Police, California DOJ raid alleged illegal gambling operation in Vallejo; 3 arrested

Multiple arrests were made and gaming machines were seized after an alleged illegal gambling den was raided in Vallejo last week, authorities said.Officers with the Vallejo Police Department and California Department of Justice investigators executed a search warrant at an establishment on 2400 block of Sonoma Boulevard, between Alabama and Louisiana streets, around 7 a.m. on Oct. 21. "Illegal gambling establishments operating in Vallejo are a public safety concern that the Vallejo Police Department takes seriously," Police Chief Jason Ta said in a statement.The business, which they referred to as a "Bi-Zone," became the subject of an investigation in July for suspected illegal gambling. Officers provided information to the Department of Justice, in which the agency's Bureau of Gambling Control took over the investigation and prepared a search warrant.During the operation, eight people were detained inside the business. Investigators said they seized three illegal multiplayer gambling