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Solano Sheriff’s Office arrests third teen in violent robberies
FAIRFIELD — A third teen suspected in a pair of armed robberies along Putah Creek Road in rural Solano County, each of which ended with the victim shot, was arrested Tuesday morning in Fairfield....
View ArticleJudge’s ruling sends teen’s murder case to adult court
WOODLAND — Jesus Campos belongs in adult court for his alleged role in the presumed deaths of two Yolo County teenagers, ruled a Yolo Superior Court judge who called the 19-year-old an “active and...
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Study finds drop in recidivism rate
By Ben Christopher CALmatters When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to disgorge tens of thousands of inmates from its overcrowded prison system in 2011, Justice Antonin Scalia warned in his...
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Local students explore legal field in Yolo’s ‘DA for a Day’ program
For the second year in a row, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and the UC Davis Early Academic Outreach Program co-hosted the two-day “DA for a Day” program on June 19 and 20. EAOP is an...
View ArticleDNA technology reveals suspect in 1994 Davis greenbelt rape
Authorities announced Monday the arrest of a suspect in several decades-old crimes in the Sacramento region, including the brutal 1994 sexual assault of a UC Davis student on a South Davis greenbelt....
View ArticlePedestrian killed on Highway 50 in West Sacramento
A man was struck and killed early Friday morning while attempting to cross Highway 50 in West Sacramento on foot, according to the California Highway Patrol. Yolo County coroner’s officials identified...
View ArticleArbuckle robbery suspects at large after pursuit into Yolo County
Two suspects in a Colusa County bank robbery remain at large following a pursuit that ended in Yolo County, authorities said. According to a news release from Colusa County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matthew...
View ArticleTenney named Davis fire chief
The city of Davis announced Monday that it has named Joe Tenney as its new fire chief. Tenney comes to the position with more than 30 years’ experience as a firefighter, including nearly 20 years with...
View ArticleFire damages Mace Ranch home
One person was treated for minor smoke inhalation at a Mace Ranch home damaged by fire Sunday night, according to the Davis Fire Department. Fire officials said residents of the Alicante Street house...
View ArticleTrial ordered for driver in fatal I-5 crash
WOODLAND — Witnesses to a fatal Yolo County crash all gave similar accounts, describing a speeding car darting erratically around multiple vehicles before rear-ending a truck carrying a Woodland couple...
View ArticleCatalytic converter thefts on the rise — again
The first in a trio of thefts happened in March, discovered when Mia started up her partner’s 2005 Toyota Prius. “It sounded like a go-cart,” Mia said of the roaring noise that followed. The culprit: a...
View ArticleNew county police unit nabs two drug suspects
A newly formed Yolo County Special Investigations Unit arrested two Woodland men Friday following searches at two residences in that city. Comprising detectives from the Yolo County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleWoodland man injured in shooting
Woodland police are investigating a shooting that injured a man early Sunday morning. Sgt. Dallas Hyde said the incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. after the 25-year-old victim was followed on foot...
View ArticleAssault between brothers ends with both hospitalized
Davis police are investigating an assault Monday night between two brothers that involved a standoff and led to both men being hospitalized. It began shortly before 7 p.m. at a residence in the 1800...
View ArticleYolo sheriff issues phone-scam warning
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a phone scam in which the caller claims to be an official from the Sheriff’s Office. According to several citizens targeted by the scam, the...
View ArticleGarbage hauler injured in rollover
A garbage-truck driver sustained minor injuries Wednesday morning when his vehicle overturned at the Yolo County Central Landfill, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Rodney Fitzhugh...
View ArticleWhat was that ‘boom’ sound? Not us, says PG&E
A loud “boom” sound that shook houses and frightened people and pets alike over a wide stretch of Davis on Wednesday night was not the result of a blown electrical transformer, a PG&E spokeswoman...
View ArticleTrial underway for accused massage-parlor killer
WOODLAND — The day before he allegedly stabbed a Woodland massage worker to death, Rohail Sarwar revealed an aggressive side his mistress said she never knew existed. It was Aug. 20, 2018, and the...
View Article‘I know what you did’: Davis killer gets earful from victim’s family,...
WOODLAND — Spared a murder trial and life sentence in prison, Hayley Katherine Gilligan faced her day of reckoning Friday as relatives of Jamie Kinseth, the longtime boyfriend she shot and killed last...
View ArticleWinters police nab parolee at large following manhunt
A parolee at large who eluded Winters police Friday morning was located and taken into custody that afternoon, the Winters Police Department reported on its Facebook page. Carlos Juarez III, 39, was...
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