Scott Morris ☀️
@OakMorr
Investigative journalist. Public records nerd. Co-founder, @thevallejosun. Legacy verified account. @[email protected]
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The Vallejo Sun is growing! The California Local News Fellowship has placed a fellow in our newsroom for the next two years. Gretchen Smail grew up in Vallejo and has written for the Vallejo Sun before and will be joining us full time in September! fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/cafellows/2025…
Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara will retire in September after 13 years as sheriff, Ferrara told the Solano County Board of Supervisors in a letter Thursday. He recommended Undersheriff Brad DeWall replace him for the remainder of his 3 year term. vallejosun.com/solano-sheriff…
The same day I reported that a Vallejo police officer was hired after he was disqualified by three other agencies, the city council voted to give them retention bonuses.
New by me: Vallejo will spend $2 million on police bonuses & hiring incentives, despite a public outcry about lacking VPD reform discussions, hiring of rejects from other jurisdictions & whether a mandated police oversight commission is functioning.
A few more receipts on Vallejo Officers disqualified from being police officers but hired by Vallejo any way.
Vallejo police Corporal Colin Eaton was one of six officers who killed Willie McCoy and the @ACLU_NorCal is seeking to decertify him. A background investigator's report shows he was rejected by three law enforcement agencies before Vallejo hired him. vallejosun.com/a-cops-backgro…
Considering what @thevallejosun uncovered in 2023 about #Vallejo police not having any formal guidelines for hiring, it's no surprise that someone like Eaton was hired allegedly simply because he was a Marine.
Vallejo police Corporal Colin Eaton was one of six officers who killed Willie McCoy and the @ACLU_NorCal is seeking to decertify him. A background investigator's report shows he was rejected by three law enforcement agencies before Vallejo hired him. vallejosun.com/a-cops-backgro…
More shocking revelations about Vallejo police, corroborating what two recruiters testified to: that they hired people who couldn't be hired at other departments. Another drip from @savage_esquire x.com/thevallejosun/…
Vallejo police Corporal Colin Eaton was one of six officers who killed Willie McCoy and the @ACLU_NorCal is seeking to decertify him. A background investigator's report shows he was rejected by three law enforcement agencies before Vallejo hired him. vallejosun.com/a-cops-backgro…
Vallejo police Corporal Colin Eaton was one of six officers who killed Willie McCoy and the @ACLU_NorCal is seeking to decertify him. A background investigator's report shows he was rejected by three law enforcement agencies before Vallejo hired him. vallejosun.com/a-cops-backgro…
After ICE sightings in Vallejo, July 4 festivities in Vallejo are expected to be more muted this year. Latino groups have been reluctant to participate, fearing raids and an uptick in racism directed at their community. vallejosun.com/latino-groups-…
It looks like this investigation into the Vallejo PD's badge bending tradition, which the city of Vallejo has tried to bury for years, may finally become public thanks to the @ACLU_NorCal x.com/thevallejosun/…
A California appeals court handed a victory to the @ACLU_NorCal on Friday, finding that the city must release an investigator’s report into officers bending the tips of their badges to mark shootings at the Vallejo Police Department. vallejosun.com/appeals-court-…
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It was all over the media when he was arrested, but not when he was acquitted. Why it's important to follow these cases until they're finished: mercurynews.com/2025/06/25/oak…
Check out this thread. It’s hard to pack all the info about Vallejo PD into one place.
This story has some of the craziest revelations about the Vallejo Police Department I've seen in years. Here's a thread with some of the revelations: vallejosun.com/vallejo-police…