Open Vallejo News Archives

A police investigator wearing a dark suit with salt and pepper hair stands outside against a glass wall during daytime.

‘A whitewash and a coverup’: an interview with Vallejo police whistleblower John Whitney

by Geoffrey King December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Vallejo City Manager Michael Malone speaks in a video with the text, "$3,000" and "active full-time employees" on either side of his head.

Vallejo to use $1.5 million in COVID relief for staff bonuses

by Geoffrey King November 24, 2023December 9, 2023

A bearded, tattooed Vallejo police officer is lit by emergency lights at night.

Vallejo officer in Monday shooting linked to badge bending ritual

by Geoffrey King November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

Flanked by another investigator and a police assistant, a blonde police detective in khaki pants and a black shirt looks out from a crime scene during the daytime.

Vallejo police shoot, wound person following pursuit

by Geoffrey King November 20, 2023November 25, 2023

Open Vallejo wins SPJ Excellence in Journalism Award

by Open Vallejo November 15, 2023November 16, 2023

Vallejo City Manager Michael Malone, who is a Black man in his 60s, speaks from a city council dais while wearing a dark suit, white shirt and dark tie.

Vallejo city manager out as state DOJ moves in

by Geoffrey King October 19, 2023October 30, 2023

A Vallejo police officer, who is white, detains a Black woman who he then punched in the face after her car collided with an SUV and a cement truck.

Vallejo officer who punched woman in viral video has violent history

by Geoffrey King October 18, 2023December 9, 2023

Several Vallejo police officers are lit by police lights at night.

State DOJ to impose sweeping reforms on Vallejo police

by Geoffrey King October 16, 2023October 30, 2023

A five-year-old girl sits atop her father's shoulders holding a sign that reads, "I have unlimited value. So did Jahhnavi." They are partly in shadow and light at a protest.

Seattle police ended body camera analysis after footage caught officer mocking woman’s death

by Laurence Du Sault September 21, 2023October 30, 2023

Six police officers stand at attention in an automotive museum

Vallejo officer fired for endangering colleague sues city, ex-coworkers

by Geoffrey King September 18, 2023October 30, 2023