Vallejo Police Officers Association

  89 posts

  Dec 21, 2021

Outside investigation of Vallejo detective Mat Mustard jeopardizes criminal prosecutions

“This investigation did not find Sgt. Mustard’s account as to these issues credible,” the report states....

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  Dec 08, 2021

Vallejo detective facing termination said there was no option ‘whatsoever’ but to kill Sean Monterrosa

Thursday’s disclosure also contained redacted audio files of interviews with key players as Vallejo detectives investigated their own....

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  Dec 02, 2021

Report finds Vallejo’s Jarrett Tonn violated policy when he killed Sean Monterrosa

The department still has not named Jarrett Tonn as the shooter, but indicated in a press release that it intends to impose discipline for the policy violations....

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  Nov 30, 2021

Vallejo PD loses another member of command staff as Capt. Lee Horton retires

Moments before Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn fatally shot Sean Monterrosa, Horton announced that “it looks like they’re armed, possibly armed."...

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  Nov 08, 2021

Slain Vallejo police officer to have street named in his honor

The Vallejo City Council will be asked to approve renaming Oklahoma Street on Mare Island to James Capoot Street....

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  Nov 01, 2021

Vallejo community expresses distrust of police during DOJ listening session

One facilitator said participants didn’t have anything positive to say about the police force but he noted that “the community is going to see this through, they aren’t going anywhere.”...

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  Oct 20, 2021

Vallejo police virtual town hall avoids direct community engagement

Questions were relayed from smaller groups and hand-picked to be presented to Chief Shawny Williams. He only took four questions...

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  Oct 11, 2021

Vallejo City Council to get update on status of waterfront property near ferry terminal

The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has plans to demolish the dental office and construct a new two-story building with a cultural center and high-end restaurant....

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  Sep 24, 2021

Vallejo police officer driving truck during Monterrosa shooting is leaving to take job in Napa

Waggoner was named in a federal lawsuit alleging he, along with several other officers, used excessive force to detain Carl Edwards outside his Vallejo building in July 2017....

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  Apr 24, 2021

Vallejo City Council to get update on excessive force lawsuit filed against officer who held man at gun point while off-duty

by John Glidden | April 24, 2021 VALLEJO– The Vallejo City Council will receive...

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  Apr 06, 2021

Vallejo city manager confirmed Tonn as shooter days after Monterrosa was killed, emails show

City manager Greg Nyhoff said the officer's name had "leaked out."...

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  Oct 15, 2020

Vallejo committee fined for campaign disclosure violations

VALLEJO–A committee opened to support passage of a Vallejo school bond has...

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