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  Dec 02, 2025

ACLU decries delayed response to calls for decertification of Vallejo police officers

Last year, the ACLU called for the decertification of nine current and former Vallejo Police officers....

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  Nov 24, 2025

Vallejo surveillance board tightens rules for controversial gunshot detection tech

The city is also working on a new audit plan for how the Vallejo Police Department uses all Flock Safety products....

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  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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  Nov 11, 2025

Solano County Sheriff halts nonprofit clean-up of U.S. Army Reserve property in Vallejo

The former U.S. Army Reserve site has drawn attention for accumulating trash in recent months....

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  Nov 06, 2025

The Vallejo Sun sues Vallejo over release of police shooting video

The First Amendment Coalition is representing the Sun in its lawsuit over the city refusing to release unedited footage from the Aug. 29 shooting....

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  Oct 28, 2025

Lawsuit testimony leads to new claims in settled Vallejo police cases

The families of Angel Ramos and Willie McCoy, filmmaker Adrian Burrell and the family of 2011 homicide victim Enrique Jimenez have filed new claims against Vallejo police....

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  Oct 24, 2025

As feds threaten Bay Area immigration crackdown, North Bay response network gears up

Federal immigration agents arrived in the Bay Area Thursday and the North Bay Rapid Response network is preparing for a potential increase in enforcement in Vallejo and the region....

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  Oct 16, 2025

Vallejo PAL long-time director Mike Kollar dies at 84

Kollar was a police officer for 30 years and worked as Vallejo PAL for over four decades....

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  Oct 15, 2025

Vallejo leaders call for ‘guardrails’ before purchasing gunshot detection tech

The city council on Tuesday unanimously rejected a $210,000 contract to use Flock Safety’s Raven gunshot detection technology for 18 months,...

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  Oct 10, 2025

Amid police staffing shortages, crime in Vallejo is decreasing

While crime has come down from pandemic-era record highs, crime in Vallejo remains above the national average....

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  Oct 01, 2025

Woman missing since Friday found dead in Vallejo attic

Police confirmed that Renia Lewis had been murdered, marking the 14th homicide this year....

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