Vallejo

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  Mar 31, 2022

Vallejo police assign lieutenants to newly created service areas

Under the new initiative, the city is divided into north, south, west, and east areas....

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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 29, 2022

Fifth death confirmed in Vallejo’s Project RoomKey program

The woman, identified in city records as Cinthia Castenada, was taken to the hospital the night of Nov. 9, 2020, and later died there....

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  Mar 25, 2022

Vallejo hiring for third HR director in two years

Vallejo entered 2022 with six top city positions filled in an interim or acting capacity....

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  Mar 25, 2022

Vallejo implements new security rules for council meetings following protest

Family members of men shot and killed by Vallejo police briefly shut down the meeting to demand the involved officers be held accountable....

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  Mar 24, 2022

Vallejo City Council approves sale of 157 acres of North Mare Island for $3 million

Nimitz Group LLC will now own more than 800 acres of land on Mare Island....

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  Mar 24, 2022

Concord police: ‘no reason’ to believe more officers bent their badges, despite court testimony

Former Vallejo police Lt. Kent Tribble testified Tuesday that former Concord police Officer Dan Golinveaux bent his badge during a meal at the Peppermill restaurant in 2000....

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  Mar 23, 2022

Judge says outside investigation into Vallejo police badge-bending tradition has ‘no value’

The judge said retired Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano's investigation into Vallejo police's tradition of badge-bending after shooting someone on duty is "not designed to bring some light" into the practice....

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  Mar 23, 2022

Vallejo City Council signs off on public outreach plan regarding police oversight

The council signed off on a nearly three-month plan to solicit recommendations from the Vallejo community on which independent oversight model will work best...

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  Mar 22, 2022

Former Vallejo police lieutenant testifies that he started badge bending practice at Concord PD

Former Lt. Michael Kent Tribble testified Tuesday that he and another officer in Concord came up with the idea for officers to bend their badges following a shooting....

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  Mar 21, 2022

Vallejo City Council asked to approve controversial North Mare Island land deal

Former city manager Greg Nyhoff was accused by former employees of weakening an October 2019 term sheet by removing certain development benchmarks....

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  Mar 18, 2022

Vallejo seeking to fill housing manager position 10 months after Judy Shepard-Hall placed on leave

Vallejo’s former housing manager was placed on leave following a disastrous presentation to the city council about the status of the city’s planned homeless navigation center....

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