FBI Archives - Open Vallejo

A group of men, some appearing to be plainclothes officers or security personnel, forcibly detain a man against a wall during a chaotic moment indoors. One man grabs the front of the detainee’s shirt while others reach toward him, and several onlookers react or record the scene with phones. The image is slightly blurred, conveying urgency and motion.

‘Outrageous’: California Democrats react to FBI agents handcuffing Sen. Alex Padilla

by Jeanne Kuang and Nigel Duara June 12, 2025June 12, 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 man stands in front of a dimly lit concrete wall, gazing into the distance with a contemplative expression.

Vallejo whistleblowers who alleged corruption settle for $3 million

by Anna Bauman October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

A truck labeled 'Don's Johns' parked on the street in front of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building. The truck is carrying portable toilets. The building's facade is visible in the background with trees on either side of the street.

Supreme Court narrows anti-corruption law used to convict local official

by Anna Bauman June 28, 2024June 28, 2024

FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan speaks to reporters at a press conference in Fairfield, Calif. in 2018. Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara, second from right, has recently sought to downplay concerns about possible far-right extremism in his agency following an investigation by Open Vallejo.

News, Public Safety

FBI rebuffs sheriff’s claim it cleared deputies of extremist ties

by Scott Morris April 26, 2021October 27, 2023