Solano County Coroner's Office Archives - Open Vallejo

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, 2025January 17, 2025

A chain-link fence with a broken section lying on the grass, surrounded by scattered debris and overgrown vegetation. Ivy climbs a nearby building wall, and an open, grassy lot extends into the distance under the soft light of dusk.

Vallejo police investigate human remains found in trash pile

by Geoffrey King December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

Vallejo police officers confer beside a damaged vehicle at a nighttime crime scene, with flashing red and blue lights reflecting off the surroundings and a tree in the background.

Ambush-style shooting leaves two people dead in Vallejo

by Matthew Brown November 30, 2024November 30, 2024

A stop sign in the foreground, partially obscuring the view of a playground and a light-colored building with trees lining the street. The evening sky is visible, with soft lighting and hints of sunset behind the scene. A surveillance device hangs from street sign in the center of the image.

Man fatally shot in Vallejo early Monday morning

by Vanessa Arredondo October 24, 2024October 24, 2024

A portrait of Darryl Mefferd

The secret death of Darryl Dean Mefferd

by Laurence Du Sault June 10, 2024January 6, 2025

A Black woman in her early 40s wearing a white shirt poses for a portrait on her porch at sunset. An uncannily-accurate tattoo of her twin brother Charles, who was killed by Vallejo police in 2007, when they were 26, adorns her right arm.

Vallejo police concealed violent deaths for years, Open Vallejo lawsuit reveals

by Laurence Du Sault August 24, 2023September 9, 2024