Richmond Police union boss aims to unseat sheriff in Contra Costa County
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Richmond Police Officers Association President Benjamin Therriault is running for Contra Costa County sheriff.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
A police union boss in Richmond has made his bid to unseat the longtime sheriff of Contra Costa County, days after a high-profile shooting by a sheriff’s employee in Danville.
Benjamin Therriault, 38, is no outsider California law requires that sheriff candidates have law enforcement certification. He has done police work for years, having served in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces before joining the Richmond Police Department in 2009.
Danville police shooting was by the same officer involved in deadly 2018 shooting
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Man shot by Danville police was holding small knife
Officer Andrew Hall shot and critically wounded the 32-year-old man after responding to reports that a man was throwing rocks off an overpass onto I-680.
DANVILLE, Calif. - The Contra Costa County Sheriff s office has identified the man who was shot by police last Thursday in Danville as 32-year-old Tyrell Wilson.
Police responded to a call of a man throwing rocks at cars from a freeway overpass.
Danville police shoot man who may have been throwing rocks from overpass at cars on I-680
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An investigation into Thursday s shooting in Danville is ongoing. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
DANVILLE, CA The Danville police officer involved in last week s shooting was the same man who pulled the trigger in a fatal 2018 shooting for which he was cleared but that was nevertheless questioned by some police use-of-force experts.
Officer Andrew Hall was placed on paid leave per department policy after he shot a man who pulled a knife on him on Thursday, according to the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff.
Hall responded to reports that Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old homeless man, was throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass, according to the sheriff s department. The sheriff s office alleged that Wilson pulled a folding knife and approached Hall, who fired once and struck him. Wilson was in the hospital in critical condition as of this weekend.
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Danville police said an officer shot a homeless man who threatened him with this knife.Courtesy of Danville Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less
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Danville police said an officer shot a man who threatened him with a knife after police responded to reports of a person throwing rocks off an overpass onto Highway 680.Courtesy of Danville Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less
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This photo which was blurred by the Danville Police Department shows the man Danville police said “advanced toward the officer” who was responding to reports of someone throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass onto Highway 680. The officer whose name has not been released shot the man once.Danville Police DepartmentShow MoreShow Less