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Former Vallejo police officer ‘Billy’ Carpenter honored (opens the original)
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For 13 years, William “Billy” Carpenter showed up to protect his hometown of Vallejo as a detective with the city’s police department. On Wednesday, his hometown showed up for him. A week after he died of cancer at the age of 38, hundreds of family, friends, colleagues and more showed up to honor Carpenter, first at the Twin Chapels Mortuary and then on the memorial procession past the Vallejo Police Station and ending at St. Basils Church for a funeral. Carpenter was a Vallejo native who held v
Former Vallejo Police Detective ‘Billy’ Carpenter to be honored on Wednesday (opens the original)
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The City of Vallejo announced that on Wednesday members of the Vallejo Police Department will join family and friends for a private service honoring the life and service of Detective William “Billy” Carpenter, who died last week, ending his battle with cancer. He was 38. To support the memorial services while maintaining uninterrupted public safety services throughout Vallejo, the Vallejo Police Department has coordinated with neighboring law enforcement agencies for additional coverage. From ap
Former gun owners turn in firearms at Vallejo buyback event (opens the original)
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Former gun owners in Vallejo were looking for a new kind of target on Saturday afternoon. The Vallejo Police Department’s gun buyback event brought a slew of weapons off the street. After all, the incentive was clearly there. Why? Well, no questions were asked, and a gift card to Target was given out in return for handguns, long rifles, and shotguns, while assault weapons were exchanged for a gift card worth $100. By noon, nearly all the gift cards had been given out. For four hours, gun owners
Mare Island Preserve activist Myrna Hayes calls arrest ‘unjust’ (opens the original)
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A longtime Mare Island Preserve activist and current Mare Island Heritage Trust President is saying her arrest Wednesday night by Vallejo police was unjust. Seventy-year-old Myrna Hayes, serving as a volunteer at the San Pablo Trail Wednesday night, was arrested while she was locking up the gate. Hayes was charged with resisting, delaying, and obstructing a police officer. The incident took place after Vallejo police received a 911 call just after 8 p.m. from a City of Vallejo Public Works emplo
Mike Gaul is safe at home with Vallejo Hall of Fame induction (opens the original)
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Mike Gaul has issued countless balls and strikes through six decades of umpiring baseball in Vallejo, but it’s a call from December that stands out. The 82-year-old Vallejoan received a phone message from John Stevens, who told Gaul that he was headed to the Vallejo Sports Hall of Fame for special achievement. Gaul was also a baseball coach and a player, once being good enough to garner interest from the Pittsburgh Pirates before he settled on a career in education. “I was gratified to hear the
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