Nov 21, 2025

Vallejo police search for golden handcuffs could expose years of due process violations

A Solano County Superior Court judge ordered the city to explain whether complaints against police officers were improperly withheld from criminal defendants....

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  Nov 19, 2025

Former Vallejo police chief describes threats that led to his resignation

Williams described receiving a threatening greeting card, letters and emails....

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  Jul 08, 2025

A cop’s background check showed ‘disqualifying’ issues. Vallejo hired him anyway.

Corporal Colin Eaton was one of six officers who killed Willie McCoy and has been involved in a string of controversial incidents....

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  Jun 19, 2025

Testimony describes systematic coverup of Vallejo police misconduct and culture of retaliation

Deposition testimony from former Vallejo Police Department leadership describes a broken, toxic culture....

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  May 09, 2024

Vallejo police sued over officer’s actions in viral TikTok video

The lawsuit accuses Vallejo police and Officer Colin Eaton of excessive force and assault, among other allegations....

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  Apr 29, 2024

Attorneys in civil rights case against Vallejo police seek to depose Solano judge

Judge Kelly Trujillo was an assistant city attorney in Vallejo from 2012 to 2020, where she worked closely with the Vallejo Police Department....

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  Apr 27, 2024

Vallejo police award ‘life-saving’ medal to officer who allegedly threatened ex-girlfriend’s life

Officer Ronald Dupree was arrested on Feb. 14 on suspicion of felony domestic violence, threats and stalking....

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  Oct 18, 2023

Vallejo officer seen punching woman in video had history of force complaints

Officer Colin Eaton was one of six officers who shot and killed Willie McCoy in 2019....

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  Sep 14, 2023

Former Vallejo police captain who exposed badge bending ritual settles lawsuit for $900K

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.”...

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  Apr 10, 2023

Federal case law protects Vallejo police’s pattern of violence, legal scholar argues

Joanna Schwartz, a professor of law at UCLA, wrote in her new book Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable that a federal judge “had firsthand knowledge of a pattern of substantial claims of constitutional violations by Vallejo police.”...

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  Feb 28, 2023

Former Vallejo police chief ignored badge bending for years, testimony alleges

Former Capt. John Whitney said the chief knew officers bent their badges after shootings as early as 2014....

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