Feb 28, 2022

Judge rejects guilty pleas for militia members who destroyed records related to murder of police

The judge found that the proposed sentences of up to one year in prison for the three defendants were not “consistent with the interests of justice.”...

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  Feb 01, 2022

Former Vallejo High School principal accused of defrauding churches

Sheila Quintana was arrested along with Staccato Powell for allegedly taking control of church properties and then using the real estate to obtain high interest loans....

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  Jan 31, 2022

Prosecutors will not seek death penalty for Air Force sergeant accused of killing Oakland officer

Steven Carrillo is charged in federal court with murder and attempted murder for allegedly killing Federal Protective Service officer David Underwood and wounding another....

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  Dec 28, 2021

Prosecutors seek year sentence for militia group leader who ordered destruction of records

Jessie Rush pleaded guilty in September to a single count of conspiracy to destroy records to impede a criminal investigation....

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  Nov 23, 2021

Three men accused of robbing retired captain charged with murder of Vallejo rapper

The three men are charged with the murder under the provocative act doctrine....

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  Nov 23, 2021

Vallejo’s response to homelessness includes wasted millions, empty hotel rooms and police evictions

There is little room in Vallejo’s only homeless shelter. Its Project Roomkey program to put people in hotels during the pandemic has been winding down for months. Promises of new resources, like a navigation center, have gone on for years with little progress....

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  Nov 17, 2021

Benicia moves forward with racial equity committee

The community group Benicia Black Lives Matter, which formed as the country erupted in protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, was the driving force in the reforms....

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  Oct 29, 2021

Pressure grows for oversight of Solano County Sheriff’s Office

Activists have finally succeeded in convincing the Board of Supervisors to consider forming an oversight body with subpoena power to investigate the sheriff’s office....

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  Oct 22, 2021

Vallejo rapper Lil Theze reportedly killed by retired officer in Oakland

Lil Theze was allegedly involved in a robbery at a gas station at the corner of 17th and Castro Streets in Oakland on Thursday....

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  May 15, 2019

Since Oscar Grant, 242 people shot and killed by police in Bay Area

While only about 30% of Bay Area residents are Hispanic or Black, more than 60% of people shot and killed by police officers over the last decade are Hispanic or Black....

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