Winds down tree, fan fires
Saturday’s gusty winds toppled a tree on B Street and whipped up several small fires in the city, Davis police and fire officials said. The tree came down at about 10:45 a.m. on the 100 block of B...
View ArticleSix hurt in weekend crashes on I-80
Two people were hospitalized Saturday when their vehicles collided — and one of them rolled over — on eastbound Interstate 80 in Davis, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Bryan...
View ArticleGrass fire avoids apartments, tractor
Davis firefighters battled a 1.5-acre vegetation fire that broke out Sunday near a South Davis apartment complex. Fire Department spokeswoman Evelyn George said coals from a barbecue sparked the fire...
View ArticleOmbudsman finds Conroy favored certain employees, former fire chief disagrees
Retired Fire Chief Rose Conroy promoted Bobby Weist to captain in 2008 despite the fact the city’s testing process revealed another candidate was more qualified for the job, the city’s chief ombudsman...
View ArticleCHP investigating fatal crash in Clarksburg
Authorities are investigating whether alcohol played a role in a fatal crash this morning in Clarksburg. California Highway Patrol Officer Bryan Konvalin said the male victim, whose name had not been...
View ArticleFall trial set for driver in fatal DUI crash
WOODLAND — An October trial has been set for a former Davis man charged with murder in connection with a January drunken-driving crash that killed one man and injured two others. Ryan Scott Baird, 22,...
View ArticleCops make third arrest in copper-wire theft
Davis police arrested a third suspect Thursday in connection with the theft of copper wire from the PG&E corporation yard on L Street. Robert Maser, 47, was taken into custody after detectives...
View ArticleBiker hurt in collision with motorcycle
A motorcycle-versus-bike collision Thursday morning landed one of the riders in the hospital, Davis police said. Lt. Paul Doroshov said 23-year-old Andrew Jackura of Davis was driving his motorcycle...
View ArticleMotorcyclist crashes after high-speed chase
A San Francisco man was hospitalized Thursday after allegedly leading California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase in two counties, authorities said. The CHP reported that officers from the...
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BACA shows abused children they’re never alone
WOODLAND — Few people were in the audience for Jason Sigur’s trial. The Dunnigan man, whose October 2010 arrest on child-molest charges garnered high-profile headlines, had since flown under the radar....
View ArticleParolee flees Woodland police after failed robbery
Woodland police on Saturday arrested a 38-year-old Ohio man after he allegedly tried to grab a woman’s purse, then attempted to escape capture. John Smith, on parole in his home state, was arrested on...
View ArticlePolice: Man tossed from The Grad kicked cop
Davis police arrested a 28-year-old man early Saturday after he refused to leave The Davis Graduate and later allegedly kicked an officer. According to Sgt. Mike Munoz, at about 1 a.m. Jason McComic,...
View ArticleYolo DA warns of recent scam surge
A recent surge in scams targeting older adults has been occurring in Yolo County, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Reports by victims in Davis, Woodland and West Sacramento indicate that...
View ArticleAlcohol blamed for weekend crash
A 31-year-old Winters man faces drunken-driving charges after rolling his truck off Highway 113 near Davis on Sunday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, Joshua Lee Badding was driving...
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City modifies red-light camera program
THEN: With red-light violations blamed as the fourth-leading cause of traffic collisions in Davis, the Davis Police Department launched an automated photo enforcement program — also know as red-light...
View ArticleTeen arrested for alleged indecent exposure
A Saturday night encounter on a North Davis greenbelt led to a 16-year-old boy’s arrest on indecent exposure charges, police said. The arrest occurred at about 8:30 p.m. when a woman called to police...
View ArticleMan reports gunpoint robbery
Davis police are investigating an armed robbery reported Sunday night. A 21-year-old man told police he and a friend were robbed at gunpoint at about 8:30 p.m. at the friend’s home in the area of...
View ArticleSix hurt, one arrested following five-car crash
A 35-year-old Knights Landing man faces multiple felony charges for allegedly causing a five-vehicle wreck north of Woodland on Sunday night, the California Highway Patrol reported. Officers Bryan...
View ArticleCauseway crash snarls morning commute traffic
Two people were hospitalized Tuesday morning following a multiple-vehicle accident east of Davis that backed up traffic into Sacramento. California Highway Patrol Officer Bryan Konvalin said the driver...
View ArticlePolice: Alleged thief discovers dump trucks, drive-throughs don’t mix
Authorities say a hungry parolee caused a mess in downtown Davis early Tuesday after he had a hard time maneuvering a stolen dump truck through a drive-through lane. Vernon David Grant Jr., 31,...
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