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Vallejo police Det. Jarrett Tonn
Public Safety

Detective on leave over Sean Monterrosa shooting

By Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King | July 11, 2021

An outside investigation found that Vallejo police Det. Jarrett Tonn violated department use of force policies in the 2020 killing, sources told Open Vallejo.

Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams is sworn into office under the gaze of a city surveillance camera on Nov. 12, 2019. A BuzzFeed News investigation found that Vallejo was one of more than 1,800 public entities to use a facial recognition technology so powerful, it is the subject of numerous lawsuits and several government probes. A Vallejo police spokesperson said the department’s command staff were unaware of its use prior to being contacted for comment by Open Vallejo.
Surveillance

Vallejo police secretly tested ‘dystopian’ facial recognition tool

By Brian Howey | April 13, 2021

Vallejo police tested a facial recognition system that is the subject of numerous lawsuits and government investigations, according to search data obtained by BuzzFeed News.

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