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For a generation, a secretive clique within
@VallejoPD
has commemorated fatal shootings with beers, backyard barbecues, and by bending the points of their badges each time they kill in the line of duty, a monthslong investigation by Open Vallejo has found.
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Introducing Open Vallejo.
Our first major investigation details a secretive clique that has existed for within the
@VallejoPD
for a generation.
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Multiple sources have named Det. Jarrett Tonn as the officer who shot Sean Monterrosa Tuesday morning.
Tonn’s previous shootings include:
Gerald Brown (2015):
Victor Hurtado (2017):
Kevin DeCarlo (2017):
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EXCLUSIVE: For years, high-profile members of the Solano County Sheriff’s Office have shown support for a far-right extremist group linked to terrorist plots around the country, an Open Vallejo investigation has found.
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EXCLUSIVE: Det. Jarrett Tonn has been served with a notice of intent to terminate his employment for violating policy in killing Sean Monterrosa.
He is the first Vallejo officer in at least 20 years to face termination for an on-duty killing.
📷: Noah Berger for Open Vallejo
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NEW: The head of Seattle's police union pushed to have a body camera analytics contract canceled days after another officer was caught on camera joking with him about
#JaahnaviKandula
's death, records obtained by Open Vallejo show.
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NEW INVESTIGATION: The Vallejo city attorney’s office has long resisted public scrutiny of the police department’s frequent shootings. With a new law poised to force the release of records, a lawyer and a detective made a decision no court can reverse.
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San Francisco police chief bans 'thin blue line' face masks
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OPEN VALLEJO EXCLUSIVE:
@CityofVallejo
Councilmember
@_HakeemBrown
has faced more than a dozen charges involving domestic violence from 2000–2012, resulting in several convictions.
Help is available. You can reach the
@NDVH
at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).
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EXCLUSIVE: Det. Jarrett Tonn is on leave from
@VallejoPD
and may soon be fired, sources told Open Vallejo, after an outside investigation found he violated department force policies during last year's fatal shooting of 22-year-old
#SeanMonterrosa
.
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Vallejo cops throw actual parties after killing — and the only person to be fired was the police captain who tried to stop it.
@VallejoPD
is unaccountable.
#SB731
would change that. So why is Vallejo's own representative
@AsmGrayson
fence-sitting on this life-saving bill?
All major newspapers in CA are in support of decertifying abusive cops.
#DecertifyPolice
If not now, when
#CALeg
& Gov.
@GavinNewsom
?
We can’t wait for change. Tell your CA lawmakers YES on
#SB731
:
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Open Vallejo has won the
@USCAnnenberg
Selden Ring Special Citation for Investigative Reporting, for exposing
@VallejoPD
's longstanding tradition of celebrating fatal shootings.
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BREAKING: The
@VallejoPD
has confirmed Open Vallejo's exclusive report that some officers bent their badges following fatal shootings. The department is now launching an official investigation led by outside investigators.
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We are
@OpenVallejo
, an independent newsroom. We’ve partnered with
@ProPublica
to investigate the Vallejo Police Department and we’d like your help. (THREAD)
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Today, The
@NewYorker
published
@Shane_Bauer
’s excellent, months-long investigation into
@VallejoPD
and
@VallejoPOA
, which relies in part on Open Vallejo’s work.
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The incident began over McMahon's concerns that Foster was riding a bicycle without a light, according to police.
The shooting has contributed to questions about Vallejo's high rate of shootings and other uses of force.
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Detective Mat Mustard, who between 2010 and 2019 was also Vallejo’s police union president, was a lead investigator in all of the five cases he prompted to have destroyed and was at the scene during one of them, records obtained by Open Vallejo show.
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BREAKING: Vallejo police have been quietly working on a public relations overhaul that would include new patches, a new name, and badges that are harder to deface when officers kill civilians, Open Vallejo has learned.
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On Feb. 9, 2019, Ofc. Mark Thompson said of 20-year-old
#WillieMcCoy
, “If he reaches for it, you know what to do.” Officers then shot McCoy 38 times.
