Michael Kihmm

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Michael Kihmm was Vallejo's deputy police chief from November 2020 until he was fired in October 2021. Kihmm previously worked at the San Jose Police Department for 26 years, eventually being promoted to captain, and was recruited to Vallejo by police Chief Shawny Williams.

  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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  Jun 20, 2023

Vallejo hires former Selma, Calif., chief as new deputy chief

Gomez mysteriously left his police chief position about a year after joining the Selma Police Department....

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  Jan 17, 2023

Vallejo officer fired after two fatal shootings had history of subpar police work, records show

Ryan McMahon — who shot and killed Ronell Foster in February 2018 and was one of six officers who shot and killed Willie McCoy a year later — was flagged for poor performance in connection with seven different incidents in 2018 alone....

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  Dec 06, 2022

‘Out of control’: Vallejo police Lt. Steve Darden’s reputation for unchecked anger

Darden has faced a string of excessive force complaints as well as internal complaints that allege he’s harassed, berated and bullied colleagues and subordinates....

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  Nov 29, 2022

Vallejo again searching for new deputy police chief after candidate backs out

Williams, a former interim Middle Tennessee State University police chief, was expected to fill one of two vacant deputy chief positions after former Deputy Police Chief Michael Kihmm was fired in October 2021....

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  Oct 31, 2022

Vallejo police officer failed to report crash during pursuit in 2017

Officer Jodi Brown did not stop to assess the other driver and did not report the crash to the police department for 47 minutes....

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  Jul 29, 2022

Vallejo police Lt. Drew Ramsay tapped to serve as acting captain

Ramsay will partially fill the hole left by the departures of captains Jason Potts and Todd Tribble over the past months....

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  Jul 20, 2022

Vallejo police killing of Ronell Foster led to internal conflict, newly released records show

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....

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  Jul 05, 2022

Vallejo police captain tied to badge bending retires from department

Todd Tribble’s departure is another blow to Chief Shawny Williams, who continues to have multiple vacancies within his command staff....

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  Jun 13, 2022

Vallejo losing assistant HR director as city hall exodus continues

The HR department has undergone significant change, including losing two HR directors over the past 15 months....

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  Jun 09, 2022

Fired Vallejo deputy police chief called reasons for termination ‘false,’ ‘unfounded’

Fired Deputy Police Chief Michael Kihmm a wrote a letter requesting that a notice of termination written by Chief Shawny Williams be removed from his personnel file....

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  May 31, 2022

Vallejo police captain leaving to take job in Las Vegas

Capt. Jason Potts will lead the Las Vegas department that oversees the city’s jail, animal control and marshals who patrol city parks....

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