Vallejo police K9 helps seizure of estimated $1M of heroin
Vallejo police announced the seizure of heroin with an estimated street value of more than $1 million and credited the diligent work of one of its K9 units for helping to get the drugs off the street.
Beset by police misconduct, Vallejo proclaims public safety state of emergency
Vallejo has 24 civil rights claims pending, which could expose the city to about $50 million in future liability.
Six Flags announces new pandemic-tailored Halloween event at Vallejo theme park
As people contemplate how to safely celebrate Halloween amid the pandemic this year, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo on Tuesday invited guests to its new BOO 2020! event, specially tailored for the entire family with safety protocols in place.
Weeklong Vallejo police operation leads to 24 arrests
Two firearms were seized during the arrests.
Vallejo police expand community surveillance with license plate readers
Vallejo Police Department on Tuesday announced a partnership with Atlanta-based startup, Flock Safety that expands surveillance using license plate readers (LPR) throughout Vallejo.
Vallejo suspends first-responder fee
The fee was adopted in May 2017 by a City Council looking for ways to recoup costs, but not implemented until this August.
A decade of police killings in Vallejo and no discipline for officers
Since 2010, Vallejo police have killed 19 people, all but one of which were shootings. And in all that time, no officers have received any discipline.
A look at the people killed by Vallejo police since 2010
None of the officers have been charged criminally for any of these shootings in the last decade, as each case was deemed justified. Yet, many of these men's families say that police have acted with excessive force and have given false accounts about why they felt the need to shoot and kill their loved ones.
Father of four shot dead at Vallejo gas station
A shooting at a Vallejo gas station Sunday night, left a father of four dead.
Family wants answers after 30-year-old father killed inside Vallejo gas station
Shay Davis said her cousin "was a beautiful person inside and out. He didn't have a bad bone in his body." He leaves behind a girlfriend and four young children.
Vacaville man arrested in missing Vallejo woman’s homicide
Vacaville police say they arrested a homicide suspect linked to a missing Vallejo woman in Santa Clara Friday morning.
Vallejo officials announce initiative to address 21% homicide rate increase
The issue of crime in the City of Vallejo is no secret, but the issue has become more worrisome because while crime decreased for many of the Bay Area’s biggest cities, that trend does not hold true for Vallejo.
Family of man killed by Vallejo police to get nearly $6M
McMahon was cleared of wrongdoing in January by the Solano County District Attorney’s Office, which declared McMahon’s deadly use of force justified.
Vallejo on track for one of the most violent years in decades
There have been 21 killings inside city limits so far this year, with two more reported overnight Wednesday.
Two shootings leave two dead and two injured, including a toddler in Vallejo
In two unrelated shootings, a man and woman were killed, a toddler was injured, and another man was injured in Vallejo Thursday evening, police said.
