SAN JOSE — A new court filing has revealed dozens more racist and offensive text messages from a disgraced ex-cop who resigned under pressure upon the discovery of writings that insulted and mocked a Black man he shot and wounded and others wherein he professed a hatred for Black people. A federal judge late last … Read more
A San Jose police officer who resigned in November when his racist text messages surfaced — including one threatening to shoot a Black attorney — also had a large stockpile of weapons seized by authorities due to a gun violence restraining order against him, the Mercury News has learned. Mark McNamara, who joined the SJPD … Read more
A coalition of the South Bay’s Black community on Thursday called for a former San Jose police officer who authored a slew of racist text messages to face more accountability and that any criminal cases involving the law enforcement official be dropped immediately. Mark McNamara resigned last week after correspondence surfaced showing him mocking a … Read more