Solano County Sheriff's Office

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The Solano County Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency of about 170 sworn deputies who oversee the county jail and patrol unincorporated areas of the county. It also contracts with the city of Rio Vista to provide policing services.

  Sep 16, 2021

Rally for woman beaten by Solano deputies calls for sheriff to resign or be removed

Attorney Yasin Almadani said that Ferrara should “do the right thing and step down” and called for an investigation by both the state and federal Department of Justice....

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  Sep 15, 2021

Former Solano County gun club was hotbed of Three Percenter activity

Visitors to the Twin Sisters Gun Club included accused domestic terrorist Ian Rogers and a Hayward police sergeant charged with domestic violence while living on the property....

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  Sep 03, 2021

Few Solano cops vaccinated for COVID-19

Only about 25% of officers in five Solano County law enforcement agencies have submitted proof of vaccination to their employer, far below the 62% of people 12 and older who have been fully vaccinated in the county....

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  Aug 30, 2021

Solano supervisors to discuss possible new oversight of sheriff’s office

Such a board would be authorized under new state legislation passed last year that allows the supervisors to create an oversight board with subpoena power....

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  Aug 24, 2021

Solano sheriff defends deputies accused of beating Black woman unconscious for no reason

The woman, 33-year-old Nakia Porter, was arrested on Aug. 6, 2020, after she and her father were pulled over in rural Dixon....

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  Aug 19, 2021

Solano sheriff’s deputies beat Black woman unconscious for no reason, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit alleges that the deputies lied when they said Porter resisted arrest and lied about how long she had been unconscious....

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  Aug 03, 2021

Ferrara’s re-election campaign brings in $9,000 during first half of 2021

The contributions were all received during the first six months of 2021 and came from ranchers, business owners, and elected officials....

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  Jul 12, 2021

Solano cops should monitor for extremist infiltration, oversight body report finds

VALLEJO– An oversight body recommended that Solano County law enforcement officials monitor officers’...

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  May 28, 2021

Solano Sheriff to seek reelection, despite controversy

VALLEJO– Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara announced on Friday that he would run...

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  May 26, 2021

Drone files raise new questions of evidence destruction in Vallejo police killing of Sean Monterrosa

Newly available files raise new questions about what happened to any footage captured by the drone....

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  Apr 25, 2021

FBI rebuffs sheriff’s claim it cleared deputies of extremist ties

The FBI called into question Solano Sheriff Tom Ferrara’s claim that agents cleared members of his department of links to a far-right extremist group....

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  Mar 08, 2021

Amid calls for investigation, sheriff stands by deputies who displayed militia support

He said that he did not believe the deputies aligned themselves with the extremist group they promoted....

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