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POST revokes certification of Torrance officer Blake Williams over racist, antisemitic and homophobic WhatsApp messages
Summary
The POST commission unanimously adopted an advisory board recommendation on March 6, 2025, to revoke the certification of former Torrance officer Blake Williams after investigators presented six WhatsApp messages they said demonstrated bias toward protected groups.
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training voted on March 6, 2025, to adopt the advisory board's recommendation to revoke the POST certification of Blake Williams, formerly of the Torrance Police Department.
Laura Lynn Kong, a law enforcement consultant with the Los Angeles Professional Conduct Bureau, told the commission the division found reasonable grounds to conclude Williams sent or received six WhatsApp messages between July 2018 and September 2019 that expressed prejudice toward race, religion and sexual orientation in violation of California Penal…
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