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Vallejo, CA – Vallejo Police officers are investigating two new murder cases that occurred overnight, according the Vallejo Police Officers’ Association. The total number of murders in Vallejo now stands at 21, putting the city on a pace to break the worst year on record for murders. In 1994, 30 murders occurred, the highest in city history. Preliminary reports indicate that around 8:15 p.m. last night, September 2, officers heard gunshots and headed to 201 Maine Street. They searched t...

Vallejo, CA – Police officers today welcomed the temporary assignment of California Highway Patrol officers to assist the under-staffed and under-funded police department battle a crime spree, but Vallejo Police Officers’ Association (VPOA) members demand the City and Police Chief fully staff and fund the police department to provide levels comparable to other major cities. The City is applying a Band-Aid to a serious murder and crime spree when it should be taking long-term actions to c...

Vallejo, CA – Our society asks officers to respond to dangerous, unpredictable situations where they have to make split-second decisions with lives hanging in the balance. Tragically, one of our members was faced with such a circumstance following unprecedented looting and violence throughout the City of Vallejo. Throughout the night officers were responding to groups of armed looters all over the city. Seconds before this confrontation in the parking lot of a Walgreens, an officer put on the...

The following Letter to the Editor was published in the Times Herald on February 5, 2020: As I’m sure that most of you would agree, listening and watching council meetings takes some stamina – especially in light of having to stay up so late. In my years in Vallejo, I have watched and attended many meetings (both on and off duty). This past Tuesday night (28 January) I saw something I have rarely seen from the dais and I was pleasantly surprised. I was also given a small glimpse of what V...

This article is all the rage right now. Let's look at the numbers the "investigative reporters" are using. 182 use of force complaints in 20 years is what we are reading. That's 9.1 use of force complaints a year. Chief Allio referenced 200 plus calls a day. That's 73,000 calls a year and 1.46 millions calls in 20 years. Having 182 complaints is probably lower than any other city with the same crime types as Vallejo. Further, that translates to 0.12% of all contacts in 20 years resulted in a us...

Vallejo, CA – Every member of the Vallejo Police Officers’ Association shares the grief felt with all loss of life as we believe all lives matter. We also care about the well-being of our officers that are tasked with making split second life and death decisions. Policing in today’s society is a rapidly changing environment.Technology and social media have been beneficial to our daily lives but also brings with it new challenges. Cell phone video and police body camera video often only te...

Our annual fundraiser is back! We would like to thank you for your support of the men and women of our Police Association who protect us each and every day. A police officer’s job can be stressful and demanding, but we take great pride in helping our fellow citizens whenever we get the chance. It’s not just our job, it’s our honor to serve. Please join in our mission, and support the men and women of law enforcement, Donate Here! Our officers frequently go into harm’s way to protec...