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Destruction Of Evidence In Vallejo Police Killing Of Sean Monterrosa Prompts Calls for FBI, State AG To Investigate

The Vallejo Police Department continues to prove that it is incapable of inspiring public trust or investigating the actions of its own officers, and a revelation came recently that a key piece of evidence in the shooting of Sean Monterrosa has already been destroyed.

Daughter Allegedly Stabs Mother and Brother In Vallejo, Mother Dies

A New Orleans woman and her mother, visiting family in Vallejo, were involved in an altercation Sunday morning that landed the woman's brother in the hospital, and left the mother dead.

Body Cam Footage Shows Vallejo Officer Shoot Sean Monterrosa Through Windshield, Then Ask If He Was Armed

The body-worn camera footage has been released by the Vallejo PD in the June 2 shooting. And it shows an officer in the backseat of a police vehicle aim a high-powered rifle and fire five rounds through the front windshield before the vehicle had even come to a stop.

Humpday Headlines: Two Women Killed, Three Others Injured In Vallejo Birthday Party Shooting

San Jose's police chief has pledged to stop the use of rubber bullets to disperse crowds, Newsom meets with Oakland residents about the police, and a shooting at a child's birthday party in Vallejo left two women in their 60s dead.

22-Year-Old Latinx Man Was Kneeling With No Weapon In His Hand When He Was Fatally Shot By Vallejo PD

The case of the police shooting of 22-year-old San Francisco man Sean Monterrosa is certain to reverberate around the Bay Area in the coming days and months, as demonstrations continue and tensions remain high over police killings nationwide.

Another Coughing Thief Arrested In Vallejo

Much like two women allegedly tried to do in order to brazenly rob a Walgreens in San Francisco earlier this month, a woman is suspected of coughing in security guards' faces in order to evade capture and rob a Target store in Vallejo.

Vallejo Planning Commissioner Tosses Cat During Zoom Conference, Resigns

Always a source of the Bay Area's most unique headlines, Vallejo has produced another one this fine Monday morning.

Vallejo Dads' Fight Stemming From First Graders' Fight Turns Deadly

An argument between the fathers of two six-year-olds in Vallejo led to one of the dads allegedly killing the other. KRON 4 has the story, which comes via sources at Vallejo Unified School

Vallejo Is Whack: Shirtless Burglar Steals Armload Of Ice Cream Cakes

Continuing the trend of producing some of the Bay Area's most odd crime stories, Vallejo's police blotter brings us this latest crime involving a Baskin Robbins, a shirtless man, and what must have

Vallejo Elementary School Teacher Arrested For Dealing Heroin, Methadone

A 36-year-old Napa woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of trafficking heroin and methadone, and using false identification. While the suspect, Delicia Gomez, was being booked at the Napa County Department of Corrections,

Vallejo Is Whack: Mutilated Goat Found In Same Area As Dead Dogs

Once again, Vallejo... Following on a story from a couple weeks back involving a pile of a dozen dead and decomposing dog carcasses, all presumed to have been well-cared-for pets, found stuffed in

A Dozen Decomposing Dog Remains Found By Side Of Vallejo Trail

She found the carcasses of 12 pets, dumped in plastic bags. No identifications. pic.twitter.com/E8vXx56Exk— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) April 27, 2017 A woman walking her own dogs stumbled upon a gruesome

Attorney In Vallejo 'Gone Girl' Civil Case Insinuates That Cops Are Withholding Evidence

An attorney for Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, the Vallejo couple victimized in that bizarre, aborted kidnapping case from March 2015 that Vallejo cops initially announced was a hoax, now says that he's

Vallejo Police Shoot Gun-Wielding Man After Armed Starbucks Encounter

A man was shot was shot three times by Vallejo police last night after he allegedly entered a local Starbucks and pointed an assault-style weapon at officers. According to a press release from

Vallejo Residents Hospitalized Following Mysterious Odor And 'Sheen' On San Pablo Bay

Residents of Vallejo were ordered to shelter in place overnight Tuesday as a mysterious odor sickened and hospitalized an unknown number of people. This was shortly before a "sheen" was spotted on the

Woman Remains Missing In Bizarre Kidnapping For Ransom Case In Vallejo

In Vallejo the Florida of the Bay Area we have another bizarre crime story that may end up having a tragic ending. A 57-year-old woman was apparently kidnapped on or around June 29,

Vallejo Teen Missing As Her Presumed Kidnapper Is Killed By Police Near Santa Barbara

The story of a missing 15-year-old in Vallejo, whom witnesses saw bloodied and being dragged by her hair by a man on Wednesday, has taken another dramatic turn as the man police believe

Vallejo Cop Who Helped Botch 'Gone Girl' Case Gets Named Officer Of The Year

You know things can't be that awesome in the Vallejo Police Department when an officer who was responsible for the most high-profile screwup the department has seen in years gets a special commendation.

Vallejo Is Whack: Police Seriously Botched Huskins's Sexual Assault Investigation

If you thought the allegations about the Vallejo Police Department's mishandling of the kidnapping of Denise Huskins last March couldn't get any worse, you were incorrect. As ABC 7 reports after reading the

Details Emerge In Lawsuit Against Vallejo Police From Woman Falsely Accused Of Faking Own Kidnapping

Remember the totally bizarre and hoax-sounding March 2015 kidnapping and ransom case involving Vallejo resident Denise Huskins? After she was released from two days of captivity, Huskins and her partner Aaron Quinn were

Kidnapped Woman Denise Huskins Suing Vallejo Over 'Hoax' Situation

Denise Huskins the Vallejo woman who, it turns out, was legitimately kidnapped back in March, apparently by a mentally ill individual who's already confessed is now said to be filing a claim against

Accused Vallejo Kidnapper Matthew Muller Confessed In Jailhouse Interview, Said He Acted Alone

The latest in the case against Matthew Muller, the sole suspect in the March kidnapping and alleged sexual assault of Vallejo resident Denise Huskins, makes this bizarre tale all the richer. As Wired

Three-Alarm Warehouse Fire In Vallejo Raises Toxic Smoke Concerns

#update: #vallejo fire says no more concern of wall falling on 5-600 gal propane tank. Still putting out hotspots pic.twitter.com/RJAWP2ZtLB— Stephanie Chuang (@StephChuang) August 21, 2015 A big fire at

Alleged Vallejo Kidnapper Says His Mental Illness Is 'Extreme' And He's 'Relieved To Be In Jail'

Over the weekend KPIX/CBS 5 snagged the first jailhouse interview with suspected kidnapper and all around freaky dude Matthew Muller. While they weren't allowed to bring a camera into the jail, reporter

Suspect In Vallejo Kidnapping Possibly Tied To Three More Home Invasions

Since the big news yesterday that the FBI was arresting 38-year-old Matthew Muller on suspicion of kidnapping 29-year-old Denise Huskins of Vallejo back in March, Huskins and boyfriend Aaron Quinn appeared at a