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VACAVILLE — The City Council has reached a settlement with the Wolf family on a claim centered on an incident involving their special needs teenage son in April 2021. The settlement includes a payment of $170,000 to Preston Wolf along with the opportunity for the Wolf family to share their experienc
The family of a special-needs teenager reached a financial agreement with the City of Vacaville after an officer was accused assaulting the teen in 2021.
Larry Ciaffoni’s letter on April 27 (“When will the media call out behaviors?”), though factually correct as far as I can tell, smacks rather loudly of blaming the victim.
Home Security Footage Shows Vacaville Police Officer Throw, Strike Autistic Teenager Last Wednesday, April 21, a Ring doorbell system filmed a police officer in Vacaville throwing a 17-year-old boy with autism to the ground; the officer during the incident also allegedly punched him in the head. In a time defined by technology — which has given birth to smartphones and WiFi-enabled home surveillance systems — episodes of police brutality are easier to capture than ever before. This was such the case last week when a Ring camera captured a California teenager being tossed to the ground and...
Vacaville PD investigating violent arrest of autistic teen Published KTVU's Henry Lee reports. VACAVILLE, Calif. - The Vacaville Police Department is investigating a violent arrest last week of an autistic teenager by an officer responding to a report of a stabbing. A home security video camera recorded images as the teen was thrown to the ground and punched in the face Wednesday in Vacaville. Acting Vacaville Police Chief Ian Schmutzler said in a Facebook statement Friday that concerns about how the arrest was handled were justified and the police department leadership was taking them...