policing

  448 posts

  Jul 30, 2025

How Vallejo blocked its police commission

Nearly three years after the Vallejo City Council voted to create a police oversight commission, it remains in limbo with no end in sight....

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  Jul 29, 2025

12-year-old boy hit by car on Vallejo street where neighbors have asked for traffic controls for years

The boy was on a bicycle by City Park when he was struck by a black BMW....

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  Jul 25, 2025

Vallejo surveillance board seeks hard data on efficacy of police gunshot detection tech

The Vallejo Police Department has been using Flock Safety’s Raven gunshot detection technology for the past year through a beta test....

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  Jul 24, 2025

ACLU calls for independent investigation of Vallejo city attorney over police issues

The ACLU's letter accuses City Attorney Veronica Nebb and her staff of misconduct....

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  Jul 23, 2025

Vallejo police raid empty house seeking shotgun-wielding man

The suspect escaped before police entered the home....

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  Jul 23, 2025

Vallejo City Council approves security towers, police bonuses

The city’s Surveillance Advisory Board has yet to review the plan for the mobile security towers and is expected to review it at its meeting Thursday....

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  Jul 18, 2025

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Vallejo grandmother in bed during Fourth of July celebrations

Vallejo police arrested Jose Castillo, 42, for the suspected homicide of 45-year-old Courtney Whitney....

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  Jul 10, 2025

Solano Sheriff Tom Ferrara to retire in September

Ferrara recommended that Undersheriff Brad DeWall be appointed sheriff for the reminder of his current term....

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  Jul 09, 2025

Vallejo’s plan to spend $2M on police recruitment and retention bonuses draws outcry

The city will pay a $15,000 retention bonus and a $5,000 referral bonus....

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  Jul 09, 2025

Woman killed by stray bullet during chaotic July 4 weekend

First responders were also busy across the city with a deluge of other calls....

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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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  Jul 03, 2025

Latino groups bow out of Vallejo July 4 festivities fearing ICE and racism

After ICE sightings in Vallejo, some Latino organizations choose to stay home....

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