Special Victims Unit | Fairfield, CA

The Special Victims Unit members provide investigative support, training, and resources to law enforcement and social service agencies toward the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against children, sexual offenses, domestic violence, homicide, and other violent crimes. The investigation of missing persons, elder and adult abuse, and the tracking and registration of sex offenders living within the city also fall under this division’s purview.

Crime Victim Information
Family Violence Information
Family Violence Resources
Victim Identification Information
Important Contact Numbers
Sexual Assault Crisis Information

CRIME VICTIM INFORMATION

Emergency: 911 non-emergency: (707) 428-7300

FPD Special Victims Unit: (707) 428-7770

Safe Quest Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence 24 Hour Crisis Line (866) 487-7233

FAMILY VIOLENCE INFORMATION

You have the right to go to Superior Court and file a petition requesting any of the following orders for relief:

Directing the attacker to leave the household.

Preventing the attacker from entering your residence, school, business or place of employment.

Awarding the victim or the other parent custody of or visitation with a minor child or children.

Restraining the attacker from interfering with minor children in your custody. 

Directing the party not granted custody to pay support of minor children, if that party has a legal obligation to do so. 

Directing the defendant to make specific debit payments coming due while the order is in effect. 

Directing that either or both parties participate in counseling. You have the right to file a civil suit for losses as a result of the abuse, including medical expenses, loss of earnings, other related expenses or injury and damage to property, and other related expenses to the victim or any agency sheltering the victim

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

If you have specific facts to provide that might assist in the investigation of your case, contact the Fairfield Police Department at 428-7300.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORTS: When requested by a domestic violence victim, this department provides one copy of the domestic violence incident report, without charging a fee. The victim must present picture identification at the time of the request (FC 6228). Reports will normally be ready seven to ten working days after being reported to our agency. To find out if a report is ready, call 707-428-7307.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT: The following services are available through the Fairfield Police Department’s Special Victims Unit should you or someone you care about become a victim of domestic violence: 

Referrals to counseling services for victims and their families provided free of charge. 

Assistance with obtaining restraining orders. Court accompaniments. 

Referrals for basic needs services within the community. 

Provide you with updated information on your case status.

SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS INFORMATION

Shelter and support services:
Safe Quest Solano
1261 Travis Blvd, Ste 230, Fairfield, 94533
(707) 422-7345 or
1-866-487-7233 toll free 24/7

The definition of Sexual Assault includes an assault by a person who is known to the victim, including a spouse.

The police officer/investigator is sensitive to the fact you have experienced an emotional and traumatic situation. It is, however, important you grant the officer your fullest cooperation so that they can conduct a complete professional investigation. Please answer all questions completely. Do not withhold any information or pertinent facts

In accordance with State Law and your approval, the officer will notify a representative of the local sexual assault crisis center of your assault and that you have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
You have the right to have a victim advocate, and a support person of your choosing present during any interview and before commencing an initial medical evidentiary or physical examination. The support person can be of the same gender or opposite gender.

You will be transported to a local hospital where you will be examined (at no cost to you) by professional medical personnel. It is at this point they will collect physical evidence such as hair samples, semen, and clothing.

Additionally, they will treat you for any injuries sustained and take steps to prevent pregnancy.

Law enforcement officials cannot discourage you from receiving a medical evidentiary or physical examination, but you are also not required to participate in the criminal justice system or receive a medical evidentiary or physical examination.

Upon completion of the investigation, the report will be forwarded to the Solano County District Attorney’s Office for further action. A representative of their office can answer any questions you may have about the case. Their phone number is 784-6800.

Upon written request you will be provided a copy of the crime report. The report will be available at the Fairfield Police Department. A report will normally be ready for release seven to ten working days after it has been reported to our agency. For inquiries regarding the availability of your report call 428-7367.

You may receive information about your sexual assault evidence kit by calling DOJ’s Victims’ Services Unit at 977-433-9069. Please leave a
message with your contact information and case number or kit number.

DOJ staff members will return your call usually within 48 hours with available information.AB1312/ PC 680.1 (2018)

FAMILY VIOLENCE

Family violence is a serious social problem, especially because of the ongoing impact the violence has on children. Family violence cuts across all cultural, social, economic, racial and gender divides. The question often asked victims of domestic violence is, “Why do you stay?” What should be asked is, “Why does the abuse continue?" Stop Domestic Violence

Last year alone, there were 686 documented cases of domestic violence in the city of Fairfield. Many of those cases involved the same parties with a history of domestic violence that was never reported to the police. An even greater number of those cases involved children who were witnesses to this violence in their own homes.

When a child is exposed to the abuse of a parent, the negative impact can be serious and long-lasting. Research has shown that children exposed to domestic violence have an increased risk of physical, mental, and emotional illness. The younger the child, the more serious the impact can be on that child.

