Featured Archives - Open Vallejo

A young adult wearing glasses and a black graduation cap with a tassel reading “16” stands in front of a crowd at a commencement ceremony. He’s dressed in a robe with a red stole, over a collared button-down shirt, and holds a black diploma cover bearing the seal of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. A red and black balloon arch and other graduates are visible in the background.

Berkeley man, missing for two years, ‘left everything behind’ to join Zizians

by Anna Bauman February 17, 2025February 18, 2025

A composite of two close-up headshots against a plain background. On the left, an individual with shoulder-length, curly light-brown hair stares directly at the camera with a neutral expression. On the right, a second image appears with much shorter, darker hair and eyes rolled back, mouth slightly ajar.

Three people linked to Zizians arrested in Maryland

by Peter D'Auria and Alan J. Keays February 17, 2025February 18, 2025

A close‐up booking photograph of an individual with long, wavy blonde hair, parted at the center. The background is neutral gray, and the person is wearing what appears to be a dark shirt or jumpsuit.

‘Zizian’ namesake who faked death in 2022 is wanted in two states

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 31, 2025February 14, 2025

A low‐lit scene outside a gray building bearing the address “333 LEMON.” Yellow crime‐scene tape stretches diagonally across the frame, with a police officer or investigator bent over near the building’s foundation. A grassy lawn slopes up from a wooden retaining wall in the foreground.

Suspects in killings of Vallejo witness, Vermont border patrol agent connected by marriage license, extreme ideology

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 27, 2025January 29, 2025

A daytime scene outside a grey building cordoned off by yellow “Crime Scene Do Not Cross” tape. In the foreground, a man wearing a black button-down shirt and tan pants walks over the curb while talking on a phone. Behind him, another individual in dark attire follows closely. At the right edge, a uniformed police officer, wearing a cap and carrying equipment, steps over the tape. The sun casts long shadows on the sidewalk.

Man killed in Vallejo was main witness in upcoming murder trial

by Anna Bauman and Matthew Brown January 27, 2025February 8, 2025

Three injured, one critically, in separate shootings in Vallejo Thursday

by Matthew Brown January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

A city intersection at dusk or early evening with several cars driving through. In the middle distance, birds perch on a horizontal traffic light, and a tall palm tree is silhouetted against the sky. A “Nation’s Giant Hamburgers” sign stands on the right. Bare branches in the foreground partially frame the view, and low hills line the horizon in the background.

Cal Maritime students injured in crossfire during Vallejo shootout

by Matthew Brown January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Two uniformed officers in black stand at a cordoned-off area in late-afternoon light. One officer pulls a strip of bright yellow police tape, while the other, out of focus in the foreground, extends a hand toward the camera.

Vallejo sees first homicide of 2025

by Matthew Brown January 17, 2025February 8, 2025

A police officer walks past dozens of yellow evidence markers on a dark street. Three officers stand near a police vehicle in the distance, with flashing lights casting a glow on nearby houses.

Vallejo shooting leaves 4-year-old in critical condition

by Matthew Brown and Geoffrey King January 13, 2025January 14, 2025

A shattered vehicle windshield and bullet-marked façade of a beige house on a quiet street in daylight.

Near-daily shootings mark Vallejo’s first week of 2025

by Matthew Brown January 9, 2025January 11, 2025