'American Nightmare' perpetrator Matthew Muller committed first kidnapping at 16, DA says
Matthew Muller, already serving a 40-year sentence in the Denise Huskins case, had been terrorizing the community for two decades before the widely known "American Nightmare" case, prosecutors said.
Muller, convicted kidnapper, rapist, now linked to San Ramon kidnappings and ransom
The man who kidnapped and raped Denise Huskins, in a case Vallejo police once deemed a hoax, faces additional charges connected to a previously unreported 2015 kidnapping and ransom case in unincorporated San Ramon.
Vallejo sees its 25th homicide of 2024 on New Year's Eve
A man was fatally shot New Year's Eve in Vallejo, according to police.
New Year's Eve sideshows in Oakland, Vallejo erupt in fireworks, fiery cars
Police in Oakland and Vallejo spent New Year's Eve rushing to sideshows where participants lit off fireworks and set a car on fire.
Vallejo kidnapper Matthew Muller charged in 15-year-old South Bay attacks
Matthew Muller, the man who abducted Denise Huskins in Vallejo, sparking a case in which police initially accused her of staging her own kidnapping, has now been charged by Santa Clara prosecutors with breaking into women's homes in Palo Alto and Mountain View, stemming from cases 15 years ago.
Gov. Newsom advocates loosening police pursuit policies in Oakland
Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Highway Patrol and some Oakland leaders on Friday strongly advocated for loosening on police pursuit policies.
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with pickup truck in Vallejo
A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a pickup truck in Vallejo the night of Christmas Eve, officials said.
Vallejo Christmas Eve shooting leaves 1 dead
Authorities are investigating a Christmas Eve shooting that left one man dead in Vallejo.
Former Vallejo teacher arrested, accused of sexual acts against former student
A former teacher with the Vallejo City Unified School District was arrested and charged with several sexual offenses involving a minor, authorities said.
Vallejo residents want Newsom to deploy CHP officers to help stop crime
Vallejo residents said lawlessness in their city is at an all-time high. They want Governor Gavin Newsom's help.
Video: British rock band robbed in Vallejo
Members of a British rock band said they were robbed on Tuesday in Vallejo, just as they were starting their U.S. tour.
Shelter-in-place in effect in Vallejo as police respond to barricaded suspect
Police in Vallejo are in a neighborhood along Viewmont Avenue Tuesday afternoon where they say a suspect is barricaded inside a building.
Century-old Vallejo home goes up in flames, residents displaced on Thanksgiving
A Vallejo resident says he was celebrating Thanksgiving at a nearby relatives when he realized firefighters were responding to a fire at his own home.
Thief steals purse from car while owner pumping gas in Vallejo
An unsuspecting woman and her daughter were pumping gas at a Vallejo station when they were targeted.The mother and daughter were outside their car at a Shell gas station at Redwood Parkway and Admiral Callaghan Lane when a silver car pulled up beside them.
Neighbors shocked after Vallejo man confesses to killing mother
Residents in a Vallejo neighborhood were shocked to learn about the arrest of their neighbor on charges of murder and attempted murder.
Man confesses to killing mother, stabs wife then himself at Vallejo hospital: police
At Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, a patient was assaulted by a visitor Saturday, hospital officials said.
CHP arrests man for allegedly firing shots on I-80 in Vallejo last month
The California Highway Patrol last week arrested a freeway shooting suspect who allegedly shot a gun from a moving car last month.
Vallejo Big rig crash: Highway reopens hundreds of gallons of gasoline spill into water
A tanker truck has rolled over on SR-37 westbound Saturday afternoon, prompting closure of the highway, according to the Vallejo Fire Department.
Video: Weekend sideshows in Vallejo, Richmond, Oakland net 20 arrests
The Oakland Police Department says sideshows occurred in various parts of the city around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday.
Man's clothes catch on fire at Vallejo sideshow
Video shows a man running away with his clothes on fire after he was hit by one of the cars at a Vallejo sideshow.