Vallejo Police Department

  345 posts

  Oct 01, 2020

Vallejo police officer fired for violating policies in Willie McCoy shooting

Ryan McMahon was served with a notice of termination on Wednesday....

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  Sep 22, 2020

New posters are plastered around Vallejo calling for city manager to be fired

Criticism against Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff continues to mount as a series...

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  Sep 22, 2020

Family of Eric Reason files wrongful death lawsuit against cities of Vallejo and Richmond

Almost a year after Eric Reason was shot and killed following a dispute...

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  Sep 21, 2020

How protests over police violence are changing a city where officers kill with near-impunity

As protests against racism and police violence were sweeping the country, a Vallejo, California detective shot and killed Sean Monterrosa. His death has galvanized a community....

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  Sep 05, 2020

Special prosecutor named to investigate McCoy shooting

A former Southern California district attorney will receive up $25,000 to investigate...

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  Sep 04, 2020

Vallejo agrees to $5.7 million settlement in police shooting of Ronell Foster

The family of Ronell Foster will receive $5.7 million to settle a...

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  Aug 28, 2020

Vallejo facing another excessive force lawsuit for illegal search

The city defending itself in 23 federal civil cases involving Vallejo PD...

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  Aug 26, 2020

Risner won't be Vallejo's next permanent city attorney

As the city of Vallejo searches for its next city attorney, one thing...

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  Aug 08, 2020

Police union alleges hiring of civilian spokesperson ‘unlawful’

The Vallejo Police Officers’ Association accused city officials of acting in bad faith when they hired Brittany K. Jackson as the department’s new public information officer....

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  Jul 27, 2020

For Vallejo officers who use force, a pattern of promotions and awards

Of 45 officers whose actions over the last decade have led to monetary payouts in civil rights lawsuits, all but 15 have been promoted or received an award since the incident,...

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  Apr 02, 2020

The last trial in California

As the novel coronavirus spread in the state, a Solano County judge denied numerous motions to continue a troubled double kidnapping and rape case marred by allegations that a Vallejo police detective withheld exculpatory evidence....

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  Mar 11, 2020

'What will it take for you to call this a homicide?'

In California, a Vallejo detective and a Solano County prosecutor concealed exculpatory evidence from a man facing murder charges. They went on to face accusations of misconduct in other high-profile cases....

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