Thompson shot a man in 2006. He Tased another to death in 2007. He has at least one bend in his badge, sources told Open Vallejo.
We caught up with K-9 Clyde to wish him and all of our K-9 partners a Happy
#NationalDogDay
!
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BREAKING: Read the extraordinary statement from
@TouroCalifornia
Provost Dr. Sarah M. Sweitzer banning
@VallejoPD
from training on campus.
The full statement can be found here:
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The Vallejo Police Department employs several officers with DUIs — some who have also killed people in shootings.
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Remember this? On June 1, we sued. Today, we won.
In response to a lawsuit filed by Open Vallejo, the
@CityofVallejo
has agreed to release
@VallejoPD
's policy manual without redaction, as it should have done more than a year ago.
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EXCLUSIVE: A Vallejo homicide detective with a prior conviction for drunk driving was stopped by police in Sonoma County last month but allowed to leave after two on-duty colleagues came to collect her, an Open Vallejo investigation has found.
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In
@CityofVallejo
, pop. 121,000,
@VallejoPD
's 100 cops kill at a rate higher than almost anywhere in California. Some bend a badge tip for each person they kill. They call the ritual, "The Badge of Honor."
#UnitedShades
premieres Sun, May 2 at 7:00pm PDT.
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EXCLUSIVE: Current and former FBI officials cast doubt on
@SolanoSheriff
Tom Ferrara's claim that federal agents cleared his employees of membership in a far-right militia.
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The Vallejo Police Department has terminated Officer Ryan McMahon, according to a statement released today by
@VallejoPD
.
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In partnership with
@ProPublica
, Open Vallejo is proud to welcome investigative journalist Laurence Du Sault as our first full-time reporter covering law enforcement and public corruption. An award-winning journalist, Laurence holds an M.A. from
@ucbsoj
.
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Open Vallejo will soon launch as a full-service nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest newsroom and government transparency hub.
Help us bring vital reporting to one of America's worst news deserts:
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Open Vallejo reporter
@laurencedsault
has won the 2022 James Madison Freedom of Information Award for her “tireless and meticulous” investigation into the Vallejo Police Department,
@SPJ_NorCal
announced Thursday.
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Last month,
@WashingtonPost
blamed Vallejo's outlier police shooting numbers on a "defunding" of the city that didn't occur. The paper never issued a correction. All the while, cops were commemorating fatal shootings with barbecue, beer, and badge bending.
Unfortunately,
@PeteJamison
caused enormous pain with a story that does not stand up to the facts.
@VallejoPD
killed 17 people from 2001–2010, and 17 again from 2011–2020, Open Vallejo research shows. Vallejo was in bankruptcy from 2008–2011. VPD pay, pensions were a major cause.
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In this new podcast, Open Vallejo will examine what it's like being policed — and being police — in Vallejo, California.
If you have something that needs to be heard, please let us know.
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EXCLUSIVE: For years, Vallejo residents have called on
@CivilRights
to investigate
@VallejoPD
. In this first-of-its-kind investigation, Open Vallejo and
@ProPublica
examine how Vallejo stacks up against other cities that have come under federal scrutiny.
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NEW: Vallejo has had its share of tough characters over the years, author Brendan Riley observes in this column written for Open Vallejo. But few can rival the exploits of “boy bandit” Frank Melville, one of Vallejo’s original gangsters.
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A fondest of farewells to our colleague
@otisrtaylorjr
, who exposed Vallejo's injustices years before we ever arrived on the scene.
Otis, the fact that you scare Mike Nichelini even more than
@savage_esquire
says more about your work than we ever can.
Godspeed. Make us proud.
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Open Vallejo has partnered with
@ProPublica
to investigate
@VallejoPD
, a small, suburban force that has killed at least 33 people since 2000.
Now we need your help to learn more about one of the most violent departments in the state.
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All of the victims were Black. All of them were unarmed. Their names are Andrew Lamar Washington, Otis Edward McPeters, Charles Khristopher Gordon, and Michael Todd White.
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Unfortunately,
@PeteJamison
caused enormous pain with a story that does not stand up to the facts.
