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A police officer surveying the crash site from a hillside overlooking the dealership parking lot.

In pictures: Vallejo police pursuit ends with crash into Toyota dealership

by Geoffrey King July 11, 2024September 22, 2024

A group of police officers in uniform walk beside a fenced area of a building. They are carrying rifles and other tactical gear.

In pictures: Vallejo police, including SWAT, search school following pursuit

by Geoffrey King July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

A large vehicle fire with intense flames and black smoke engulfing a car next to an RV. Firefighters in protective gear work to extinguish the blaze, with one firefighter in the foreground adjusting their helmet.

In pictures: Firefighters, neighbors stop vehicle fire that threatened homes

by Geoffrey King July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

A nighttime scene of a car crash with a white SUV on fire on a grassy area beside a road. The SUV has crashed into a building on the corner. Police cars with flashing lights are parked nearby, and several officers are on the scene. Other vehicles and houses are visible in the background, with a stop sign in the foreground.

Vallejo sees second deadly police chase in days

by Geoffrey King and Anna Bauman July 10, 2024September 22, 2024

A car with severe front-end damage is seen at night in the middle of an intersection, with debris scattered around. Police officers and emergency responders are at the scene. A gas station is visible in the background with illuminated signs and barricades set up around the area.

Vallejo police chase kills one, injures five

by Geoffrey King July 6, 2024July 7, 2024

A white Mazda CX-3 with an open driver's side door is parked on the street. Evidence markers are placed on the road, and the car appears to be part of a crime scene investigation.

Back-to-back shootings in Vallejo leave one dead

by Geoffrey King July 5, 2024July 6, 2024

Carl Charles, who is wearing a dark suit, stands at a podium during a town hall meeting while craning his neck to hear a speaker. Two men are seated in the foreground, with one in focus and the other blurred. The room is set up for a formal meeting, with desks and computer monitors visible.

Frustration, calls for change mark Vallejo police chief recruitment

by Anna Bauman June 30, 2024September 20, 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

EPA fines two Vallejo companies over industrial runoff

by Anna Bauman June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

A man in a suit, identified as Greg Nyhoff, is speaking at a podium with a microphone. He appears to be addressing an audience in a city council chambers. Behind him, there are chairs and a California state flag is partially visible.

Greg Nyhoff, controversial former Vallejo city manager, hired in Texas

by Anna Bauman June 24, 2024August 9, 2024