policing

  385 posts

  May 11, 2023

Oversight of Vallejo police department remains uncertain

Council approves applications for residents wishing to serve on the oversight board, while ACLU demands fast action and attorney general hints at a potential larger investigation....

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  Apr 27, 2023

FBI raids Vallejo apartment building after neighbor complaints

Neighbors complained of frequent activity and possible illegal gambling....

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  Apr 27, 2023

Vallejo City Council approves agreement with police union regarding incentive pay

Councilmember Peter Bregenzer requested the vote as an “olive branch” in labor contract negotiations with the VPOA....

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  Apr 12, 2023

Vallejo seeking to rebuild police station at current location

City staff estimates that rebuilding the station at 111 Amador will cost $121 million and will take 4.5 years....

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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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  Apr 05, 2023

Vallejo fights for access to Willie McCoy's juvenile record

The city is seeking Willie McCoy's juvenile criminal records in order to defend itself against McCoy’s family in a civil rights lawsuit over his death....

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  Apr 03, 2023

Frustrated by frequent break-ins, Vallejo businesses spend on security

Many business owners say they go unheard and even blamed by police and city officials....

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  Mar 24, 2023

Solano inmates aim to transform prison culture as certified yoga instructors

After four years of work, the first nine instructors graduated last month....

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  Mar 23, 2023

Vallejo police could seek sheriff’s help to shore up staffing

Vallejo interim Police Chief Jason Ta said officer staffing and response times was grim....

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  Mar 20, 2023

Vallejo police shared data in violation of state law, watchdog alleges

Vallejo police shared ALPR data with law enforcement agencies in states like Texas that have enacted abortion bans....

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  Mar 09, 2023

Former Vallejo police union president lowered promotion standards to make sergeant, whistleblower captain testifies

Vallejo police Sgt. Mat Mustard pushed for a “a very watered down” version of the sergeant’s exam, former Capt. John Whitney testified....

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  Mar 01, 2023

Vallejo police ignored evidence of lieutenant’s timecard fraud, testimony alleges

A former police captain alleged that Lt. Michael Nichelini may have committed time card fraud worth tens of thousands of dollars in the spring and summer of 2018....

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