The Right Stuff: Political scapegoating begins for 2022
Jim McCully: The Right Stuff
A front-page article May 14 in the Daily Republic details how the state’s newly appointed attorney general, Rob Bonta, a Democrat Assemblyman from Oakland and former deputy city attorney in San Francisco, made serious accusations against Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams, questioning her integrity and professional competency.
The issue is the unfortunate Sean Monterrosa case out of Vallejo.
An article posted on Appeal.org explains Bonta in-depth from the Progressive point of view. It also explains his motivations.
Deputy city attorneys handle civil, not criminal, cases involving city government issues. District attorneys handle criminal prosecution. Bonta spent nine years successfully doing regulations and contracts. Our district attorney has 25 very successful years in criminal prosecution with nearly eight years as the district attorney managing attorneys and investigators.
State AG calls out Abrams; announces investigation into deadly Vallejo police shooting
Solano DA responds, says Bonta ‘playing politics’
FAIRFIELD The California Department of Justice will investigate the June 2020 police shooting death of Sean Monterrosa in Vallejo to determine whether criminal charges are warranted.
The Attorney General’s Office was particularly critical Thursday of Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams, stating that she had “abdicated her responsibility as the elected district attorney and refused to conduct a review of the Vallejo Police Department’s investigation of the incident.”
“Without accountability, there is no justice,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in the statement released Thursday.
1 dead after police pursuit, crash in Vallejo
VALLEJO A man is dead after police said he led them on a brief chase Saturday in the city and crashed into a tree.
The man who died was identified as a 32-year-old Contra Costa County resident. His name was withheld pending family notification, police report.
Members of the Solano County Major Crimes Task Force are investigating a portion of the incident since the fatal crash happened during a police pursuit.
The incident began just after 6 a.m. when Vallejo police officers responded to a call from a community member who reported seeing a man slumped over the wheel of an idling car that was parked in the area of Redwood Street and Chenin Blanc Place.
Stolen car suspect dies after high-speed chase in California David Matthews
A stolen car suspect died in California after losing control of the vehicle and crashing into a tree.
According to the Vallejo Police Department, the suspect was first approached by police in the Northern California town around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday morning where he was found slumped over the wheel of the car. After briefly speaking with officers, the suspect started driving away from the scene, resulting in a high-speed chase, albeit a brief one.
“The pursuit lasted less than one minute and covered just over a mile in distance before ending when the suspect’s car hit a tree,” Vallejo Police Department said. “The officers quickly approached the vehicle, attempted to provide aid, but were unable to safely remove the man from the vehicle. Paramedics arrived and determined the man was deceased at the scene.”
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