Melissa Nold

  26 posts

  Nov 11, 2024

Vallejo police ‘terrorized’ family in search for lieutenant’s golden handcuffs, claim alleges

Vallejo police Lt. Jodi Brown lost her gold-plated handcuffs, which had her name and badge number inscribed on them. She’s taken extreme measures to find them....

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  Aug 09, 2024

Suspect arrested in Vallejo shooting, crash that killed Willie McCoy’s sister

Sharmell Mitchell, 48, was in a car fleeing gunfire when it crashed last month....

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  Jul 22, 2024

Willie McCoy’s sister killed in Vallejo shooting, crash

The crash killed 48-year-old Sharmell Mitchell....

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  Apr 29, 2024

Attorneys in civil rights case against Vallejo police seek to depose Solano judge

Judge Kelly Trujillo was an assistant city attorney in Vallejo from 2012 to 2020, where she worked closely with the Vallejo Police Department....

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  Apr 09, 2024

Federal judge throws out Vallejo police union lawsuit against city

The lawsuit, which also named VPOA President Lt. Michael Nichelini as a plaintiff, was filed in 2021....

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  Feb 13, 2024

As Vallejo police use of force escalates, liability claims pile up

Vallejo police statistics show a dramatic rise in use of force by officers and the city has seen an increase in claims filed by civil rights attorneys....

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  Jan 29, 2024

Vallejo activist arrested during encampment sweep files claim against city

Joey Carrizales alleges that Vallejo police denied him medical attention while he suffered a heart attack....

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  Jan 09, 2024

Vallejo settles lawsuit over 2019 police killing of Willie McCoy for $5M

The settlement is one of the largest in the city’s history....

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  Sep 01, 2023

Sean Monterrosa’s family responds to order to reinstate Vallejo police officer who killed him

Detective Jarrett Tonn shot and killed Sean Monterrosa as he fled the scene of a burglary on June 2, 2020....

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  Aug 25, 2023

ACLU hosts community meeting to offer support for Vallejo police reform

The discussion emphasized the pain of police violence in search for effective reform and safety....

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  Jul 26, 2023

Vallejo declares police staffing emergency against union objection

Interim police Chief Jason Ta said he has already taken drastic steps to address the staffing shortage....

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  Apr 10, 2023

Federal case law protects Vallejo police’s pattern of violence, legal scholar argues

Joanna Schwartz, a professor of law at UCLA, wrote in her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable that a federal judge “had firsthand knowledge of a pattern of substantial claims of constitutional violations by Vallejo police.”...

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