@VallejoPD
killed 17 people from 2001–2010, and 17 again from 2011–2020, Open Vallejo research shows. Vallejo was in bankruptcy from 2008–2011. VPD pay, pensions were a major cause.
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Several high-level law enforcement officials in the region have told Open Vallejo they believe
@VallejoPD
should be disbanded, reimagined, and rebuilt, with the department's duties assigned to other agencies in the interim.
BREAKING:
@vallejomayorbob
says he’s spoken to city manager, police chief and State Sen. Bill Dodd to have CHP help patrol city of Vjo. City recorded 20th homicide of year yesterday. Total includes fatal OIS of Sean Monterrosa in June.
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EXCLUSIVE: Vallejo's city manager held a series of previously undisclosed meetings last year with the developers of the Mare Island shipyard project, then sought changes that disadvantaged the city. When his negotiation team raised concerns, he fired them.
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We are honored to accept the 2021
@SPJ_NorCal
James Madison Freedom of Information Award in the Community News category.
This is our second James Madison Award. Last year, editor
@geoffwking
was recognized for Open Vallejo’s transparency efforts prior to our July 28 launch.
Congrats to
@OpenVallejo
- our
@SPJ_NorCal
James Madison Awards honoree in Community News!
@geoffwking
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BREAKING: The Vallejo police detective fired for killing Sean Monterrosa is getting his job back, Open Vallejo has confirmed.
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The City of Vallejo has never defunded its police force — but Vallejo police have long defunded Vallejo.
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Open Vallejo is currently an all-volunteer effort.
If each reader gives $5, we can employ two-full time journalists / editors to scrutinize the school board, city hall, government contracts, campaign finance disclosures and, of course, the police.
Your contribution is critical.
Open Vallejo will soon launch as a full-service nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest newsroom and government transparency hub.
Help us bring vital reporting to one of America's worst news deserts:
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For months, we have been gathering and analyzing data about the
@CityofVallejo
.
This chart depicts the number of shootings each Vallejo police officer has participated in since 2010.
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BREAKING: California Attorney General
@XavierBecerra
has announced the state Department of Justice is launching an “expansive review” of the Vallejo Police Department's policies, patterns and practices.
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.
@VallejoPD
accounts for nearly 10% of the city’s homicides since 2000.
.
@VallejoPd
chief says one of the main purposes of Operation P.E.A.C.E is for his department to build a connection with the community. They've had 17 police-involved shootings over the last decade. Still, the city's homicide rate is 21%+ so far in 2020
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Responding to legal demands by Open Vallejo and
@ACLU_NorCal
, on Wednesday the
@CityofVallejo
is expected to release additional footage from the killing of Willie McCoy.
Although we have not yet seen the footage, we nonetheless encourage caution when deciding whether to view it.
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We have some news. 📰
Welcome
@TheBestNuala
@SFPublicPress
,
@sarahalvarezMI
@media_outlier
, &
@laurencedsault
@OpenVallejo
to our Local Reporting Network!
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BREAKING: According to Interim
@CityofVallejo
Attorney Randy Risner, "the remaining footage in the Sean Monterrosa matter will be available on the City’s website later this week." The footage will be made public pursuant to a request by Open Vallejo, with help from
@ACLU_Norcal
.
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The Vallejo Police Department uses more force per arrest than 98% than other departments in major California cities, according to an analysis by the Campaign Zero. It uses 83% more lethal force.
See also
Vallejo city manager Greg Nyhoff said at last night's City Council meeting he "just doesn't feel there is excessive use of force" by Vallejo police, arguing the dept that shot Willie McCoy 55 times uses force "very rarely."
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Vallejo has the highest rate of fatal officer-involved shootings in Northern California, and the third highest in the state, according to
@NBCBayArea
. Open Vallejo research reveals that 14 officers have been involved in 2 or more shootings each since 2014.
For months, we have been gathering and analyzing data about the
@CityofVallejo
.
This chart depicts the number of shootings each Vallejo police officer has participated in since 2010.
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Open Vallejo has learned the employee placed on leave over evidence preservation issues in the Sean Monterrosa homicide investigation is a senior member of the Vallejo Police Department with a history of prior controversies.
