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  Aug 01, 2023

Vallejo tows RV, trailer leaving family on street, arrests activist

The city had placed eviction notices on RVs and campers parked near the Smart and Final grocery store....

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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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  Jul 25, 2023

Sheriff’s office clears deputy who shot Jason Thompson in Vallejo last year

The sheriff's office found that deputies “took steps to end the confrontation peacefully.”...

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  Jul 25, 2023

Authorities 'sent a cellmate' to get man shot by Vallejo police to talk about court case, attorney alleges

A public defender alleged in court that a cellmate was sent to get Jamazea Kittell to talk about his legal proceedings while he was healing from a gunshot wound to the face....

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  Jul 25, 2023

Vallejo considers declaring state of emergency on police staffing

The department has already sought to stop responding to alarm calls and collapsed the traffic and detective divisions....

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  Jul 21, 2023

Vallejo police gunshot detection tech still not installed seven months after approval

Vallejo police did not provide surveillance technology usage data Thursday to the board charged with advising its use....

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  Jul 13, 2023

Vallejo Police release footage of June 27 police shooting

Officer Brad Kim shot Jamazea Kittell in the face when Kittell allegedly hit Kim with his car....

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  Jul 11, 2023

Hearing delayed for man Vallejo police shot in June

Jamazea Deyon Kittell appeared in a Solano County Courtroom in Fairfield Tuesday afternoon....

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  Jul 10, 2023

Video shows Vallejo police violently arrest woman during husband’s traffic stop

The couple is also suing the Fairfield Police Department after they were both violently arrested during a traffic stop in that city in 2019....

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  Jul 06, 2023

Vallejo backtracks on moving dispatch to waterfront after transparency questions

The city’s plan to move the police dispatch center to the police building at 400 Mare Island Way came as a surprise to many Vallejoans....

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  Jul 03, 2023

Officer, suspect from Vallejo police shooting last week identified

Vallejo police Officer Brad Kim shot and wounded burglary suspect Jamazea Kittell....

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  Jun 30, 2023

Vallejo police union holding up oversight

The union has held up an interim oversight contract for more than two years....

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