California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced a five-year oversight of the Vallejo police department, where the agency must complete 45 police reforms and be approved by an independent evaluator to ensure that it meets those goals.
Bonta, standing with members of the Vallejo city council and police department at his side, said that this oversight comes as a result of a "stipulated judgment" after his office sued police in Solano County.
The police department had met 20 out of the 45 agreed upon reforms, which he noticed was "progressive, but not enough." Interim Police Chief Jason Ta said he is committed to the completion of the reforms, while also acknowledging a staffing shortage. Civil rights attorneys have long asked for oversight of Vallejo police, who have been mired in a high number of controversial officer-involved shootings and awhere officers bent their badges to mark each time they shot and killed someone on duty, to name two.
The suit cited more than 20 examples of people killed, roughed up or "brutalized" by Vallejo police since 2012, alleging that police have exhibited a "pattern and practice of using excessive force against citizens."
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