ACLU of Northern California Submitting Complaint against Current and Former Vallejo Police Department
The ACLU recently filed a complaint with the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, (POST),…
Newspaper Says Police Union Blocked Access to Press Conference
By Matthew Keys The newspaper that covers Vallejo said it was prevented from attending a press…
The City Where Investigations of Police Take So Long, Officers Kill Again Before Reviews Are Done
by Laurence Du Sault, Open Vallejo Around dinner time on Feb. 13, 2018, Ronell Foster was riding…
Report Faults Vallejo Police in Monterrosa Killing – Finds Use of Force Unreasonable
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Vallejo, CA – A report from June 2021 was released late…
Solano County DA Fires Back at AG Bonta on Monterrosa Case
By David M. Greenwald Fairfield, CA – Solano County DA Krishna Abrams fired back on Friday against…
Bonta Announces Full DOJ Investigation into Monterrosa Killing by Vallejo PD
By David M. Greenwald Vallejo, CA – Criticizing the Solano County DA for failing to act, Attorney…
Families of Police Brutality Victims from California to Ohio Push for Police Accountability Laws at Capitol
By Jose Medina STATE CAPITOL (SACRAMENTO) – Families of police brutality victims held a unity rally at…
Group Pushes for Justice for Willie McCoy, Killed by Vallejo Police; Alleges Retaliation against Whistleblower
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week, a group of supporters of Willie McCoy rallied in Sacramento…
Analysis: Vallejo PD Release New Documents and Videos on 2019 Willie McCoy Shooting
By Julietta Bisharyan, Rafiya Naqvi, Nick Domenici, and Madeline Gile VALLEJO – In 2019, Vallejo police fired…
My View: No, It’s Not Just a Few Bad Apples – the Problem of Policing Is Pervasive
When George Floyd was killed on May 25 by Minneapolis police it launched yet again another national…
Did Vallejo Police Union President Destroy Evidence in Monterrosa Killing?
Multiple media reports over the weekend have noted that the president of the Vallejo police union is…
Vallejo Mayoral Candidate Critical of Discarding Evidence in Police Killing
Revelations are flying in Vallejo that police have lost or discarded key evidence. As a result, on…
Pelosi Calls for FBI Investigation into Vallejo Shooting; AG Investigating Destruction of Evidence (Updated)
(Saturday Morning Update) On Friday evening, Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a statement announcing that the California…
Analysis: Vallejo Police Release Footage of Fatal Shooting of Sean Monterrosa
By Mella Bettag, Elizabeth Cho, Anna Okada, Ivy Zhou VALLEJO – Vallejo Police released body camera…
Vallejo Releases Video Which Does Not Show the Monterrosa Shooting
Bowing to pressure as well as the state law, Vallejo has finally released the video of the…
Attorneys for Monterrosa Family Demand Solano DA Prosecute Officer Who Killed the Young Man
Make no mistake, when the video of the shooting death of Sean Monterrosa at the hands of…
Huge and Angry Protest Remains Peaceful in Vallejo over Shooting Death
Vallejo, CA – The latest in a long series of officer-involved shootings in Vallejo led to an…
Police Shooting in Vallejo Leads to AG Investigation into Troubled Department
For years civil rights attorney John Burris has been trying to get the California Attorney General’s office…
Vallejo: Police Kill With Near Impunity
By Darwin BondGraham Since 2010, no Vallejo officer has been disciplined for using deadly force, despite multiple…
Family of Willie McCoy Files Civil Rights Suit against Vallejo
Oakland – It has been four months since six Vallejo police officers shot Willie McCoy 25 times…
