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Apr 29, 2024
Judge Kelly Trujillo was an assistant city attorney in Vallejo from 2012 to 2020, where she worked closely with the Vallejo Police Department....
Sep 14, 2023
Former Vallejo police Capt. John Whitney said he hopes the settlement “is the beginning of some of the major changes that I have always advocated for in Vallejo.”...
Sep 13, 2023
The family of Sean Monterrosa called for supporters to “pack the room.”...
Feb 28, 2023
Former Capt. John Whitney said the chief knew officers bent their badges after shootings as early as 2014....
Feb 14, 2023
Willie McCoy’s family wants his name to remain synonymous with police violence....
Nov 09, 2022
Angel Ramos was shot by Vallejo police officer Zachary Jacobsen in January 2017....
Sep 02, 2022
The terms of both agreements have not been made public, pending approval by the Vallejo City Council....
Jul 20, 2022
While then-Sgt. Sanjay Ramrakha cleared McMahon of any policy violations in the fatal shooting, both the department's deputy police chief and interim police chief who ordered the investigation disagreed....
Jul 13, 2022
Officers may have obtained refurbished or replacement badges to obscure a tradition of bending the tips of their badges to mark on-duty shootings....
Mar 31, 2022
For the last two decades, some members of the Vallejo Police Department have bent the tips of badges belonging to officers after they were involved in an on-duty shooting....
Mar 22, 2022
Former Lt. Michael Kent Tribble testified Tuesday that he and another officer in Concord came up with the idea for officers to bend their badges following a shooting....
Feb 18, 2022
About half of the cases involve the city defending the Vallejo Police Department in federal and state courts....
