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4worldlovers: The Solano County Coroner’s Office provides a critical service to our community. Our Coroner’s Office is made up of a team of professionals who are responsible for all death investigations in Solano County regardless of law enforcement jurisdiction. It is the Coroner’s duty to inquire into all deaths occurring in the County where the deceased has not been seen or has not been under the care of a licensed physician for 20 days prior to death. We review approximately 1,500 deaths and conducts between 800 and 900 death investigations annually.

The Coroner’s Office is a bureau of the Solano County Sheriff. The bureau is currently staffed by one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, four Deputy-Coroners, two contracted Forensic Pathologists, one Forensic Technician, and one Office Assistant. Deputy Coroners are Solano County Sheriff Deputies on a five-year rotation in the Coroner’s Office. The Coroner's Office has a number of Pathologists, also known as Medical Examiners, on contract to perform the autopsies.

The Coroner's Office determines the manner and cause of death. This may be accomplished by the pathologist through the review of medical records, conferring with medical staff, conducting medical and forensic examinations, and reviewing toxicology results.

The Coroner's Office also takes part in a variety of interagency problem-solving groups that work toward reducing certain types of deaths. The committees with which the Coroner's Office is involved include the Interagency Child Death Review Team (ICDT), the Domestic Violence Death Review Team (DVDRT), and the SIDS Advisory Board. The Coroner's Office also works closely with Solano County Health and Social Services by providing statistical data on suicides and accidental drug overdose cases in an effort to reduce these tragic deaths.

Circumstances: What was the happening at the time the person died? What were the circumstances surrounding the death?

4worldlovers: The mission of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division is to effectively and efficiently provide the best service available to our community.

Our office operates 24 hours day, 365 days a year and is comprised of 6 full-time investigators who are supported by professional staff. We are an investigative unit responsible for determining the cause and manner of death on all deaths covered under California Government Code section 27491 and California Health and Safety Code Section 10250.

Medicolegal death investigations are conducted throughout our county on homicides, suicides, accidents, suspicious and unexpected deaths. Other duties include notifying the next of kin, safeguarding personal property, the collection of evidence, processing death certificates and overseeing indigent burials.

Our Division is also proactive in the community participating in programs geared towards educating our youths in the importance of preventing impaired driving and drug use; identifying consumer products causing fatal injury and providing educational services for medical and law enforcement professionals.

We also have established cooperative relationships with non-profit organ and tissue procurement agencies to enhance the quality of life and save lives. Our Office participates in problem-solving groups that assist in reducing deaths related to child abuse, elder abuse, prescription drug abuse and fetal infant death syndrome, and suicide prevention.