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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

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Vallejo Is Whack: Four Women Allegedly 'Terrorize' Jack In The Box Over Cold Food

Ah, Vallejo. Our neighbor to the north is in the news again this week, with four women standing accused of going totally nuts in a Jack in the Box after their drive-through order

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,

Search For Missing Vallejo Teen Called Off; Sister Insists She Is Still Alive

On Friday we heard the upsetting story of a 15-year-old girl last seen looking badly beaten and being dragged by a 19-year-old man she was acquainted with across a pedestrian footbridge in Vallejo.

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 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

Accused Vallejo Kidnapper Matthew Muller Faints In Court, Pleads No Contest In Dublin Home Invasion Case

Mentally ill kidnapping suspect Matthew Muller appeared in an Alameda County court in Hayward this morning and promptly fainted, necessitating his having to be revived. As the Contra Costa Times reports, Muller subsequently

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

[Updated] Vallejo Kidnapping Of Denise Huskins Not A Hoax After All, Says FBI

Prepare to have your minds blown: Remember the case of the bizarre, totally fake-sounding home-invasion kidnapping that happened in March in Vallejo that was quickly called a hoax by Vallejo police after the

More Twists In Vallejo 'Kidnapping': Kidnappers Say It Was Just A 'Dry Run,' Nancy Grace Says 'Nope'

World News Videos | US News Videos While supposed kidnapping victim Denise Huskins and boyfriend Aaron Quinn lawyer up and go quiet, there are more details emerging from the lengthy email/"manifesto" that Huskins'

Supposed Vallejo Kidnappers Send Insane Emails To Chronicle Insisting They Are 'Gentlemen Criminals'

In an apparent effort to clear the names of their supposed victims, the supposed abductors who supposedly kidnapped 29-year-old Denise Huksins last Monday morning have written multiple emails attempting to prove that their

[Update] Crazy Vallejo Kidnapping Story Probably Total Hoax

If the story of pretty 29-year-old Denise Huskins' sudden abduction from Mare Island in Vallejo early Monday morning sounded a little too Gone Girl for everyone to believe, that's because probably was. As

Vallejo Woman Found Alive In Southern California

Denise Huskins, the 29-year-old woman abducted from outside her home early Monday morning and whose kidnappers then demanded a ransom, has been found safe and alive in Southern California, apparently abandoned by her

Vallejo Is Whack: Woman Kidnapped For Ransom

It's time to revive the Vallejo Is Whack tag as the city to our north presents us with another bizarre and scary crime. This time the victim is a 29-year-old woman (her Facebook

Bay Area Cops Shot Three Men Over The Course Of Eight Hours This Weekend

Two men are dead and a third is injured after Bay Area police responded with force in three separate incidents this weekend, including one that appears to have been a "suicide by cop.

Vallejo Homeowner Surprises Package Thief With Box Of Poop

Package thievery from doorsteps is rampant this time of year, and one Vallejo homeowner decided to emulate some fellow fed-up victims and leave a decoy package for his repeated thief filled with dog

Vallejo Is Whack: Strong-Arm Robberies Happening In Broad Daylight

Even though things have quieted down a bit up in Vallejo, it's time to revive our Vallejo Is Whack tag to bring your attention to a string of robberies that have been happening

Arts & Entertainment

Watch 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh Do Pushups With A Walrus

We already know that San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has mastered the sport of basketball, so now it looks like he's on to the next big challenge: training the creatures of the

Vallejo Man Steals U-Haul Truck, Crashes It In Oakland, Calmly Waits For Cops On Loveseat

A 22-year-old man from Vallejo stole a U-Haul truck early Thursday morning and proceeded to drive it down 14th Avenue in Oakland over 90 mph, proving once again that Vallejo is the Florida

Baby Dolphin Born Into Life Of Suburban Captivity

Earlier this month in Vallejo, Calif., a young, first-time mom gave birth to a bright and energetic offspring who will probably never know a better life outside the confines of a pool in

Vallejo: Naked Woman Shoots Up Mobile Home Park, Evades SWAT Team For Hours

It was a scene out of Cops in Vallejo, Calif. Wednesday morning, where a naked female suspect managed to dodge the local SWAT team for four hours after shooting up a mobile home

Vallejo Is Whack: Woman Killed Outside Lil Scrappy Show

It doesn't get better in Vallejo, and now we're hearing the awful story of a woman who was shot and killed in a "gun battle" that erupted outside a show at a Vallejo