Michael Nichelini

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Vallejo police Lt. Michael Nichelini is the president of the Vallejo Police Officers Association. He was fired from the department in April 2021 and reinstated in December 2022 after an arbitrator's decision.

  Apr 07, 2022

Vallejo City Council to get update on status of $10M VPOA lawsuit

The lawsuit from former Lt. Michael Nichelini alleges he was subjected to harassment, retaliation and intimidation by top-ranking Vallejo city officials....

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  Feb 18, 2022

Vallejo City Council to get update on about 40 lawsuits

About half of the cases involve the city defending the Vallejo Police Department in federal and state courts....

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  Jan 21, 2022

Vallejo City Council to get update on $10M VPOA lawsuit

Michael Nichelini, president of the city’s police union and a former police lieutenant, was fired last March after he was the subject of several internal investigations....

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  Dec 31, 2021

2021 was year of turnover and turmoil in Vallejo and Solano County government

The city of Vallejo grappled with a significant amount of turnover at city hall and within the Vallejo Police Department....

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  Dec 17, 2021

Vallejo police moved to replace windshield detective fired through before confirming Sean Monterrosa’s death

A lieutenant was disciplined for authorizing the destruction of the windshield....

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  Dec 08, 2021

Vallejo detective facing termination said there was no option ‘whatsoever’ but to kill Sean Monterrosa

Thursday’s disclosure also contained redacted audio files of interviews with key players as Vallejo detectives investigated their own....

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  Dec 02, 2021

Report finds Vallejo’s Jarrett Tonn violated policy when he killed Sean Monterrosa

The department still has not named Jarrett Tonn as the shooter, but indicated in a press release that it intends to impose discipline for the policy violations....

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  Nov 30, 2021

Vallejo PD loses another member of command staff as Capt. Lee Horton retires

Moments before Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn fatally shot Sean Monterrosa, Horton announced that “it looks like they’re armed, possibly armed."...

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  Sep 29, 2021

Vallejo PD hires new deputy police chief from San Jose

Jason Ta is the latest to be plucked from the San Jose Police Department by Chief Shawny Williams....

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  Sep 24, 2021

Vallejo police officer driving truck during Monterrosa shooting is leaving to take job in Napa

Waggoner was named in a federal lawsuit alleging he, along with several other officers, used excessive force to detain Carl Edwards outside his Vallejo building in July 2017....

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  Sep 23, 2021

Vallejo’s water director to be named interim city manager

He will receive an annual salary of $234,250, according to the proposed employment agreement. Malone will have the ability to return to the water director position upon termination of the agreement....

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  May 26, 2021

Drone files raise new questions of evidence destruction in Vallejo police killing of Sean Monterrosa

Newly available files raise new questions about what happened to any footage captured by the drone....

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