New charge pending for onetime human trafficking suspect
Spared a lengthy prison sentence last fall after admitting to his unlawful sexual relationship with an underage Winters girl, a former Contra Costa County man could wind up back behind bars. Jeremiah...
View ArticleFive arrested following Rumsey cannabis burglary
Yolo County sheriff’s deputies arrested five people early Thursday morning on suspicion of burglarizing a cannabis cultivation site near the rural town of Rumsey. Sgt. Matt Davis said deputies were...
View ArticleWoodland man convicted of vehicular manslaughter
A Woodland man is facing six years in prison following his conviction last week on gross vehicular manslaughter charges, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Tyler McLean, 24,...
View ArticleWoodland police seek suspects in arson fire spree
About 15 suspected arson fires have been set in Woodland in the past two months, and police are looking for the person or people responsible. The fires have damaged or destroyed vehicles, trees and...
View ArticleFormer softball coach accused of sexual assault
A former softball instructor has been extradited from Arizona to Yolo County to face allegations that he sexually assaulted two girls last year, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office reported....
View Article‘It was my way of life’: Deaf mom seeks return of specialized bike
Sarah Waegli finally had her independence. Born deaf and diagnosed with tunnel vision that affects her peripheral sight and sense of balance, the Davis mom just last month got a specialized...
View Article‘It was my way of life’: Deaf mom seeks return of specialized bike
Sarah Waegli finally had her independence. Born deaf and diagnosed with tunnel vision that affects her peripheral sight and sense of balance, the Davis mom just last month got a specialized...
View ArticleNo probation violation for Bessolo-Marsh
WOODLAND — A Yolo County judge has declined to revoke the probation status of a Sacramento man who was found to have a live ammunition round in his bedroom during a recent probation search. Jeremiah...
View ArticleVandalism continues at Putah Creek reserve
Vandals continue to strike the UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve’s recreation and picnic area. The damage includes the burning of the last two wooden picnic tables at the site, as well as a...
View ArticleCrash sends car onto railroad tracks
Two motorists escaped injury Wednesday morning when their cars collided on Second Street near Cantrill Drive, the impact sending one vehicle onto the nearby railroad tracks. Davis police Lt. Paul...
View ArticleOne dead, two hurt in Yolo County collisions
One person died and two others were injured Wednesday following separate vehicle crashes in the county, according to the California Highway Patrol. The first collision occurred at about 11:25 a.m. on...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after swinging axe in public
Davis police responded this week to reports of a man wielding an axe on an East Davis street. Lt. Paul Doroshov said the 51-year-old man was swinging the axe in the area of Fifth and L streets when...
View ArticleHearing to determine murder suspect’s mental competency
WOODLAND — The mental competency of a Yolo County murder suspect remains in question, and a court hearing has been scheduled for late May to settle the issue. Chandale Shannon Jr., who is facing...
View ArticleMore Davis crimes alleged in NorCal Rapist case
SACRAMENTO — Five new charges stemming from a 1997 sexual assault in Davis have been filed against Roy Charles Waller, the suspect in the NorCal Rapist case that now encompasses nine victims in six...
View ArticleTrial kicks off in fatal Knights Landing shooting
WOODLAND — There’s no question that Martin Bermudez fatally shot a man. But did his actions amount to murder? Yolo County prosecutors say yes, that the 17-year-old Bermudez willfully, deliberately and...
View ArticleFormer Woodland woman graduates from Mental Health Court
A Sacramento woman has been the ninth person to graduate from Yolo County’s Mental Health Court, her success celebrated during a March 5 ceremony. Ashley Crimmins, 29, a Woodland native, plans to...
View ArticlePolice see uptick in car burglaries
The Davis Police Department has reported a rash of car break-ins in some West and North Davis neighborhoods. “Since March began, just 11 short days ago, there have already been seven reported vehicle...
View ArticleFive cited for selling tobacco for minors in Davis sting
Investigators from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office conducted 27 undercover decoy operations in Davis over the weekend, citing five individuals for the illegal sale of tobacco products to...
View ArticleWoman arrested for DUI, child endangerment
An Elk Grove woman is facing drunken driving and child endangerment charges for allegedly driving while intoxicated with children in her car, Davis police reported Tuesday. Alisha Deann Baker, 38, was...
View ArticleThree sentenced in Knights Landing homicide case
WOODLAND — Two men were sentenced to state prison and a third placed on probation last week for their roles in a Knights Landing altercation that led to a shooting death. Trevor Morgan and Armando...
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