policing

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  Aug 22, 2024

Bill to bolster Vallejo police staffing heads to governor’s desk

The bill, SB 1379, was introduced by state Sen. Bill Dodd in response to Vallejo’s declaration of a police staffing emergency....

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  Aug 13, 2024

Vallejo sued for couple’s violent arrest by police last year

Vallejo police followed Calvin Rush home from work and then arrested him and his wife, Jayme Rush, who officers threw to the ground and injured....

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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 29, 2024

Emboldened by governor’s order, Vallejo police tow vehicles and trailers used by homeless

One officer mentioned an order by Gov. Gavin Newsom when telling residents that their vehicles would be towed....

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  Jul 25, 2024

Vallejo housing commissioner asked to resign over comments during debris removal

Housing Commissioner Joey Carrizales said that he did “cuss out” Sheriff's Deputy Dale Matsuoka and called him a Three Percenter....

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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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  Jul 09, 2024

Second person in three days dies during Vallejo police pursuit

The unidentified suspect was the second person killed during a Vallejo police pursuit in three days....

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  Jul 08, 2024

One killed, five injured in Vallejo police pursuit

The latest fatal crash comes as the Vallejo Police Department is seeking to reduce the number of crashes related to police pursuits....

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  Jul 02, 2024

Vallejo police Officer Robert DeMarco’s costly baton

The city of Vallejo has paid $672,000 to settle lawsuits over one officer’s use of a baton....

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  Jun 21, 2024

Vallejo police still illegally sharing ALPR data out of state as surveillance board mulls contract renewal

The surveillance board considered whether to support a new five-year contract with Flock Safety, the provider of  the ALPR cameras....

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  Jun 12, 2024

Vallejo kicks off national search for new police chief

The city will hold an online public engagement meeting on June 27 and in-person meetings on June 29 and July 25....

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  Jun 03, 2024

Arbitrator upholds termination of former Vallejo officer for Willie McCoy shooting

Ryan McMahon was the only officer disciplined for the shooting of Willie McCoy, who was found unresponsive behind the wheel of his car in a Taco Bell drive-thru in 2019....

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