In January 2021, officials for the city of Vallejo intentionally and with approval from a senior attorney for the city destroyed key evidence in multiple police killings and one non-fatal shooting, documents obtained in a public records lawsuit filed by Open Vallejo show. The city destroyed the records although many were set to be disclosed under California transparency laws a potential crime, according to a motion filed by this newsroom last month. bend the tips of their badges each time they kill, footage from a drone that recorded the killing, Open Vallejo cautions citys lawyers in destruction probe, Vallejo officials handling of evidence destruction probe marked by confusion, concern, Vallejo police reforms stall despite scrutiny over killings, Vallejo police chief resigns, former Sacramento chief to consult, Shake-up looms as Vallejo police chief takes time off, Vallejo patrol staffing drops below 1975 levels. VALLEJO, Calif. (KTXL) The Vallejo Police Department is investigating a shooting that left at least three people injured. CBS News Bay Area: Aside from the photographs stored on computers, Vallejo does not have a backup of the destroyed audiovisual records, Brown testified. I had told her that there's a lot of things going on that shouldn't be. Open Vallejo VACAVILLE, Calif. Vacaville police arrested a man Friday accused of shooting another man who confronted him while he was trying to steal a catalytic converter. They said on Monday night, Fairfield police officers were flagged down on Pennsylvania and Missouri streets for a shooting. This button displays the currently selected search type. Photos courtesy Solano County District Attorney's Office. He never made it home. While documents, photographs, as well as video and audio files are subject to disclosure under state transparency laws, physical items such as firearms or clothing generally are not. The shooting did not occur on campus but nearby. Vallejo police said officers arrested Darryl Grooms, 55, on Tuesday on an outstanding warrant for the homicide of a 35-year-old man who was found shot dead on They shouldnt be deleting anything right now at all.. ", Broadmoor police also thanked the I-Team for, "providing us the opportunity to explain our extraordinarily thorough hiring practices.". The detective conducted interviews of shooting officers in each case, meaning he likely appeared in several of the videotaped interviews that were destroyed at his direction. Forensic evidence, audio of the officers post-shooting interviews, and the pellet gun allegedly found in Romeros car were destroyed in the 2021 purge, along with the young mans t-shirt, baseball hat, and a bracelet found on his wrist. We depend on your support. He tried to retire months earlier and be hired on an interim basis to help the department look for a new chief, but state law prevented him from double-dipping into state coffers. The transcripts detail Whitneys version of events and corroborate previous court testimony in an unrelated case, further illustrating who knew about the tradition inside one of Californias most deadly police departments. I felt like it was going to be a whitewash of what actually occurred, Whitney testified. "It's disgusting, it's heartbreaking," said Angela Sullivan, Foster's aunt. VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) Vallejos first homicide happened Tuesday evening when officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds on the 100 block of The department only launched an investigation into badge bending after Whitney publicly exposed the practice in 2020. Whitney testified that prior to McCarthys promotion in 2014 or 2015, he offered to get McCarthys badge repaired as he would receive a temporary corporal badge. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert. Tribble also testified that Horton warned him about the practice sometime in 2016, but did not indicate that the chief had been informed at that time. Crime and Public Safety | Per City Attorney this case has been approved for disposal, she wrote in the files evidence log at 2:31 p.m. Final disposition: Destroyed.. VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- Thursday marks two years since a Vallejo police officer shot and killed Sean Monterrosa outside a Walgreens. The responding officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound in the street. Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the Fan of Dodgers, Angels, Lakers, Kings and Raiders. Just days into her transfer to the evidence unit two years ago, Vallejo police assistant Tina Encarnacion made her way to a tall metal cabinet known as the homicide bookshelf, and pulled case 12-11085. MORE: Vallejo police chief abruptly resigns months after police union's vote of no confidence. In May 2019, Iacono and Ramsay approached Whitney to collect his phone as part of an internal affairs investigation. No Item requested herein shall be destroyed or discarded without permission, the first of at least three subpoenas read. Fugitive hides out in Hearst Castle guesthouse, forcing tourists to shelter in place The Vallejo Police Department previously told the I-Team the hold up was with the city attorney's office. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? at a house in Vallejo the night of Feb. 21. In the meantime, Sullivan and McCoy worry about McMahon being back on the streets. Officers Documents indicate that some of the destroyed recordings had captured the victims words or actions in the minutes before their deaths, as in the case of 43-year-old Marshall Tobin, where surveillance footage from a business captured the killing. He is a proud native of Vallejo, California. Suspect posing with AR assault rifle and hand gun. The first subpoena, served on the city in May 2020, demanded records created, maintained or altered since 2015, and did not specifically list the six cases. Taylor, the driver of the stolen Hyundai Sonata, exited the freeway at Suisun Valley Road where he lost control of the car and crashed, officials said. "We don't chase rumors, we don't chase rumors," Abrams said during a February interview with Woodrow. Been working at the Times-Herald full time since early 2011, was a stringer from 2001-2004 while in college at San Francisco State where I studied Journalism. The suspects stole his necklace. Detective interviews with Coleman, radio traffic recordings and two beer cans were destroyed in the case. Dailey also testified that an internal review concluded that other than the January 2021 purge, the city has not destroyed evidence in any police shooting since 2019, when the new police transparency law took effect. 