In a file photo, San Jose police officers respond to a fire at the house of a shooting suspect in 2021. A San Jose police officer is off the force after an internal investigation revealed a slew of racist text messages sent to another officer, including one that said, “I hate black people,” The Times has confirmed. In a statement, Mata said the “disgusting” text messages were discovered during an unrelated investigation, and a separate probe was immediately launched looking into the texts. “There is zero tolerance for even a single expression of racial bias at the San José Police Department,” Mata said. “There is nothing more sickening than a person in power abusing their position,” said San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan in a statement.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 05, 2023 07:32 UTC