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The Vallejo City Council voted 6-1 to approve a union contract limiting drug testing of officers following shootings and other serious incidents.

Over residents' objections, Vallejo limits drug testing of police

By Brian Krans | September 27, 2019

Despite protests, the city council voted 6-1 to approve a union contract limiting drug testing of officers following shootings and other serious incidents.

Vallejo police release body camera footage of January shooting

Firefighters remove items from a house on Marin Street in Vallejo, California, after a car accident caused a gas pipe to rupture in 2017.

Police violence costs Vallejo millions, starving city of essential services

Members of the Vallejo Police Department, including Chief Shawny Williams, Deputy Chief Michael Kihmm, and Captain Jason Potts pose for a photograph with the controversial "Blue Lives Matter" flag, which has been criticized for its associations with the white supremacist movement. The Vallejo Police Department posted the image to its official social media accounts on Dec. 25, 2020, but deleted it from Twitter following criticism. The photograph remains on the department’s official Facebook and Instagram pages.

Blue Life

A handout photograph of Vallejo Police Spokesperson Brittany K. Jackson

Police union alleges hiring of civilian spokesperson ‘unlawful’

Public Safety

Steve Darden, a member of the Vallejo Police Department Honor Guard, is seen at the swearing-in ceremony for Chief Shawny Williams on Nov. 12, 2019. He has participated in four fatal shootings, two as a primary shooter. Darden was promoted to lieutenant in February.

Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings

By Geoffrey King | July 28, 2020

The tradition is known at the highest levels of Vallejo city government and to Solano County’s district attorney, sources say.