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The victim was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, according to the Vallejo Police Department. Browns understanding is insufficiently nuanced, Knight argued in a motion filed on Aug. 30. One injured after gunfire erupts in Richmond In the interview Friday, City Attorney Nebb said that Knights email was not an official approval because the policy requiring written signatures had not been obtained. Copyright 2023 Informed California Foundation. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. We did, however, have a more significant security presence and mental health support staff if anyone needed extra support, Baguiao said. "The fact that he was here, potentially he saved a child's life," Williams said. Former police Capt. The Latin words mean "truth and justice." After his promotion, Horton confronted him about badge bending, asking him Whats wrong with your badge? and saying, I know what that is and I dont want to see it, Tribble testified. He was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening injury. That investigation was concluded in September 2021. The purged items include firearm evidence, interviews with witnesses and shooting officers, clothing from the victims, fingerprints, lab photographs, and detectives case files, according to property lists obtained by Open Vallejo. However, we sent a message to our District families (Tuesday) night and are having one-on-one conversations with parents and children who have questions or concerns about yesterdays events.. The files also show that the January 2021 purge violated city policy and potentially Vallejos agreement with the California Department of Justice. Whitney was looking for a job with another agency, but before he could leave he was fired. He said that he and Quintana worked on a press release regarding the Jenkins stop for several hours that day. He said that Horton later confronted him a second time, telling him the practice needed to stop. high-speed car crash and police chase where three people were killed last week. Encarnacion declined to comment for this story. Mustard supervised both the Monterrosa and McCoy investigations. Open Vallejo also presented its findings to a spokesperson for the state DOJ, who declined to comment for this story, citing the agencys ongoing review. Lee Horton. California Highway Patrol spotted the stolen vehicle headed eastbound on Interstate 80. For example, Vallejo initially claimed, in September 2019, that it did not possess audiovisual files for older incidents, including the 2017 killing of Angel Ramos. Some of the other physical evidence, such as clothing or beer cans, would not have been disclosable under California law. Steve Darden shot and killed 29-year-old Ever Ramon Martinez after they ended a vehicle pursuit by pinning Martinezs car between two patrol cars. To acquire the records identified by the city would have cost $43,878, including $25,608 for audiovisual records relating to the now-destroyed cases, according to a cost estimate provided by the city. The six cases were not destroyed because they were the oldest on file; the city still possessed evidence from earlier police shootings, according to Daileys deposition. Tribble said that he told Officers Matthew Komoda, David McLaughlin and Sgt. The Vallejo Police Department Detective Division is investigating the motive and circumstances of the shooting. At the time of the shooting, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Vallejo High School students had already been dismissed for the day. We shouldn't be bending our badges after we shoot someone. McMahon's former attorney previously told the I-Team the inscription was related to his Roman Catholic faith and that the words truth and justice are "integral to the profession of policing." In his deposition, Whitney admitted the allegation but said he didnt think he did anything wrong. Whitney testified that Bidou had intended to have the badges repaired, but he was concerned that the bill would raise questions about why so many officers needed their badges repaired. The following night, at around 7:30 p.m., officials said another person was victimized, this time, a 17-year-old resident of Richmond. North Richmond rapper Bla$ta was playing his own music as he allegedly escaped police in 120 mph chase, authorities say Ryan McMahon was one of six Vallejo police officers who shot Willie McCoy more than 50 times in a Taco Bell drive-thru in February 2019, killing him. Whitney testified that as McCarthy was being promoted, he reported the bends to Bidou and Horton. Although no firearm was found, Kenney claimed that he retrieved a pellet gun near the floor behind Romeros seat following the shooting. Abrams' office said the investigation of this case remains ongoing. The purge violated a city policy that requires written approval from the city attorney and clerks offices, according to Brown, who testified that the proper form and signatures were never obtained. George Simpson told him the supervisors were watching Netflix, but when Whitney asked Bidou to investigate whether anyone was logged into Netflix that night, Bidou refused. AR 15 assault rifle and Glock style pistol. At least 26 killed in fiery train crash in Greece, McCarthy defends giving Fox thousands of hours of J6 video, Antioch: Homicide suspect arrested in Brentwood home. I think we have a city council today that might look at things differently than the City Council of years past, he said. The D.A. They were significant