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Rob Bonta

A focused police chief in uniform with the Vallejo Police badge visible, standing with his hands clasped in front of him. In the softly blurred background, several individuals are conversing, wearing professional attire. The setting is inside a city council chambers during a press conference at which California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit and consent decree against he Vallejo Police Department.
Posted inPublic Safety

Interim Vallejo police chief Jason Ta expected to resign

by Geoffrey King February 12, 2024March 12, 2024
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his entourage walk down a staircase as seen from above.
Posted inPublic Safety

State Attorney General clears Vallejo officer who killed Sean Monterrosa

by Geoffrey King December 19, 2023March 12, 2024
A police investigator wearing a dark suit with salt and pepper hair stands outside against a glass wall during daytime.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘A whitewash and a coverup’: an interview with Vallejo police whistleblower John Whitney

by Geoffrey King December 6, 2023March 20, 2025
Vallejo City Manager Michael Malone, who is a Black man in his 60s, speaks from a city council dais while wearing a dark suit, white shirt and dark tie.
Posted inCity Manager

Vallejo city manager out as state DOJ moves in

by Geoffrey King October 19, 2023April 26, 2024
A Vallejo police officer, who is white, detains a Black woman who he then punched in the face after her car collided with an SUV and a cement truck.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo officer who punched woman in viral video has violent history

by Geoffrey King October 18, 2023December 9, 2023
Several Vallejo police officers are lit by police lights at night.
Posted inImpact

State DOJ to impose sweeping reforms on Vallejo police

by Geoffrey King October 16, 2023October 30, 2023
Three police personnel speak to an audience in a small, covered outdoor amphitheater.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo officer in June 27 shooting identified as Brad Kim

by Geoffrey King July 3, 2023January 19, 2024
The Vallejo Police Department sign at dusk.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo officer injures man in first police shooting in three years

by Geoffrey King June 27, 2023October 27, 2023
A Vallejo police officer wearing a helmet and carrying a rifle walks past police SUVs as the sun sets in Vallejo, California. Crime scene tape can be seen in the foreground.
Posted inCivil Rights

California’s attorney general wants court oversight of Vallejo police. Here is what that means.

by Laurence Du Sault June 20, 2023February 10, 2024
Vallejo Police Chief Jason Ta leaves a Vallejo City Council meeting, bag of documents in hand. The images catches him mid-stride. He is an Asian American man in his 50s in a dark blue police chief's uniform. The first several rows of seats are nearly empty of audience members.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo police to update city on DOJ reforms

by Geoffrey King and Laurence Du Sault May 16, 2023October 27, 2023

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