Police unions in Seattle and Vallejo successfully advocated ending their departments’ body-camera analysis programs after the software allegedly risked surfacing problematic officer behavior.
Public Safety
Termination overturned for Vallejo detective who killed Sean Monterrosa
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The Vallejo police detective fired for killing Sean Monterrosa is getting his job back, Open Vallejo has confirmed.
Public Safety
Man shot by Vallejo police makes first court appearance
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Today marked the first public appearance of a man shot in the face by Vallejo police following what authorities say was a botched gas station burglary on June 27.
With stitches protruding from the entry wound below his nose, and a large bandage covering his throat, Jamazea Kittell managed a slight smile toward his loved ones as a sheriff’s deputy wheeled him into the courtroom. Kittell’s family had been unable to see him since the shooting, his mother, Tonisha Lofton, told Open Vallejo. During the brief hearing, Judge John B. Ellis continued Kittell’s arraignment to July 25, assigning the case to Judge Robert Bowers in Vallejo. Kittell faces charges of attempted murder on a peace officer, commercial burglary, and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Open Vallejo first named Ofc. Brad Kim as the officer who shot Kittell near the scene of an alleged burglary in the early morning of June 27.
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Under union pressure, Vallejo police chief ends body camera analysis
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“By canceling they essentially ceded to union pressure. And by doing that, they’ve gone back to status quo, which is to review practically none of it,” the company’s CEO said about the city’s body camera videos.
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Vallejo officer in June 27 shooting identified as Brad Kim
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Kim joined the Vallejo Police Department in 2018 and had not previously been in a shooting while employed with the agency, public records show.
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‘Twisted to conceal:’ How laws meant to protect children help police evade scrutiny
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Eleven years ago this week, Vallejo police killed 17-year-old Jared Huey. Now, the city of Vallejo is fighting to keep information about his death a secret — and using laws aimed at protecting the reputations of minors to do it.
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Vallejo officer injures man in first police shooting in three years
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A Vallejo police officer shot and wounded a person early Tuesday morning, ending the longest period of time the department had gone without shooting at a person in more than 20 years.
Public Safety
Vallejo police to update city on DOJ reforms
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The Vallejo Police Department has prepared an update on California Department of Justice reforms it plans to present at a special City Council meeting tonight. But one notable stakeholder was left out of the department’s assessment — the DOJ.
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Civil rights investigation ‘on the table’ in Vallejo, Bonta says
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Bonta gave the clearest indication to date that his office intends to continue — and potentially deepen — its review of Vallejo police.
Public Safety
State Justice Department has not probed — or even logged — all police shootings of possibly unarmed people
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The California Department of Justice said it cannot say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.
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Vallejo spends thousands to expose online commenters
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The Vallejo City Attorney’s Office hopes to identify the authors behind two pseudonymous social media accounts, confidential records obtained by Open Vallejo show.