William Heinze Archives - Open Vallejo

A Vallejo police officer walks confidently toward the camera. In the background, emergency personnel and a stretcher are visible.

ACLU demands California strip badges from nine Vallejo officers

by Vanessa Arredondo October 16, 2024October 17, 2024

Mat Mustard, a middle-aged, balding police detective, interrogates Aaron Quinn, a kidnapping victim Mustard falsely accused of killing his girlfriend Denise. Aaron and Denise are now married with two children.

Vallejo seeks to keep evidence destruction probe secret

by Anna Bauman February 2, 2024March 12, 2024

A young woman wearing a red top, red shoes and white and red pants holds a bright pink handwritten sign that reads, "Release the tapes!! Killer Cop" She stands in front of a large, off-white sedan from the 1980s or early 1990s. The background is dark and it appears to have been raining.

Senior officials ordered destruction of Vallejo police shooting evidence

by Laurence Du Sault and Geoffrey King February 5, 2023February 7, 2024