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Chief Patterson Resigns Officers After Racist Texts Emerge

By Drooid · Oct 20, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Chief Estella Patterson resigned five officers and suspended a sixth after racist texts emerged.
The texts, including a KKK reference, surfaced during a Flock camera misuse investigation.
The five officers who resigned were Mateo Juarez, Joseph Kelly, Tredan Maronic, Matthew Osborn and Alexander Larsen.
Patterson asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to probe civil-rights violations and may seek revocation of state law-enforcement certificates.

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Chief Estella Patterson resigned five officers and suspended a sixth after racist texts emerged.
The texts, including a KKK reference, surfaced during a Flock camera misuse investigation.
The five officers who resigned were Mateo Juarez, Joseph Kelly, Tredan Maronic, Matthew Osborn and Alexander Larsen.
Patterson asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to probe civil-rights violations and may seek revocation of state law-enforcement certificates.