For Vallejo officers who use force, a pattern of promotions and awards
28 July 2020
openvallejo.org
28 July 2020
In May 2019, as the Vallejo Police Department was embroiled in controversy for excessive force allegations, including shooting a sleeping person 55 times, the department held an awards and promotion ceremony at the Foley Cultural Center. One of the officers recognized was Officer Zachary Jacobsen, who was promoted to corporal. Just six months earlier, the City of Vallejo paid $50,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit that alleged Jacobsen and three other officers beat a suicidal man in 2015, breaking his ankle and leg. Meanwhile another potentially costly lawsuit was pending, for the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Angel Ramos. A ...
For Vallejo officers who use force, a pattern of promotions and awards
Former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou poses for a picture with officers Matthew Komoda, David McLaughlin and Kevin Barreto on April 29, 2016. Over the next two-and-a-half years, Komoda would participate in three shootings, McLaughlin in two, and Barreto in one.
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