BREAKING:
@CityofVallejo
placed an employee on administrative leave and is seeking an outside criminal investigation into the destruction of the windshield through which Det. Jarett Tonn shot Sean Monterrosa on June 2. The city has reached out to the DA, AG, and
@FBISacramento
.
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BREAKING: in a criminal case today in Solano County, deputy public defender Nick Filloy named several officers found to have been involved in badge-bending by investigator Robert Giordano:
Kent Tribble
Matthew Komoda
David McLaughlin
Zachary Jacobsen
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BREAKING:
@CityofVallejo
placed an employee on administrative leave and is seeking an outside criminal investigation into the destruction of the windshield through which Det. Jarett Tonn shot Sean Monterrosa on June 2. The city has reached out to the DA, AG, and
@FBISacramento
.
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NEW: A Vallejo city attorney who authorized the illegal destruction of evidence in multiple police killings now claims the resulting misconduct investigation is exempt from disclosure, citing attorney-client privilege.
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Corporal Dustin Joseph's
@VallejoPD
badge had multiple bent tips to denote his fatal shootings, law enforcement sources told Open Vallejo. Plier marks were visible on the 4 o'clock point, one former colleague said.
Joseph is now an officer with the
@FairfieldPolice
Department.
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Since 2000, Vallejo police have committed 10% of the city's homicides.
“We cannot normalize homicides & reduce these tragic incidents to statistics... I launched Operation PEACE because this initiative holds us all accountable. It forces us as a community to face our hard truths & overcome these challenges together.”
Video:
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EXCLUSIVE: the
@CityofVallejo
hired a firm specializing in “deep intel” and “counter intel” investigations in an effort to link two social media accounts to a group of former employees who are suing over alleged retaliation, confidential city records show.
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NEW: Vallejo's city attorney has recused her office from an investigation into the destruction of evidence in multiple police shootings, reported earlier this month by Open Vallejo.
But for some city leaders, questions — and concerns — remain.
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NEW: 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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Police killings in Vallejo aren’t the full story: Everyday encounters often turn violent. By
@otisrtaylorjr
.
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NEW: Members of the
@VallejoPD
secretly tested a facial recognition system that is the subject of numerous lawsuits and government investigations, according to search data obtained by
@BuzzFeedNews
.
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We are honored to accept the 2021 Gideon's Media Award from the California Public Defenders Association.
In so doing we recognize a young man who would turn 23 today. An avid reader and activist, a brother and son, Sean never got the process he was due.
📷
@drakeycake
/ Magnum
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BREAKING: the
@CityofVallejo
has released the body camera footage of
#WillieMcCoy
's death. . We requested the footage on March 25, arguing that all exemptions to disclosure had been waived.
Please note: the video is extremely graphic and may be upsetting.
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Earlier today, a letter that makes several assertions about Open Vallejo's reporting was published to Hakeem Brown's official campaign website. We have fact-checked the letter. Please see this copy of the document, which includes our suggested changes.
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McMahon was among 5 officers who fired 55 rounds at 20-year-old Willie McCoy in Feb 2019. McCoy, 20, was killed as he roused while sleeping in his car. He had a gun in his lap but the magazine was not seated, per body cam footage obtained by Open Vallejo.
A federal judge today ruled the family of Willie McCoy may bring claims against
@CityofVallejo
for an alleged pattern and practice of excessive force by police. The ruling represents a critical initial test of the case to place VPD under federal oversight.
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The
@CityofVallejo
awarded a no-bid contract worth nearly $100K to a former prosecutor’s LLC, which then built a simple
@Tableau
dashboard. The city data omits 3/4 of shootings by
@VallejoPD
in 2018–19. Today we are making the real data available for free.
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NEW: California Attorney General
@AGRobBonta
plans to intensify state oversight of Vallejo police. What will it mean for the city? Open Vallejo asked five police oversight and criminal justice experts to find out.
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We are very proud of our 9-month investigation into
@VallejoPD
's post-killing ritual, which cops here call, "The Badge of Honor."
But the Open Vallejo podcast by
@citizenkrans
leaves us breathless.
