policing

  385 posts

  Jan 21, 2021

'Captain Taser'

A Vallejo police lieutenant has a long history of excessive force allegations in a department that is under investigation by the California Department of Justice—and he continues to rise in the ranks....

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  Jan 14, 2021

Vallejo officers cleared of any wrongdoing in Willie McCoy shooting

Special prosecutor Michael Ramos said the officers only had minutes to formulate a plan to use non-lethal force....

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  Dec 02, 2020

Vallejo police asking for public's help to ID Peeping Tom

VALLEJO– Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify a man...

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  Nov 30, 2020

Vallejo reaches 29 homicides in 2020

VALLEJO– With just a month left in 2020, the city of Vallejo recorded...

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  Nov 19, 2020

Vallejo settles excessive force lawsuit for $750,000

VALLEJO– The city has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle an excessive...

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  Nov 18, 2020

Williams to join other African American police chiefs in virtual town hall tonight

JohnGlidden.com staff report | Nov. 18, 2020 VALLEJO– Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams...

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  Nov 16, 2020

Council asked to approve plan to add two deputy police chiefs

VALLEJO– Faced with a depleted command structure inside the Vallejo Police Department, City...

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  Nov 13, 2020

New taskforce created to investigate fatal officer-involved incidents in Solano County

VALLEJO– A special Solano County interagency taskforce has been created to provide independent...

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  Nov 12, 2020

Solano supervisors get update on new hi-lo alert system

FAIRFIELD– The Solano County Sheriff’s Office has a new tool to alert...

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  Nov 10, 2020

Benicia police officer hits, kills pedestrian

BENICIA– A pedestrian was killed early Wednesday morning after being struck and killed...

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  Oct 21, 2020

Tentative settlement reached in Vallejo excessive force case

VALLEJO – A tentative settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit against four...

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  Oct 18, 2020

Vallejo experiences 24th homicide of 2020

VALLEJO– The city recorded its 24th homicide of 2020 after a 28-year-old Vallejo...

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