Ex-Vallejo cop who told on 'badge bending' will get nearly $1 …
WEBSep 18, 2023 · Capt. John Whitney alleged in a lawsuit he was fired for whistleblowing on the practice of "badge bending" among Vallejo police officers. The city agreed to a settlement.
How badge bending became a ritual among Vallejo police - The …
WEBMar 31, 2022 · DESCRIPTION: For the last two decades, some members of the Vallejo Police Department have bent the tips of badges belonging to officers after they were involved in an on-duty shooting. While the city promised to investigate, it has kept the findings of a third-party investigation under wraps.
In California city, officers bent badges to mark each fatal police ...
WEBIn Vallejo, California, a former police captain is alleging a secretive ritual that has triggered an independent investigation into the city's embattled police force: he says some officers involved...
He told on 'badge bending' and was fired. Now, former Vallejo
WEBSep 19, 2023 · A former police captain who alleges in a lawsuit that he was fired for whistleblowing on his colleagues and exposing corruption within the Vallejo Police Department will receive nearly $1...
Oakland law firm won settlement for Vallejo police whistleblower …
WEBAt the Vallejo Police Department where Whitney worked, officers were engaged in the practice of badge bending by putting a bend in their badge each time the officer was involved in a shooting.
Vallejo settles with alleged police ‘badge-bending’ whistleblower
WEBSep 15, 2023 · Ex-Capt. John Whitney claims the police department targeted him for exposing a tradition of bending back the star points on the badges of officers who killed someone in the line of duty.
Former Vallejo police captain who exposed badge bending ritual …
WEBSep 14, 2023 · After Whitney went public with the allegations of badge bending, the city hired former Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano to conduct an investigation. But the city has refused to release its findings, claiming it is a confidential personnel record.
Former Vallejo police lieutenant testifies that he started badge ...
WEBMar 22, 2022 · VALLEJO – A former Vallejo police lieutenant testified in court Tuesday that he started the controversial “badge bending” practice while he was an officer in the Concord Police Department more than 20 years ago and brought it …
Vallejo Police Department whistleblower settles lawsuit with city …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- A Vallejo Police Department whistleblower has settled a lawsuit with the city for close to $1 million. Former Police Captain John Whitney was the one who reported...
Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings
WEBJan 12, 2024 · For a generation, a secretive clique within the Vallejo Police Department has commemorated fatal shootings with beers, backyard barbecues, and by bending the points of their badges each time they kill in the line of duty, an …