enough to where I could see them, and the badge was curled in There was more than one, at least two or three that I can recall.. Two Nuestra Familia members sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to murder Norteos And we will be having additional staff and security on campus tomorrow," said Vallejo City Unified School District Superintendent, William Spalding. In a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in 2020 by former Vallejo PD Captain John Whitney, Whitney alleged Vallejo Police Department firearms instructors alerted him in February of 2019 that McMahon had embedded the words "Veritas Aequitas" on his firearm endplate. Rocio Bedolla said intruders caused thousands of dollars of damage to her store, just to take about $50 from her family-run business. Unfortunately, we now live in a society where gun violence is common, Baguiao said This is a national, Prior to founding Open Vallejo, Geoffrey worked as an attorney and journalist focused on free expression, open government, press freedom and privacy. Around 7:10 a.m., police How safe is your neighborhood? The study found that Vallejo needed better accountability measures so we can easily perform purging, audits and inventories, according to a September 2020 email Potts sent to the departments top leadership. Whitney declined Giordanos request for an interview because he did not think investigation would be done properly. Crime and Public Safety | The shooting victim said as soon as he asked if he was being set up that two men wearing ski masks shot him in the back. Jason Potts took it to the office of then-Police Chief Shawny Williams. No applicant to the Broadmoor Police Department would be hired if any disqualifying information is received or uncovered during the course of the thorough background investigation. "We take this all very seriously and we had a quick police response. But despite his efforts to correct it, and saying he wanted to be a better role model, Tribble acknowledged that he also bent his own lieutenants badge while angrily drinking at home one night. Vallejo police have released footage of the killing of Willie McCoy at a Taco Bell, showing six officers shooting the 20-year-old who was sleeping in his car. Crime and Public Safety | He said it would create more liability for the failure to supervise, and he just wanted that left alone because only a few people knew about it.. On July 4, 2012, McCarthy and Officer Robert Kerr shot and killed 44-year-old Marshall Tobin in the parking lot of a Safeway grocery store. 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She declined to comment. In April 2019, Whitney was acting chief of police while Bidou was out of the state. The detective told investigators that he mistook a hammer in Monterrosas sweatshirt for a gun. Authorities say the shooting victim is currently paralyzed and is still in the ICU. Knight is one of the lead attorneys defending the city in the resulting lawsuits, court records show. "It's a direct slap in the face," said Kori McCoy, Willie McCoy's brother. VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) Vallejos first homicide happened Tuesday evening when officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Richardson Drive, according to the Vallejo Police Department. state, and local issue that our lawmakers and citizens must address together. Former Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams launched an independent, third party police misconduct investigation into badge bending. A 15-year-old girl was shot while walking near Vallejo High School Tuesday afternoon, police said. Our schools need to be a safe place for our children, Vallejo Police Department Interim Chief Jason Ta said. We have to address the problem of gun violence.. Open Vallejo has sought Vallejo police records, including many of the now-destroyed files, repeatedly since 2019. John Whitney said the chief knew officers bent their badges after shootings as early as 2014. shot and killed 53-year-old Peter Mestler, shot and killed 44-year-old Marshall Tobin, records from the departments badge manufacturer, fired on Aug. 16, 2019, for erasing data on his city-owned cellphone. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? Shortly after that shooting, Officer Ryan McMahon was placed on leave. Gabriel Greschler is the Bay Area News Group's Santa Clara County and Milpitas reporter for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. However, evidence logs and internal records obtained by this newsroom indicate that Vallejo has gotten rid of evidence in at least two dozen other shootings since 2000. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the stop in May 2019. Its expensive to produce the kind of high-quality journalism we do at the Vallejo Sun. Ryan McMahon, a former Vallejo cop involved in two fatal shootings and fired for unsafe conduct, has been hired by the Broadmoor Police Department. The city did not conduct an investigation until when Whitney exposed the tradition publicly a year after Bidou left the department. Coleman declined to comment. VALLEJO, Calif. - Sheriff's deputies in Vallejo have fatally shot a person who they say was armed with a sharp object who was also possibly involved in a traffic accident. This is the second shooting in front of Vallejo High on Nebraska Street since September. 