Court rules Vallejo can reveal badge-bending cops

Court rules Vallejo can reveal badge-bending cops

On Friday the ACLU gained a victory when a state appeals court said that the city of Vallejo can reveal the names of officers that were bending their badges after using potentially lethal fire power during a police action. The court ruled that the records at issue are generally subject to public disclosure under section 832.7, subdivision (b)(1)(A)(i). The court also ruled that the subdivision subdivision (b) has a number of redaction provisions…

Appeals court rules city must release Vallejo PD badge-bending investigation

VALLEJO – A California appeals court handed a victory to the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California 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. A panel of the California First Appellate District ruled that the investigation was not a confidential personnel record but was subject to public disclosure under S…