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Jose Cisneros

Case from Solano, CA dated Aug 25, 1985

Victim Details

Jose Cisneros

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Solano

CA

1985-08-25

40

Jose

Cisneros

07/01/2026

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On August 25, 1985, Deputy Sheriff Jose "Joe" Cisneros of the Solano County Sheriff's Department was tragically killed in the line of duty. At the age of 40, Deputy Cisneros was responding to a call about a suspicious van without license plates parked on a rural county road. He was en route to back up another officer on a van littering call when he encountered the van parked on a farmer's access road off Cherry Glen Road. As he approached the vehicle, a male suspect armed with a shotgun confront ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about Officer Joe Cisneros and the string of unfortunate events that led to... ...Read More
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    I was recently reading about Deputy Jose "Joe" Cisneros, and I can't help but think about the risky ... ...Read More
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