Police arrest knife-wielding man
Davis police arrested a Suisun man on assault charges early Sunday after he allegedly brandished a knife inside Woodstock’s Pizza. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the suspect had fled by the time officers...
View ArticleCar v. train crash leads to DUI arrest
An Elk Grove man lost not only his freedom Sunday morning following a drunken driving arrest, but also his car when it totaled by a freight train. California Highway Patrol officers say Roberto...
View ArticlePolice: Assault may have been hate crime
A weekend assault that left a Davis man hospitalized is being investigated as a hate crime, Davis police said Monday. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the victim, who is in his 30s, may have been targeted over...
View ArticleFire damages El Macero club’s loading dock area
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged an area of the El Macero Country Club late Tuesday morning. Spokeswoman Evelyn George said the department received a report...
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Woman dies after car plunges into Sacramento River
A West Sacramento woman who managed to call 911 before her car sank into the Sacramento River on Wednesday morning was found dead in the vehicle after it was pulled from the murky water off Old River...
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UCD chemistry researcher back in court
WOODLAND — The former UC Davis chemistry researcher accused of making explosives inside his campus apartment made his first out-of-custody court appearance Thursday. Dressed in a coat and tie,...
View ArticleDavis man, 19, arrested in hate-crime beating case
A Davis teen already facing assault charges in Solano County was arrested Thursday in connection with last weekend’s brutal beating of a gay man on I Street. Clayton Daniel Garzón, 19, was taken into...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in crash
A motorcyclist was hospitalized Thursday after colliding with a vehicle at a northeast Davis intersection, according to the Davis police and fire departments. Davis police Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the...
View ArticleD.A.’s Office warns of door-to-door scammers
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has received several recent reports of door-to-door salespeople who may be targeting senior citizens in Woodland. These salespeople are ignoring clearly...
View ArticleDavis man linked to robbery of Woodland woman, 81
Woodland police say a Davis man is responsible for the robbery of an 81-year-old woman last fall and has been detained in North Carolina on unrelated charges. Ramsey Lee Spivey, 42, allegedly fled from...
View ArticleMan allegedly resists arrest, ditches illegal pipe in Davis
Police arrested 27-year old Jose Meza, a Sacramento resident, after he allegedly tried to evade police and discard his drug paraphernalia early Saturday in downtown Davis. The incident began at 1:15...
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Hate crime victim: I’ll be more vigilant
SACRAMENTO — Lawrence “Mikey” Partida’s days begin at 7 a.m. with a shower, a once-simple task that for now requires the assistance of hospital staff. From there, he goes to rounds of physical,...
View ArticleHigh-speed chase, then a search, end in suspect’s arrest
A 24-year-old Sacramento man was arrested Sunday evening after allegedly leading authorities on a high-speed chase from Interstate 80 into Davis before crashing his vehicle and setting off a three-hour...
View ArticleWoodland police investigate robbery
Woodland police are seeking two suspects who attacked and robbed a man early Sunday morning. Sgt. Aaron Delao said officers were summoned at about 4:40 a.m. Sunday to Woodland Memorial Hospital, where...
View ArticleSuspicious device in Woodland disrupts school, fire station
A Woodland fire station was evacuated and students at a nearby school displaced Monday after a well-meaning citizen brought a suspicious device to the station, police said. Sgt. Tom Davis said the...
View ArticlePolice: Woodland man stabs sleeping wife
A Woodland man faces attempted murder and child endangerment charges after allegedly stabbing his wife in the chest early Wednesday morning as she lay sleeping next to the couple’s young daughter....
View ArticleDavis man arrested on robbery, burglary charges
Davis police arrested a 42-year-old man Tuesday night on suspicion of robbing the Davis Food Co-op. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said employees called police 10:20 p.m. to report that a man had forced his way...
View ArticleYolo DA pursues hate-crime charges in Davis beating
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has filed battery, assault and criminal threats charges against a Davis teen in connection with last week’s beating of a gay man on I Street. Each count...
View ArticleYolo DA seeks $500,000 bail in Davis hate crime case
Calling the defendant “an extreme danger to the community,” the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday filed a motion to increase the bail for Davis hate crime suspect Clayton Daniel...
View ArticleApril date set for Davis murder trial
WOODLAND — Davis murder suspect James Elron Mings is scheduled to go to trial in late April, although which Yolo Superior Court judge will hear the case remains unclear. Mings, 38, is accused of...
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