's office said information on the second victim's stolen vehicle was sent out to law enforcement for them to be on the lookout. With a new law poised to force the release of shooting records, a lawyer and a detective made a decision no court can reverse. A man died Sunday after an early morning shooting in Vallejo on the 2000 block of Solano Ave. A suspect was arrested in the Tuesday shooting of a 15-year-old girl near Vallejo High School, authorities said. Norawong, 44, was leaving the restaurant I dont have that. Check out Bay Area safety tracker, Tracking the drought: Map shows conditions across SF Bay Area, Bay Area Life; Sundays at 6:30 p.m. on ABC7, Oakland student charged for accidentally shooting 13-year-old at school, police say. The adult son of one of KTVU's master control operators has been missing since early January and his family is hoping for his safe return. I can't remember how many bends there were, Whitney said. In court documents, Knight did not explain how the destruction could have been inadvertent when it was initiated, approved and carried out with the knowledge of senior Vallejo officials, including herself. He did not want to investigate it, Whitney testified. It's a story by the ABC7 News I-Team you'll see Only On 7. Attorneys representing victims' families and attorneys representing Vallejo Police Officers both want the findings of that investigation publicly released. Mustard additionally coordinated the booking, and at times collection, of some of the evidence that was subsequently destroyed, public records show. When the drone was transferred to Sgt. One judge who read parts of the report says it has no value and Giordanos investigation was "not designed to bring some light" into badge bending. "They just send them from one town to the other to go do more mayhem and killing. It should be something that officers should make sure they recover from.. He didn't want his badge fixed because he said it was a badge of honor, and the bends represented the shootings he had been in, Whitney testified. In 2020, former Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams fired McMahon for unsafe conduct and neglect for basic firearm safety that endangered fellow officers in connection with the shooting. At the time, Mustard was in charge of the evidence section and had in-person access to the departments evidence room when escorted by evidence personnel, Dailey testified. Bidou told Horton to Take care of this, Whitney testified, according to a transcript of the deposition obtained by the Vallejo Sun. The city also agreed to produce some audio and video records it previously claimed did not exist for a price. But Whitney said he was surprised when he arrived and found then-Capt. ), California DOJ officials would not confirm whether they sought the specific records that the city discarded; the agency denied a public records request by Open Vallejo for the other two subpoenas and other documents, citing a legal exemption for records relating to an investigation into potential violations of law.. Jarrett Tonn shot 22-year-old Monterrosa the month before. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The background investigation is only one of many steps in the hiring process to ensure that we hire only those candidates we feel are well-suited to serve our community. Three people died after being ejected from a fast-moving stolen car following a carjacking in Vallejo and a subsequent police chase, according to the California Highway Patrol. Drew Ramsay, who noticed that the badge had two bent tips. Related Articles We will utilize all of our available resources to investigate this matter and assist the school in providing a safer environment. I told him that had they employed proper tactics, use of force wouldn't have been needed, Whitney testified. Another reason to safeguard the files, Brown said, was the citys reform agreement with the California DOJ. They are not affected by the DOJ subpoena.. said Jackari Taylor, 18, of Vallejo, was the driver of a stolen vehicle that crashed and that there were two additional passengers, both minors. Joshua Coleman shot him in the groin after he likely mistook a can of beer for a firearm. This victim agreed to meet up with the female minor at a Vallejo residence. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Brian Murphy (707) 648-5430 or Detective Jordon Patzer (707) 648-4278. The 2012 killing of 23-year-old Romero, the father whose death led to enduring protests, remains one of Vallejos most costly and highly contested police shootings. Once again, gun violence hit a Vallejo school. Crime and Public Safety | John Whitney also alleged that when McMahon surrendered his badge during an internal investigation into the matter, two points on his badge were bent, signifying the shootings of Foster and McCoy. Officials said the suspect car reached speeds of up to 120 mph. I have me, she said. Some autopsy and crime scene photographs had been stored on computers, but more than 280 other pieces of evidence were destroyed, including from highly controversial cases. School officials say classes on Wednesday will be on an abbreviated schedule and students will get to go home early. The motion filed last month by Open Vallejo seeks an order prohibiting the city from destroying additional records until it produces public records that are still being withheld. Their new baby girl was delivered during the final Niners' win of the season against the Dallas Cowboys. The September shooting came less than two months after a shooting at nearby John Finney High, just a block away at 1300 Amador St. That shooting, at 9:30 a.m. on July 21, caused a lockdown with more than 400 summer school students and 12 teachers for nearly two hours. Prior to the McCoy shooting, McMahon shot and killed Ronell Foster in 2018. In a subsequent deposition on Dec. 21, Senior Vallejo Police Assistant Stephanie Dailey, the civilian employee who manages the evidence section, said she was unaware of that policy until the week of her testimony. (It remains unknown whether any supervising official prompted or approved the destruction of the sixth killing, that of Marshall Tobin, which records show Mustard did not investigate.). The shooting victim was able to tell officers that he felt like he was being set up by the girl. North Richmond rapper Bla$ta was playing his own music as he allegedly escaped police in 120 mph chase, authorities say, Two Nuestra Familia members sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to murder Norteos, One injured after gunfire erupts in Richmond, Fugitive hides out in Hearst Castle guesthouse, forcing tourists to shelter in place, Shooting in Oakland hotel parking lot puts man in critical condition, | Santa Clara County and Milpitas Reporter. 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