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Arbitrator Overturns Improper Firing And Awards Full Back Pay For Vallejo Police Lieutenant With 47 Year Unblemished Record

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 CONTACT: Julia Fox 925.609.1699 JFOX@RLSlawyers.com Arbitrator Overturns Improper Firing and Awards Full Back Pay for African American Vallejo Police Lieutenant with 47 Year Unblemished Record Statement from Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver: Yesterday, a highly respected arbitrator mutually selected by the City of Vallejo and the law firm of Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver issued a 24 page written decision finding there was no “just ...

42nd Annual Vallejo PAL Memorial Golf Classic

Friday - June 24, 2022 Hiddenbrooke Golf Club Four Person Scramble Shotgun Start ~ 12:30 Check-in Begins ~ 10:30 Hole Sponsor $100 (Tee Sign) Silver Donor $ 500 (Tee Sign, Dinner and Golf for Two) Gold Donor $1000 (Tee Sign, Dinner and Golf for Four, Recognition at Dinner) Platinum Donor $1500 (Tee Sign, Dinner and Golf for Four, Recognition at Dinner, Dinner Table or Golf Cart labeled sponsorship) ALL TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE VALLEJO PAL PROGRAM Entry fee incl...

Police Chief Shawny Williams Issues Misleading Press Release In An Attempt To Hide Crisis At The Vallejo Police Department

For Immediate Release Contact: April 15, 2022 (707) 644-3913 info@vallejopoa.org Police Chief Shawny Williams Issues Misleading Press Release in an Attempt to Hide Crisis at the Vallejo Police Department Vallejo, CA – The Vallejo Police Officers' Association was stunned by the press release issued by Chief Shawny Williams on Monday (April 11, 2022) related to a decrease in uses of force (UOF) by Vallejo Police Officers in 2021. Not surprisingly, Chief Williams could not pass o...

Never Forget

Today we remember the deaths of Officers Thacker and Easson. They were killed during a car stop on this day in 1966. Their service to our community will never be forgotten. Vallejo POA Memorial Page Police Officer Calvin Thacker and Police Officer William Easson were shot and killed while making a traffic stop of a local resident on April 7, 1966. Both officers were shot twice during the stop. The subject fled the scene but later surrendered himself to the police. He was conv...

Never Forget!

Today we pause to remember the life and sacrifice of Vallejo Officer Jeff Azuar. On this day, in 2000, Officer Azuar was murdered in the line of duty. Please take a moment to acknowledge his service and continue to send positive thoughts to his family. As you may have noticed, April is a particularly difficult month for Vallejo police officers. VPOA Memorial Page Officer Jeffrey Azuar was shot and killed after he and another officer attempted to serve a failure ...

CRISIS MODE - Staffing Continues To Plummet

The staffing crisis continues at VPD and it is not isolated to the cops. Four civilian employees (with no replacements) have resigned for other agencies or retired before they really wanted to in the last month. Dispatch supervisor, Teresa Olsen, recently resigned taking with her 25 years of training and experience. She has a Masters Degree and is a certified POST instructor. She was the training coordinator for all new hires in the Radio Room. She was the IBEW shop steward and on the nego...

Officer Tyler Quinn Memorial Fund

In partnership with PORAC, the VPOA has setup a donation portal to help Tyler's family with funeral/memorial expenses. You can donate online using the link below our mail a check directly to the VPOA. 100% of all funds collected will go directly to the family - no fees are skimmed off the top like GoFundMe or other online donation sites. *** On February 9, 2022, Officer Tyler Quinn passed away unexpectedly in his home. Tyler was a Vallejo Police officer since 2017. Prior to that, he w...