The Fairfield Police Departments’ Family Violence Unit consists of three Detectives, one Master Social Worker, and a Police Technician with the specialized knowledge and training necessary to deal with the sensitive nature of victims exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse crimes.

The Family Violence Unit's Master Social Worker provides free advocacy to crime victims.

Helpful Documents

Resources and Information

Lift3Support Group Office: (707) 398-6865
- Shelter/Crisis: (707) 425-1867
Marcy’s Law (Bill of Rights)
Megan’s Law
National Domestic Violence 24/7 Hotline: 800-799-7233
Pacific Education Services (PES): 800-346-5891 – Court approved 52-week batterer prevention class for men and women
Solano County Crisis Center 24/7 Hotline: (707) 428-1131
SafeQuest Office: (707) 422-7345
- Shelter/Crisis: 866-487-7233
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Victim Notification Program – allows eligible victims and witnesses to obtain reliable and timely information regarding a criminal alien's release from custody
VINE (Victim Notification Everyday): 877-331-8463 – Free, 24/7 service that allows victims to check the status of an inmate and to sign up to be notified when the inmate is released.
Hate Crime Information Pamphlet - English

Hate Crime Information Pamphlet- Spanish

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Marsy's Law and Victim Assault Resources

VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT- 2008

"MARSY'S LAW"

California Constitution, Article i, Section 28(b)

In order to preserve and protect a victim’s rights to justice and due process, a victim shall be entitled to the following rights:

1. To be treated with fairness and respect for his or her privacy and dignity, and to be free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse, throughout the criminal or juvenile justice process.

2. To be reasonably protected from the defendant and persons acting on behalf of the defendant.

3. To have the safety of the victim and the victim’s family considered in fixing the amount of bail and release conditions for the defendant.

4. To prevent the disclosure of confidential information or records to the defendant, the defendant’s attorney, or any other person acting on behalf of the defendant, which could be used to locate or harass the victim or the victim’s family or which disclose confidential communications made in the course of medical or counseling treatment, or which are otherwise privileged or confidential by law.

5. To refuse an interview, deposition, or discovery request by the defendant, the defendant’s attorney, or any other person acting on behalf of the defendant, and to set reasonable conditions on the conduct of any such interview to which the victim consents.

6. To reasonable notice of and to reasonably confer with the prosecuting agency, upon request, regarding, the arrest of the defendant if known by the prosecutor, the charges filed, the determination whether to extradite the defendant, and, upon request, to be notified of and informed before any pretrial disposition of the case.

7. To reasonable notice of all public proceedings, including delinquency proceedings, upon request, at which the defendant and the prosecutor are entitled to be present and of all parole or other post-conviction release proceedings, and to be present at all such proceedings.

8. To be heard, upon request, at any proceeding, including any delinquency proceeding, involving a post-arrest release decision, plea, sentencing, post-conviction release decision, or any proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue.

9. To a speedy trial and a prompt and final conclusion of the case and any related post-judgment proceedings.

10. To provide information to a probation department official conducting a pre-sentence investigation concerning the impact of the offense on the victim and the victim’s family and any sentencing recommendations before the sentencing of the defendant.

11. To receive, upon request, the pre-sentence report when available to the defendant, except for those portions made confidential by law.

12. To be informed, upon request, of the conviction, sentence, place and time of incarceration, or other disposition of the defendant, the scheduled release date of the defendant, and the release of or the escape by the defendant from custody.

13. To restitution. A. it is the unequivocal intention of the People of the State of California that all persons who suffer losses as a result of criminal activity shall have the right to seek and secure restitution from the persons convicted of the crimes causing the losses they suffer. B. Restitution shall be ordered from the convicted wrongdoer in every case, regardless of the sentence or disposition imposed, in which a crime victim suffers a loss. C. All monetary payments, monies, and property collected from any person who has been ordered to make restitution shall be first applied to pay the amounts ordered as restitution to the victim.

14. To the prompt return of property when no longer needed as evidence.

15. To be informed of all parole procedures, to participate in the parole process, to provide information to the parole authority to be considered before the parole of the offender, and to be notified, upon request, of the parole or other release of the offender.

16. To have the safety of the victim, the victim’s family, and the general public considered before any parole or other post-judgment release decision is made.

17. To be informed of the rights enumerated in paragraphs (1) through (16). A victim, the retained attorney of a victim, a lawful representative of the victim, or the prosecuting attorney upon request of the victim, may enforce the above rights in any trial or appellate court with jurisdiction over the case as a matter of right. The court shall act promptly on such a request.

(Cal. Const., art. i, § 28(c)(1)

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