California AG Becerra announced the state's Justice Dept. will undertake an 'expansive review' of the Vallejo Police Dept., where police shootings led to protests, accusations of biased policing, lawsuits and residents' demands for an outside investigation
to take part in conversation with residents on how to repair relations with the police. It's unclear if those meetings ever took place.
In 2004, the last time the Community Relations Service assisted in Vallejo, there was a list of requests, including cultural and sensitivity training for officers, youth outreach, a whistleblower program and having a dedicated person in the department act as a liaison for the family of people killed in police-involved incidents. While some of those requests were implemented, residents told NBC News last year that others fell by the wayside — and allowed for the current divisions to crystallize.
Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams, who was brought on last fall and is the city's first black police chief, added that while he's strengthened implementation of a bodyworn camera policy and deescalation techniques,"the biggest steps are ahead of us." Melissa Nold, an attorney whose firm has represented several families whose loved ones have died at the hands of Vallejo police, said she's thankful that Becerra is throwing the weight of his office behind reform.
"Vallejo police have been getting away with murder for decades," Nold said."I want to make sure to recognize the families of Angel Ramos, Ronell Foster and Willie McCoy, who have been loudly advocating for an outside investigation for years."
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