policing

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  Jun 27, 2023

Vallejo police shoot, wound burglary suspect

Officers had responded to a burglary in progress at a gas station....

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  Jun 27, 2023

Solano County jails contending with apparent salmonella outbreak

The outbreak began last weekend and has afflicted about 15 people in the jails....

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  Jun 23, 2023

Vallejo dispatch center to move to waterfront police building

Other police services have operated out of the waterfront building for years....

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  Jun 21, 2023

Vallejo veterinarian leaving town after assault and police non-response

Following a public beating and being served a restraining order, Sonia Amador says, ‘Vallejo has kicked my ass for the last time.’...

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  Jun 20, 2023

Vallejo hires former Selma, Calif., chief as new deputy chief

Gomez mysteriously left his police chief position about a year after joining the Selma Police Department....

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  Jun 19, 2023

DA cleared Solano deputy in 2022 killing of Jason Thompson in Vallejo

The district attorney’s office cleared Deputy John Robertson, who killed Thompson, of any criminal charges in a letter dated Sept. 6....

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  Jun 02, 2023

Three years after Vallejo police killed Sean Monterrosa, his family still awaits updates

The California Department of Justice took up the criminal investigation into Sean Monterrosa’s death two years ago, but Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office has provided no update on the case, including to the Monterrosa family....

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  May 23, 2023

Vallejo man arrested in FBI raid last month faces potential drugs, weapons charges

Bobby Lee Stanfield was arrested on April 27 and held on $100,000 bail....

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  May 22, 2023

Vallejo police report ‘high usage’ of cell phone tracker

Vallejo police have used their cell site simulator 73 times from 2020 through 2022....

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  May 18, 2023

Fairfield police officer resigned after arrest for drunk driving, hit-and-run

Officer Brian Chapman also falsely told a California Highway Patrol officer that his vehicle had been stolen prior to the crash....

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  May 17, 2023

Community members voice frustration with pace of Vallejo police reforms

The oversight agreement between the DOJ and the Vallejo Police Department to institute 45 reform recommendations is set to come to a close on June 5....

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  May 16, 2023

Man mauled by police dog sues Benicia

The dog severed his jugular vein, which required life-saving surgery, and left deep flesh wounds on his arm and shoulder, according to the lawsuit filed last week....

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