For Vallejo officers who use force, a pattern of promotions and awards

[Nevilledog]

https://openvallejo.org/2020/07/28/for-vallejos-problem-officers-a-pattern-of-public-accolades/

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 department review found that Jacobson didn’t follow policy when he shot Ramos without activating his body-worn camera. Still, he faced no discipline. In fact, a critical incident review board credited Jacobsen with saving the victim’s life.

But the body camera video would have proved useful as Jacobsen’s account of the shooting differs from other witnesses — including his own partner’s.

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This is from late July, but I don't remember reading it here.

[alwaysinasnit]

1. Thanks for posting. Angel Ramos was one of my sister's pupils when he was in elementary school.

My sister took his killing very hard, as she had very good memories of him as a child.