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A dashcam view at dusk captures a police car ramming a black Mercedes at an intersection, causing the sedan to spin out of control.
Posted inEthics

Vallejo officer under investigation over leaked pursuit video

by Geoffrey King August 1, 2025August 2, 2025
A woman in a light purple blazer stands with her right hand raised and holds a microphone in her left as she takes an oath, while another woman in the foreground reads from a paper at a podium. The setting appears to be an official indoor ceremony or city government event.
Posted inFeatured

Vallejo releases councilmembers’ votes on badge-bending appeal

by Matthew Brown August 1, 2025August 1, 2025
A uniformed police officer with visible arm tattoos sits behind a transparent barrier on a courtroom witness stand. The wood-paneled wall behind him features hanging green plants, and courtroom equipment is visible nearby.
Posted inPress Freedom

How Open Vallejo exposed Vallejo police badge bending

by Geoffrey King July 28, 2025July 29, 2025
Vallejo City Council meeting in session, with council members seated at a long curved dais, facing an audience of community members in the council chamber. California and city flags are displayed behind the council.
Posted inOpen Government

Vallejo asks state Supreme Court to suppress badge-bending report

by Matthew Brown July 28, 2025August 3, 2025
A police officer in tactical gear walks down a residential street cordoned off with yellow tape, approaching a group of officers and law enforcement vehicles in the distance, including an armored vehicle. Parked cars line both sides of the street under bright daylight.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo SWAT standoff ends with no injuries or arrests

by Geoffrey King July 23, 2025July 23, 2025
A Vallejo police SUV and a silver PT Cruiser are parked outside Val’s Wagon Wheel Liquors at dusk. The store’s bright interior contrasts with the darkened sky, and a red neon “LIQUORS” sign glows above the building.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo man arrested in woman’s fatal shooting

by Matthew Brown July 18, 2025July 18, 2025
Two men, one wearing gloves and a lanyard with a badge, are dimly visible through partially closed window blinds at night. One man examines an object under a light, while the other looks out the window, his face partially illuminated in the darkness.
Posted inPublic Safety

San Francisco police, federal agents raid Vallejo home

by Sarah Hopkins July 17, 2025July 17, 2025
A California Highway Patrol rescue helicopter takes off over a strip mall with palm trees in the background. The aircraft’s door is open and a crew member is visible inside.
Posted inPublic Safety

Five people injured in weekend shootings in Vallejo

by Sarah Hopkins and Matthew Brown July 16, 2025July 18, 2025
A Vallejo police SUV with flashing lights blocks a dark residential street behind yellow crime scene tape. Several other emergency vehicles with flashing lights are visible in the distance, casting blue and red reflections on the pavement.
Posted inPublic Safety

Vallejo police make arrest in killing of 65-year-old

by Matthew Brown July 14, 2025July 14, 2025
A damaged black Honda sedan rests in the street following a crash, its front end caved in and windshield shattered. Police officers, medics, and bystanders stand nearby, while debris litters the road.
Posted inPublic Safety

Suspect fleeing police crashes into driver, both sent to hospital

by Sarah Hopkins July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

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Vallejo police bend badges to mark fatal shootings

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