Snyder posts bail; court documents shed light on UCD researcher’s conduct
David Scott Snyder started working the phone shortly after his arrival at Sutter Davis Hospital, where he sought treatment for hand injuries from an explosion in his Russell Park apartment. “Get rid of...
View ArticleReport of armed man puts Davis schools on lockdown
Hundreds of Davis students went into lockdown mode Thursday morning after Davis High School administrators received reports of a person armed with a gun near the West 14th Street campus. The weapon in...
View ArticlePolice investigate sexual assault report
Davis police are investigating a report of a sexual assault at Mace Ranch apartment complex. According to Lt. Glenn Glasgow, police and firefighters were dispatched at 12:35 p.m. Thursday to the 4500...
View ArticleTwo busted for downtown fight
A scuffle outside a downtown bar led to the arrests of two men early Friday, Davis police said. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said an officer patrolling the downtown area noticed 23-year-old Daniel Rodriguez...
View ArticleFive arrested at suspected drug house
A bust of a suspected drug house led to a short vehicle pursuit and the arrests of five people Thursday, Davis police reported. Officers from the Davis Police Department and the Yolo County Narcotics...
View ArticleWoodland man assaulted with car
Woodland police are investigating a bar fight that spilled into the streets, leaving one man hospitalized Monday morning after he was intentionally struck by a car. Sgt. Victoria Danzl said the assault...
View ArticleJury selection in Davis murder case gets under way
Jury selection begins this week in a Davis homicide case in which the defendant has claimed he put his ailing friend out of his misery. James Elron Mings, 37, was indicted on a single count of murder...
View ArticleWest Sacramento officer accused of on-duty sex assaults
A West Sacramento police officer has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting six women while he was on duty. Sergio Alvarez, a West Sacramento resident, is being held at the Yolo County Jail...
View ArticleArrested West Sacramento officer faces 35 felony counts
A West Sacramento police officer accused of sexually assaulting six women faces 35 felony counts of rape, kidnapping, forced sodomy and forced oral copulation, according to a 15-page indictment made...
View ArticleAnother week, another arrest for Davis man
A Davis man was jailed for the second time in less than a week after allegedly robbing another man of his bike Tuesday at a northeast Davis park. Cangleska Standingelk, 35, was one of five people...
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No plea for West Sacramento officer accused of sex assaults
WOODLAND — A West Sacramento police officer accused of sexually assaulting six women while on duty made his first court appearance as a jail inmate Wednesday, but did not enter a plea to the 35 felony...
View ArticleTrial derailed in Davis murder case
WOODLAND — A Davis murder case was abruptly dismissed during the jury-selection phase Thursday morning after the prosecuting attorney fell ill, and a Yolo Superior Court judge declined her supervisors’...
View ArticleTwo arrested after robbery, pursuit
An armed robbery led to a police chase from Mace Boulevard to the UC Davis campus, where the alleged robber and his getaway driver were taken into custody early Friday morning. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said...
View ArticleArgument leads to injury, arrest
A 31-year-old Davis man was arrested Friday for allegedly injuring a woman during an argument. According to Sgt. Mike Munoz, at about 9 p.m., the woman’s roommate inside an apartment on the 800 block...
View ArticleDavis man arrested on pot charge
Police on Friday arrested 27-year-old Brenton Dumas of Davis on suspicion of possessing marijuana with intent to sell and carrying a concealed weapon. According to Sgt. Mike Munoz, just after 8 p.m.,...
View ArticleTeen sexually battered in South Davis
Davis police are seeking information about a man who sexually battered a teenage girl Friday night in South Davis. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the 17-year-old girl was walking westbound on Cowell Boulevard...
View ArticleCharge refiled in Davis murder case
WOODLAND — As promised, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has refiled a murder charge against James Elron Mings, whose case was abruptly dismissed last week during the jury selection phase of...
View ArticleDavis killer denied parole for ninth time
A man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at a UC Davis apartment complex in 1980 was denied parole for the ninth time this week, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig...
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West Sacramento officer pleads not guilty to sex-assault charges
A West Sacramento police officer accused of sexually assaulting six women while on duty pleaded not guilty Thursday to 35 felony charges contained in a grand jury indictment. Sergio Alvarez, 37, looked...
View ArticlePlea agreements made in Davis carjacking case
An Arkansas couple pleaded no contest to multiple felony charges this week in connection with a South Davis carjacking incident that also launched an identity-theft probe, according to the Yolo County...
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