Public Safety
Detective on leave over Sean Monterrosa shooting
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An outside investigation found that Vallejo police Det. Jarrett Tonn violated department use of force policies in the 2020 killing, sources told Open Vallejo.
Ethics
‘Domestic violence bordering on torture’: records reveal years of allegations against Vallejo councilmember
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At least five women have accused Brown of physical violence over the past two decades, an Open Vallejo investigation has found.
Open Data
Open Vallejo releases critical incident database to public
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We spent a year building a database of generational police violence in Vallejo. Today we are making it public.
Public Safety
Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings
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The tradition is known at the highest levels of Vallejo city government and to Solano County’s district attorney, sources say.
Ethics
Vallejo appoints interim city attorney court sanctioned for fraud
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Vallejo Chief Assistant City Attorney Randy Risner has been fired or abruptly resigned from three cities after coming under media scrutiny.
In 2011, a federal judge sanctioned him for ‘serious’ misconduct involving client funds.
Ethics
Chief judge: Vallejo city attorney’s letter to court was ‘improper’
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Vallejo city attorney sought prosecutorial “partnership” with court
Op-Ed
Police violence costs Vallejo millions, starving city of essential services
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In Vallejo, structural violence and physical violence are intimately linked.