Ryan McMahon

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Ryan McMahon was a Vallejo police officer. He shot and killed Ronell Foster in February 2018 and was one of six officers who shot and killed Willie McCoy in February 2019. McMahon was fired for endangering another officer's life during the McCoy shooting. He is now a police officer in the Broodmoor Police Department.

  Sep 19, 2023

Former Vallejo officer fired for Willie McCoy shooting sues department, whistleblower

The lawsuit alleges that former Vallejo police Officer Ryan McMahon was forced to leave the Broadmoor Police Department after the Vallejo Sun reported that he was flagged for poor performance in Vallejo....

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  Sep 14, 2023

Former Vallejo police captain who exposed badge bending ritual settles lawsuit for $900K

Former Vallejo police Capt. John Whitney said he hopes the settlement “is the beginning of some of the major changes that I have always advocated for in Vallejo.”...

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  May 17, 2023

Community members voice frustration with pace of Vallejo police reforms

The oversight agreement between the DOJ and the Vallejo Police Department to institute 45 reform recommendations is set to come to a close on June 5....

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  Feb 28, 2023

Former Vallejo police chief ignored badge bending for years, testimony alleges

Former Capt. John Whitney said the chief knew officers bent their badges after shootings as early as 2014....

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  Feb 14, 2023

Vallejo police ‘leave behind damaged families’

Willie McCoy’s family wants his name to remain synonymous with police violence....

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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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  Nov 23, 2022

ACLU sues Vallejo for badge-bending records

The ACLU seeks to compel the city to release an investigatory report completed by former Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano....

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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 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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  May 20, 2022

Commander criticized Vallejo cops who skipped ‘any type’ of investigation into domestic violence call

Vallejo police officers Bryan Glick and Joseph Coelho were criticized by their commanding officer for not adequately investigating an alleged case of domestic violence in 2018....

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  Mar 31, 2022

How badge bending became a ritual among Vallejo police

For the last two decades, some members of the Vallejo Police Department have bent the tips of badges belonging to officers after they were involved in an on-duty shooting....

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  Mar 09, 2022

Vallejo City Council delays vote on $30M loan for police HQ as protesters demand release of badge-bending report

Protesters confronted Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams as they alleged that he has no power to reform the department....

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