Tom Ferrara

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Tom Ferrara is the sheriff of Solano County.

  Mar 21, 2022

Former Solano County deputy emphasizes mental health, addiction recovery in second run for sheriff

Daryl Snedeker recently retired after more than 20 years in the sheriff's office....

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  Mar 14, 2022

Vallejo wastewater district honors sheriff’s deputy who displayed Three Percenter symbols

Deputy Dale Matsuoka is the Solano County Sheriff's Office homeless outreach coordinator....

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  Feb 07, 2022

Solano Sheriff’s Sgt. Cully Pratt, who made Three Percenter gun rack, retires from department

Pratt said he did not believe the Three Percenter symbols represented anti-government views....

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  Feb 02, 2022

Solano Sheriff Tom Ferrara raises $37K for re-election

Ferrara also began the new year without a declared opponent....

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  Feb 01, 2022

Solano Chief Deputy DA Sharon Henry announces run for top prosecutor

Sharon Henry sued the county last year, alleging a pattern of discrimination, retaliation and harassment in the DA’s office....

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  Jan 24, 2022

Former sheriff’s lieutenant to lead new Solano College police force

Brian Travis headed campus security for three and a half years before he retired from the sheriff’s office in 2019....

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  Dec 31, 2021

2021 was year of turnover and turmoil in Vallejo and Solano County government

The city of Vallejo grappled with a significant amount of turnover at city hall and within the Vallejo Police Department....

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  Dec 16, 2021

Jury finds Solano sheriff’s sergeant did not sexually harass dispatcher, despite IA determination

An IA investigator recommended Sgt. Jason Speakman be fired....

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  Nov 03, 2021

Supervisors decline to enact oversight of Solano sheriff’s office

Sheriff Tom Ferrara defended his office regarding several recent scandals that led to calls for oversight....

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  Nov 02, 2021

Solano Community College District to create standalone public safety department

The move comes after the Solano County Sheriff’s Office withdrew from its contract with the college after a confrontation over apparent support for the Three Percenter anti-government militia group....

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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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  Sep 28, 2021

Sheriff dropped community college contract after confrontation over Three Percenter support

College President Celia Esposito-Noy raised the concerns following an investigative report in February that revealed that two sergeants and a deputy had openly displayed support for the Three Percenter movement on social media....

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