Every. Two. Weeks.
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We agree with
@VallejoPD
: drinking and driving is stupid, selfish, and dangerous.
We hope the department will at some point apply the same standard (or a higher one) to the several officers on the force who have been arrested for and/or convicted of DUIs.
Tomorrow,
@VallejoPd
will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the
@CityofVallejo
. The cost of risking your life & the well-being of others is not worth it. Drive safely & responsibly or don’t drive at all! Release:
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Since being sworn into office on Nov. 12, 2019, Police Chief Shawny Williams has promoted officers sources say bent their badges to celebrate killing, fired a well-regarded lieutenant, and tied himself to a councilmember who is a convicted domestic abuser.
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Per scanner audio, an officer-involved shooting occurred outside the Walgreens on Redwood Street in Vallejo at approximately 1:00 a.m. The person shot by police reportedly received CPR. Their current condition is unconfirmed.
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Building on her landmark law,
#SB1421
, Senator
@NancySkinnerCA
announced a sweeping new bill to bring law enforcement misconduct records into the open. Here are its key provisions, from Sen. Skinner's press release. The bill is currently in committee and will be available soon.
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McMahon shot Foster shot in the back and in the back of the head, according to attorneys for the Foster family. This appears consistent with body camera footage the city disclosed to Open Vallejo in response to a public records request. Foster was unarmed.
BREAKING: the
@CityofVallejo
has released body camera footage of the fatal shooting of
#RonellFoster
. We filed a public records request for the footage on March 25, 2019. .
NOTE: the footage is extremely graphic and disturbing.
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So far this year,
@AsmGrayson
has accepted $13,300 from a PAC affiliated with the Peace Officers Research Association of California, of which
@VallejoPOA
president Lt. Michael Nichelini is the regional director.
This includes a $9,300 donation made less than three weeks ago.
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We have filed an immediate disclosure request for body camera footage of
#WillieMcCoy
's death. We demand the City of Vallejo
#ReleaseTheTapes
by end of business today. Read our public records request here: .
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The
@CityofVallejo
anticipates "$50 million or more" in upcoming legal liability because of alleged
@VallejoPD
misconduct.
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Two California attorneys general have tried to reform
@VallejoPD
, one of the most violent law enforcement agencies in the state. More than two years into a three-year reform agreement, however, the department has little to show for all of its promises.
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It would take approximately 160 incidents at $100,000 each to match the amount Vallejo and its insurers have paid in police misconduct settlements since 2003.
Hey
@CityofVallejo
- how many times would this have to happen to approach the amount you - *we* - are paying out to settle claims of police brutality?
Any idea,
@OpenVallejo
?
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EXCLUSIVE: A drone that recorded
#SeanMonterrosa
’s killing by Vallejo police spent hours in the office of Police Chief Shawny Williams, bypassing the agency's evidence protocol, records obtained by Open Vallejo show.
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Vallejo police whistleblower John Whitney spoke with Open Vallejo about badge bending, the subsequent investigation, and how the experience changed his views on law enforcement after more than 25 years in the profession.
Watch the full interview here:
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Vallejo:
Less than 1/5 Portland's population.
28 fatal shootings.
Those killed: 60%+ Black or Latinx.
None of the 51 cops indicted/disciplined.
12 officers have participated in two or more fatal shootings. Two have been in three. One officer, Steve Darden, has been in four.
.
@shanedkavanaugh
& I analyzed 40 fatal police shootings since Kendra James in 2003.
We found:
Those killed: disproportionately Black.
1/2 had a mental illness.
None of the 65 cops indicted/disciplined.
7 fatally shot 2 people while w/PPB.
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Today,
@ACLU_NorCal
sent a demand letter to
@CityofVallejo
arguing the city is unlawfully withholding
#SeanMonterrosa
and
#WillieMcCoy
critical incident footage from Open Vallejo.
Read it here.
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"The explosive allegations were first reported by Open Vallejo … "
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The officer who killed
#SeanMonterrosa
is also in charge of
@VallejoPD
's cell site simulator, a powerful surveillance device that allows police to track a person by accessing all mobile phones across a large area. The
@CityofVallejo
acquired it illegally, a judge ruled last year.
