Jul 13, 2022

Records show Vallejo police paid for repaired or replacement badges for officers in shootings

Officers may have obtained refurbished or replacement badges to obscure a tradition of bending the tips of their badges to mark on-duty shootings....

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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 27, 2022

Napa mechanic accused in plot to bomb Democrats Sacramento HQ pleads guilty to federal charges

Ian Rogers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to destroy a building by fire or explosives, possession of unregistered destructive devices and possession of a machine gun....

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  May 10, 2022

‘Time for war bro’: How an extreme right-wing Napa mechanic built an arsenal

A review of court and police records by the Vallejo Sun shows multiple missed opportunities by law enforcement to disarm Ian Rogers....

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  Mar 24, 2022

Concord police: ‘no reason’ to believe more officers bent their badges, despite court testimony

Former Vallejo police Lt. Kent Tribble testified Tuesday that former Concord police Officer Dan Golinveaux bent his badge during a meal at the Peppermill restaurant in 2000....

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  Dec 17, 2021

Vallejo police moved to replace windshield detective fired through before confirming Sean Monterrosa’s death

A lieutenant was disciplined for authorizing the destruction of the windshield....

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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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  Jul 16, 2021

Vallejo man tied to Three Percenters charged in bombing plot with Napa mechanic

Both were members of the Three Percent United Patriots, or 3UP, a branch of the Three Percenters originating from Colorado that boasts membership nationwide...

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