tiburon Boulevard. 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. TIBURON, Calif. (KGO) -- A Black business owner is speaking out after Tiburon police demanded proof he was the store's owner. We are focused on how to prevent this from happening again, she said. Khalif continually declines to do so, stating numerous times that he owns the business and asks, Whats the problem? 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. 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. Before Khalif was able to show the three officers that he had a working key to the store, an unnamed local can be heard from afar verifying that Khalif was the owner. 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. 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. Khalif, who designs most of the companys clothing, grew up in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The department also updated its use-of-force policy to align with calls to de-escalate police encounters with the public. 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. 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. Im not going to answer your question. Yesterday was one of those days. 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. Also sacked were Sgt. Henry Ty McGowan. 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. How can policing be done with empathy," said Khalif. He went through the normal background check, Cronin said. Mayor Alice Fredericks issued an apology on Saturday and went in person to talk to the store owners on Monday. Michael Blasi, becoming more frustrated and confrontational with Khalif, who also appears exasperated with the interaction, as the minutes go by. 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. Tiburon Mayor Alice Fredericks called their behavior unacceptable and issued a public apology, and she and Belvederes mayor each apologized personally to Khalif and Awash. There's video of the interaction and an investigation underway. 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. Tiburon Town Manager Greg Chanis announced the resignation in a newsletter saying [Sgt. Khalif said when it became clear the officer wasnt understanding him, he asked the officer to call his supervisor. 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. A 6-minute video of the incident was posted to Instagram and Facebook by Yema Khalif, the co-owner of the action fashion wear boutique Yema at 10 Main St. 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. To the right in the video, a mannequin frequently is in view, just feet from Khalif, who has approached the door dressed in identical clothing distinctive, African-inspired athletic-leisurewear. The supervisor came charged and did not come to deescalate anything. Everything I was saying fell on deaf ears.. Body cam and cell phone footage shows the altercation as it unfolds. CNN Pittsburgh has moved to fire five police officers after an internal investigation into the October death of a man involved in the suspected theft of a bicycle, officials said Wednesday. Awash said other business owners work late at night and pointed to portraits of the couple that are clearly visible through the storefront window. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? 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. Reporter Hannah Weikel and Assistant Editor Emily Lavin contributed to this report. Based on this belief, Sgt. The situation started getting out of hand so our friend from DC started recording the exchange (Video below). 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.. He opened the store this past February and says it's not unusual for them to work late into the night. Cronin declined to declined to identify the other two officers other than to say one works for Tiburon and the other for Belvedere. Khalif believes the best way Marin residents can express their solidarity is by not being bystanders to racist acts. They opened the athletic apparel boutique in February. I want to know what you're doing in the store at 1 o'clock in the morning," says the supervisor. We do not need to prove why we need to exist, Khalif said. Awash was born in Ethiopia and lived as a refugee in Kenya before moving with her family to Minnesota. I confirmed that I am the business owner, but they wanted me to prove it. Put your key in the door and were out of here. Khalif and Awash said Cronin had not reached out to them directly in the aftermath of the incident. "We are extraordinarily sad to report the loss. 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. 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. Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. A video depicting Tiburon police officers in heated exchange with the owner of the town's only Black-owned business while working late in his downtown shop has sparked outrage in the. Khalif, a resident for nearly 10 years, says hes been stopped while walking home and had to prove that he lives in Tiburon. The governing councils are to hold a joint online Town Hall-Community Forum on Aug. 27. It is clear that did not occur in this instance.. I fing live here, do not tell me about whatever, Khalif responds. The Tiburon Police Department has 12 sworn officers and four other employees, plus volunteer and reserve officers. She stressed the importance to use the incident as a learning step.. By Ewan Palmer On 8/26/20 at 10:17 AM EDT. 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. 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. Thank you, see ya, Blasi says as he turns and walks away toward Fountain Plaza. 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. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? Tiburon Town Hall | 1505 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920 | Phone: 415-435-7373. Tiburon chief Cronin also resigned effective September 13, in response to the alleged racial profiling incident at YEMA. Despite resigning, Blasi will cooperate with an independent investigation led by a lawyer the town retained, Chanis said. Blasi then can be heard asking Khalif why he is bringing race into the conversation. Tiburon, CA - A Tiburon police sergeant fatally shot himself inside the police department headquarters while on duty on Monday, according to authorities. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. But this goes to show that when people come together good things can happen.. The couple met at Dominican University. In a later interview, Awash pointed out that there are large posters on the stores walls of both she and Khalif modeling their clothing. The argument continued for a few more minutes, with both Blasi and Khalif raising their voices. Cronin denies his departure is linked to the incident. In response to public outcry, Blasi offered his resignation from the Tiburon Police department, which went into effect September 1. I, kindly, explained that we didnt have to prove anything and asked for a supervisor. It does not matter. 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 was not specifically aware of that event.. 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