Jonathan Froste changes plea in teen murder case
WOODLAND — Days away from trial, a suspect in the disappearances of two Yolo County teens unexpectedly changed his plea Friday morning, pleading no contest to second-degree murder for his role in the...
View ArticleIDs released in two fatal Yolo County collisions
Yolo County coroner’s officials released Friday the names of two people who died in recent collisions — a vehicle crash on County Road 98 and a car-versus pedestrian collision on Interstate 5, both of...
View ArticleJonathan Froste: ‘I will pay for my crimes’
In a jailhouse interview with The Davis Enterprise, Jonathan “Jay” Froste broke his public silence Friday about the night of Elijah Moore’s murder, hours after pleading no contest to a second-degree...
View ArticleAnother occupied home burglarized at UCD
An occupied residence at UC Davis burglarized on Sept. 7 was targeted again early Saturday morning — the latest in a rash of thefts that have occurred while the residents were home asleep, UCD police...
View ArticleTrial confirmed in missing-teens homicide case
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge confirmed the start of next week’s trial in the case of two missing and presumed dead Yolo County teens, with only one of the four defendants likely to face a...
View ArticleWoman’s body found in Putah Creek
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found last week in Putah Creek west of Winters. Sgt. Matt Davis said the...
View ArticleDavis woman killed in crash
A 36-year-old Davis woman was killed Sunday in a solo vehicle collision in rural Yolo County, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday. Cristina Gonzales Rios was at the wheel of a vehicle that...
View ArticlePolice investigate pair of robberies
Davis police are seeking suspects in two robberies that occurred in recent days. A 61-year-old Fairfield man contacted police at about 1 a.m. Tuesday from Interstate 80 and Mace Boulevard, saying he...
View ArticlePutah Creek body ID’d as Vacaville woman
The 23-year-old woman whose body was found in Putah Creek near Winters last week has been identified as Amber Leanne Port of Vacaville, Yolo County coroner’s officials said Wednesday after notifying...
View ArticleUPDATED: Arrest made in NorCal Rapist case with Davis, Woodland ties
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert and Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn will hold a press conference this morning to announce a "major development" in the case of the NorCal...
View ArticleWhole Foods, others settle environmental lawsuit
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Thursday that Yolo County Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Warriner has ordered Whole Foods Market California Inc. and two related entities to pay...
View ArticleFroste murder case goes to trial; doctor finds codefendant mentally incompetent
WOODLAND — The trial in the case of two missing and presumed dead Yolo County teens got underway Monday morning with just one of the original four defendants, while a second was found by a psychologist...
View ArticleCharges upheld in Woodland massage-worker homicide
WOODLAND — Two hours after Woodland police were alerted to a brutal stabbing homicide at a local massage parlor, Rohail Sarwar reportedly placed a phone call to his boss, Israr Ahmad. Sarwar had...
View ArticleDriver killed in I-80 crash
A motorist was killed Tuesday morning when a box truck struck a tree along Interstate 80 in Davis, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on westbound I-80...
View ArticleLaptops stolen from downtown coffee shop
Davis police are seeking two suspects who stole laptop computers from their owners Tuesday night at Peets Coffee on E Street. “Initial information is that they grabbed at least two laptops from people...
View ArticlePolice investigate suspicious man at park
A man who reportedly attempted to lure away two boys at a West Davis park on Monday is being investigated by the Davis Police Department. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, the two boys said they were...
View ArticleThieves snatch laptops at Davis, Dixon coffee shops
Several Davis residents have fallen victim to an apparent regional robbery spree in which the suspects snatch laptops from right under their noses. The strong-arm robberies — at least five over the...
View ArticleGovernor signs bill limiting adult-court prosecutions for teens
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a Senate bill that prohibits California prosecutors from petitioning for young offenders ages 14 and 15 from being tried in adult criminal court — a...
View ArticleSuspects rob, assault victims on UCD campus
UC Davis police issued a crime alert Sunday following a robbery at a campus parking lot. According to the alert, the crime occurred at 4:10 a.m. Sunday in Lot 47 at 601 La Rue Road, where the victims...
View ArticleDaniel Marsh transfer hearing begins in Yolo courtroom
WOODLAND — After being transferred from a San Diego prison to the Yolo County Jail back in July, Daniel Marsh underwent an intake interview to assess whether he needed mental-health services. The...
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