Multiple sources have named Det. Jarrett Tonn as the officer who shot Sean Monterrosa Tuesday morning.
Tonn’s previous shootings include:
Gerald Brown (2015):
Victor Hurtado (2017):
Kevin DeCarlo (2017):
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BREAKING: This U-Haul left Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff's Mare Island home at 7:01 p.m. today. It was accompanied by a gray pickup truck hauling a trailer, both of which were filled with household items. Nyhoff did not immediately return a voicemail left on his cell phone.
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"Blue life is what you get when you confuse a job for a social existence, an occupational hazard for an ontological crisis. Even more, it creates an equivalence between two disparate 'sides' that are in fact not sides at all." By
@blackpanorama
,
@tianareid
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Congratulations to Adrian Burrell for earning his MFA in Documentary Film and Video from
@Stanford
!
In January, McLaughlin assaulted and detained filmmaker Adrian Burrell as Burrell recorded a traffic stop from his front porch. Burrell told Open Vallejo that he asked Police Chief Andrew Bidou whether McLaughlin is back on patrol as of today. Bidou declined to answer.
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For those who choose to watch the footage of Willie McCoy released today, consider this.
Some of
@VallejoPD
's shooters keep track of those they kill by bending one point on their badge for each life taken.
The following people knew in 2019, sources say.
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Open Vallejo will soon publish several followup stories relating to our major investigation into
@_HakeemBrown
's domestic violence convictions, as well as allegations he committed "domestic violence bordering on torture."
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.
@ProPublica
has been our biggest inspiration since Open Vallejo began on Feb. 9, 2019.
During a painful time for everyone in Vallejo, including for our team, this is at once humbling and buoying.
We are grateful for the support.
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Over the past 20 years, the Vallejo Police Department has been responsible for 1 in 10 homicides in the
@CityofVallejo
, Open Vallejo research shows.
In addition, there were 29 homicides last year, if one includes the killing of
#SeanMonterrosa
's by
@VallejoPD
Det. Jarrett Tonn.
On the heels of 28 murders & 269 total reported shooting incidents in 2020, we must continue to work together to reduce the occurrence of gun violence & violent crimes in our communities. See the infographics created last fall for answers to FAQs about the LPR technology.
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One thing clear from video of Sean Monterrosa shooting: Public can’t trust Vallejo police to be transparent, by
@otisrtaylorjr
for
@sfchronicle
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Our system of government consists of three parts: the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch.
@VallejoPD
does not issue search warrants. Courts do.
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"Those who commit the murders write the reports," journalist Ida B. Wells wrote in her 1893 work, 'Lynch Law in All It Phases.' "The victims were black, and the reports are so written as to make it appear that the helpless creatures deserved the fate which overtook them."
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In this episode of the Open Vallejo podcast we name one of the officers on leave for allegedly destroying evidence in the Sean Monterrosa homicide investigation, dig deep into Sean Kenney's record, and explore the DA's sudden recusals in two VPD killings.
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Former
@VallejoPD
Chief Robert Nichelini replaced the city’s brass badges with more malleable sterling silver after the “Badge of Honor” ritual began, or was restarted, in 2003.
He continues to make public statements such as this one, despite confirmation of the practice by VPD.
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We are honored to accept the inaugural
@INN
Community Champion Award for our coverage of
@VallejoPD
. The award recognizes "an INN member organization that made a significant contribution to the well-being of its community through a journalism-centered project or service."
Winner of Community Champion (small newsroom):
@OpenVallejo
for their coverage of the Vallejo Police Department
#innys2021
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Open Vallejo:
• Revealed the DA allegedly knew about a
@VallejoPD
ritual celebrating fatal shootings
• Named the officer who killed
#SeanMonterrosa
• Forced the city to disclose body camera footage, then used
#OSINT
to find and release more video
My office will conduct an independent review of the officer-involved shooting death of Sean Monterrosa.
Without accountability, there is no justice.
It’s past time Sean Monterrosa's family, the community, and the people of Vallejo get some answers.
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