CRIME & SAFETY
Man dead from fatal gunshot in Vallejo
(KRON) – A man was shot and killed in Vallejo on Sunday causing the city's sixth homicide of the year, according to the Vallejo Police Department. Vallejo police officers were informed of a shooting in the 1300 block of North Camino Alto at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. Witnesses told responding officers that a family member […]
Vallejo PD arrests murder suspect following police chase
(KRON) — Officers arrested an alleged murderer in connection to a shooting that occurred on Monday, the Vallejo Police Department said. Police received calls of a shooting at about 7:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Camino Alto. Upon arriving, witnesses told police the victim was shot and taken to a local hospital by […]
Danville school briefly locked down following report of man with rifle
Sycamore Valley Elementary School in Danville was locked down Thursday morning after a report of a man with a rifle nearby, police said.The man was reportedly walking on Camino Tassajara in front of Sycamore Valley Park, adjacent to the school on Holbrook Drive.Danville police sent an alert about the report at 11:29 a.m., adding that the man was not reported to have displayed the rifle in a violent manner and no other persons called to report seeing a man with a rifle. Officers searched the school and the surrounding area. No other schools, businesses or residences were locked down, police said. There was no shelter-in-place or evacuation order, but people were asked to avoid the area until the search was complete.At 11:57 a.m., police issued an all-clear and said the lockdown had been lifted. The person reported was not found, police said.Anybody with additional information was asked to phone Danville police at 925-820-2144 or call 911.
Freeway shooting suspect who shot self in Fairfield I-80 standoff still critical
Authorities on Tuesday said the shooting suspect who led police and CHP on a chase across the Bay Area, followed by an hours-long standoff on Interstate Highway 80 in Fairfield that ended with the man shooting himself, remains in critical condition.The Solano County District Attorney's Office said in a press release Tuesday afternoon that the suspect involved in the May 3 has still not been identified. The release noted that he was "a 40-year-old male out of Rohnert Park" who allegedly shot out the window of an SUV on U.S. Highway 101 near Santa Rosa.That shooting was what started the...
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