Police investigate Motel 6 robbery
An armed robbery reported last week at a South Davis motel remains under investigation as officers try to track down the alleged victim, Davis police said Monday. The robbery occurred at about 7:20...
View ArticleGoing home: DNA science solves decades-old coroner cases
WOODLAND — A year after she joined the Yolo County Coroner’s Office in 2005, Deputy Coroner Laurel Weeks was assigned the agency’s John and Jane Doe cases, projects to work on during down moments that...
View ArticleTrial set for suspect in Woodland postal-truck carjacking
WOODLAND — A Sacramento woman accused of using a carjacked postal-service truck to lead authorities on a high-speed pursuit last month is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 1. Adina Rae Voorhees, 44, has...
View ArticleBody found in West Sac waterway ID’d
The man whose body was found in the Deep Water Channel south of West Sacramento earlier this month has been identified as Terry Lewis, 62, of Dos Palos, Yolo County coroner’s officials said. A boater...
View ArticleSheriff’s deputies bust illegal marijuana grow
A search warrant served at a Dunnigan property Thursday morning resulted in three arrests and the seizure of more than 1,100 illegally grown marijuana plants, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office reported....
View ArticleFire damages under-construction G Street restaurant
A rooftop fire damaged an under-construction restaurant in downtown Davis on Thursday evening, the Davis Fire Department reported. Initial reports came in at 5:45 p.m. of flames on the roof at Mt. BBQ...
View ArticleDA warns of Costco phone scam
Special to The Enterprise Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig is warning residents to be wary of fraudulent, scam phone calls where the caller pretends to be from Costco Wholesale and offers a...
View ArticleWoodland woman surrenders as suspect in Fairfield homicide
By Ian Thompson McNaughton Newspapers FAIRFIELD — The woman wanted in the city’s most recent homicide was in custody Thursday night, less than 12 hours after police named her as a suspect. Iyesia S....
View ArticleDA: No death penalty sought for now in missing teens’ case
WOODLAND — At this point, Yolo County prosecutors do not plan to seek the death penalty in the double-homicide case involving two missing teens, Enrique Rios and Elijah Moore, both presumed dead after...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Circle K robbery
Davis police arrested two Yolo County teens in connection with an armed robbery at Circle K early Monday morning. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers were dispatched at about 2 a.m. to the Lake Boulevard...
View ArticleDavis man charged with kidnapping girlfriend
A Davis man has pleaded not guilty to carjacking, kidnapping and other charges stemming from the allegedly abduction of his girlfriend in Woodland last week, authorities said. Jeffery Lynn Edwards, 40,...
View ArticleRussell Boulevard attacks lead to robbery, vandalism charges
A 40-year-old woman faces robbery and vandalism charges after allegedly attacking another woman and damaging a UC Davis campus ministry building last week, Davis police reported Monday. Kelly Marie...
View ArticleWoman found dead in Woodland massage parlor
A homicide investigation is underway following the discovery of a woman’s body inside a Woodland massage business Tuesday evening, police said. According to Sgt. Dallas Hyde, the body of the adult...
View ArticleArrest made in slaying of Woodland massage worker
WOODLAND — Woodland police announced Thursday afternoon the arrest of a 27-year-old man in connection with this week’s homicide of a massage worker. Rohail Sarwar, a Woodland resident, was booked on a...
View ArticleDouble-murder suspect’s mental competency questioned
WOODLAND — With a trial date looming, the attorney for one of three defendants in a Yolo County double-homicide case halted his client’s court proceedings Friday by questioning his competency to stand...
View ArticleMore charges for Davis robbery suspects
Two Yolo County men arrested on suspicion of robbing the Circle K convenience store in West Davis last week are facing new charges, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced. Kevin Anthony...
View ArticleGrass fire burns north of Davis
Fire crews from four agencies battled a four-acre grass fire Sunday night north of Davis. Capt. Richard Moore of the Davis Fire Department said the fire broke out shortly before 10 p.m. along County...
View ArticleWoodland homicide suspect pleads not guilty to murder, weapon charges
WOODLAND — A Woodland man accused of fatally stabbing a massage worker pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and use of a deadly weapon Monday in Yolo Superior Court. Rohail Sarwar, speaking through...
View ArticleDavis police seek burglary suspect
A Davis woman was injured while trying to detain a burglary suspect last week, police reported Monday. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, officers responded at about 4:15 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of...
View ArticleDriver injured in County Road 102 collision
One person was injured Monday when a big-rig and a sport-utility vehicle collided on County Road 102 northeast of Woodland, the California Highway Patrol reported. Officer Rodney Fitzhugh said the...
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