Final defendant sentenced in Davis burglary case
WOODLAND — The last of three Bay Area men who carried out a home-burglary spree in Davis was sentenced Friday to nearly two decades in state prison. A prosecutor described Joshua Anthony Givens, 25, as...
View ArticleNo charges for now in Davis child endangerment case
WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday it would hold off on charging a Davis couple accused of leaving their four young children home alone, pending further...
View ArticleCounty sees increase in Clarksburg-area animal cruelty cases
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s assistance with an animal-cruelty case involving abandoned dogs in the Clarksburg area. One had to be euthanized due to an unprofessional spaying....
View ArticleFormer Visit Yolo exec sentenced to probation, community service
WOODLAND — As outlined in a February plea agreement, a former Davis man convicted of embezzling nearly $52,000 from Visit Yolo while employed as its executive director was sentenced Monday to probation...
View ArticleSentencing delayed for former masseur convicted of sexual battery
WOODLAND — It will be another two weeks before a Davis masseur convicted last month of sexual battery and battery learns his fate. Rodwin Vibat appeared Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court sentencing on one...
View ArticleThree arrested for Davis car burglary
Davis police arrested three Dixon men Saturday night in connection with a smash-and-grab car burglary in South Davis. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, the victim had parked her Toyota Prius outside the...
View ArticleDavis police release citizen-complaint, use-of-force data
As part of its goal of increasing transparency, the Davis Police Department is releasing to the public its data on use-of-force incidents and personnel-complaint investigations. “We’ll be doing it...
View ArticleUCD grad student dies in Shasta County collision
A UC Davis graduate student and member of the Davis cycling community died earlier this week when he collided with a motorcycle while biking in Shasta County, according to published reports. The fatal...
View ArticleWoman reports downtown kidnap attempt
A woman reported being the victim of an attempted kidnapping and hit-and-run early Saturday morning in downtown Davis, police said. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers were dispatched shortly before 2:30...
View ArticleSuspect records woman in bathroom stall
Davis police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who recorded a woman in a grocery store bathroom stall. Lt. Paul Doroshov said the incident occurred at the Nugget Market at 1414 E....
View ArticleArrest made in serial-killer case with ties to Davis
East Area Rapist struck locally in 1978 A former police officer who for decades led a quiet existence in a Sacramento suburb was named by authorities Wednesday as the East Area Rapist — also known as...
View ArticleJealousy or self-defense? Jury hears two motives for rural Davis killing
WOODLAND — Was it jealousy or self-defense that drove a man to fatally stab his estranged wife’s new love interest last fall on a rural Davis farm? A Yolo County jury heard both theories this week...
View ArticleFormer Davis masseur gets probation, jail time for sexual battery
WOODLAND — A former Davis masseur convicted of sexual battery was sentenced Tuesday to probation, a Yolo Superior Court judge concluding that prison time would be less effective at rehabilitating him....
View ArticleBicyclist critically injured in collision with car
A Davis man remained in critical condition at the UC Davis Medical Center on Thursday, a day after being struck by a vehicle at a Mace Ranch intersection. According to Davis police reports, 56-year-old...
View ArticleAccused killer testifies, claims self-defense
WOODLAND — Facing a possible murder conviction for fatally stabbing his estranged wife’s new boyfriend, Heder Migoya told a Yolo Superior Court jury he was acting in self-defense when he inflicted the...
View ArticleTrio arrested for car burglaries
Davis police arrested three men last week for allegedly committing several vehicle burglaries in town. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, officers were dispatched last Thursday night to the Target parking...
View ArticleArrest made in Winters human-trafficking investigation
WOODLAND — A Contra Costa County man faces human trafficking and other felony charges stemming from an alleged unlawful relationship with an underage Winters girl, who authorities say was forced into...
View ArticleDefendant’s suicide triggers calls for mental health, court system changes
Family and friends gathered under an oak tree in Mill Valley on Saturday to celebrate the life of Eric Raymond Pape, a UC Davis student who recently committed suicide. His mother, Patti Pape, is...
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspect in UCD ‘armed altercation’ arrested
UPDATE: Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies arrested suspect Manwinder Jit Singh on Sunday afternoon. He has been booked into Yolo County Jail on charges of attempted assault with a deadly weapon,...
View ArticleMurder verdict delivered in stabbing death of local farmer
WOODLAND — Rejecting the defendant’s claims of self-defense, a Yolo County jury convicted Heder Migoya of second-degree murder Monday for the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife’s new boyfriend last...
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