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Vallejo police officer shoots, kills 22-year-old on his knees after mistaking hammer for gun, chief says

VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- Vallejo police shot and killed a 22-year-old following a night of looting early Tuesday morning. On Wednesday, Chief Shawny Williams said Sean Monterrosa was on his knees and an officer saw what appeared to be a gun in his sweatshirt. It turned out to be a hammer.

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Sean Monterrosa was on his knees outside a Walgreens when a Vallejo Police Officer fired at him 5 times through his vehicle's windshield. One of those shots hit and killed the 22-year-old, who police say they believed was armed.

The fatal shooting came after a night of multiple calls for looting including to the Walgreens.

Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams said it appeared Monterrosa was going to get into a getaway vehicle before changing his mind.

"This individual appeared to be running toward the black sedan but suddenly stopped taking a kneeling position and placing his hands above his waist revealing what appeared to be the butt of handgun investigations later revealed that the weapon was a long 15-inch hammer tucked into the pocket of his sweatshirt," said Chief Williams.

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Vallejo police officer shoots, kills 22-year-old on his knees after mistaking hammer for gun, chief says Chief Shawny Williams said the officer believed Monterrosa had a gun in his pocket, but it ended up being a 15-inch hammer.

Statesboro Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning they said pretended to be a law enforcement officer and groped a woman at a local bar.

Jeffrey Daniel Lucas, 32, Harry Lindsey Road, Guyton, was once a police officer with the Thunderbolt Police in 2006, and more recently, with the Rincon Police, said Statesboro Police Chief Stan York.

But his employment ended Jan. 16, 2007, and he is "no longer employed as a police officer in any jurisdiction ...." he said....That didn't stop Lucas from flashing a Thunderbolt Police badge while he was in Retriever's at University Plaza Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, he said.
Statesboro Police officers responded to the bar around 1 a.m. Wednesday and confronted Lucas after witnesses pointed him out. Det. Ken Scott and Sgt. Charles Forney found Lucas in possession of the badge and police identification, which witnesses told them Lucas used by "flashing his badge" and " identifying himself as a 'cop'," York said.
"Further investigation revealed (Lucas) had also engaged in inappropriate touching of a female and had detained a female as he searched through her wallet to verify her age and identity," he said.
Scott and Forney arrested Lucas at the scene, charging him with impersonating a police officer, false imprisonment, sexual battery, theft by receiving stolen property and public intoxication.
Lucas is being held in the Bulloch County Jail without bond, according to jail records.

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Former cop arrested for impersonating police officer, sexual battery Statesboro Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning they said pretended to be a law enforcement officer and groped a woman at a local bar.

Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said the victim, Solomon Smith, was walking on the sidewalk just after midnight on the night of the 29th when Officer Ronnie Nelson and a recruit officer got out of their patrol car to speak with him.

Ford said Smith questioned why he was being stopped and gave the officers his correct name and date of birth.

According to Ford, the recruit officer went to enter the information Smith had given them into the system but misheard Smith's name.

Springfield Police Officer arrested for official misconduct and battery The Springfield Police Department and the Bay County Sheriff's Office held a press conference to announce the arrest of a Springfield Police Officer after review of an incident that happened May 29.