Applications accepted for 9th annual Yolo DA Citizens Academy
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is accepting applications for its ninth annual Citizens Academy, an eight-week journey designed to involve diverse communities in mutual learning about the...
View Article‘Covered in blood’: Lake County man arrested after Yolo crime spree
A Lake County man was arrested Tuesday following an afternoon crime spree in Winters and Esparto during which he allegedly stole several cars, burglarized homes and tried to carjack a teacher at...
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Former Davis woman mourned; husband arraigned for alleged DUI crash
WOODLAND — Family and friends of an Esparto couple gathered outside a Yolo County courtroom Wednesday, grieving for a former Davis woman killed in a suspected drunken-driving crash, and for her husband...
View ArticleDavis police seek suspect IDs in commercial burglary
The Davis Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying several suspects in a commercial burglary that occurred earlier this month. Officers responded shortly after midnight on Tuesday,...
View ArticleSheriff’s detectives seek new clues in 2018 homicide
WOODLAND — Who killed John “Mike” Hawk? More than a year and a half after Hawk’s murder, Yolo County sheriff’s detectives are seeking fresh clues as to who fatally shot the 80-year-old inside his rural...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly threatening school staff
Davis police arrested a man Thursday after he allegedly threatened staff members at a local elementary school. According to Lt. Art Camacho, officers were summoned at about noon to the Willett...
View ArticleMulti-vehicle crash snarls I-80 traffic near Davis
A freeway wreck on Interstate 80 west of Davis snarled traffic for hours Friday after a big-rig crashed through the center divider, leading to additional collisions on the other side, according to the...
View ArticlePerson found dead inside burning Davis house
Davis fire crews battling a structure fire Saturday morning on North Campus Way found a deceased person inside the residence, according to the Davis Police Department. Scant information was available...
View ArticleNorthern Recycling settles waste mismanagement allegations
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced it has reached a settlement with Northern Recycling in a civil enforcement action for ongoing mismanagement of its green waste composting facility...
View ArticleMan who died in Davis house fire identified
The man found dead Saturday inside a burning North Campus Way house has been identified as Evan Plaisted-Graman, a 37-year-old Davis resident, Yolo County coroner’s officials said. His death has been...
View ArticleAlert witness leads cops to suspect in bike-theft attempt
Davis police are crediting an alert witness with the arrest of man on prowling and attempted theft charges Sunday night. According to a Davis Police Department Facebook post, dispatchers received a...
View ArticleBullets fired at house, car in Woodland
A series of shootings that have plagued Woodland since last fall continued Tuesday night with gunfire that struck a house and a car, police said. Sgt. Dallas Hyde said officers responded at about 8:40...
View ArticleWoodland resident accosted by unknown suspect
Woodland police are investigating a suspicious incident in which a woman reported being accosted by an unknown suspect outside her home Thursday night. Sgt. Dallas Hyde said the incident was reported...
View ArticleMan arrested for suspected vehicle arson
A man is facing arson charges in connection with a car fire that occurred Thursday in a downtown Davis parking structure. Firefighters were summoned shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday to the parking...
View ArticlePolice still seeking information about burglary suspects
A group of suspects that burglarized a Davis automotive business last month appears to have struck again in Woodland and Roseville, prompting the Davis Police Department to issue another plea for the...
View ArticleNew resident deputy assigned to Capay Valley
Making good on one of his campaign promises, Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez has assigned a resident deputy to the Capay Valley jurisdiction. Deputy Reiko Matsumura will be introduced at a welcome...
View ArticleUPDATE: Machete found; suspect still at large
UPDATE: Davis and UC Davis police issued the following updates regarding an alleged machete-wielding suspect at about 1:10 p.m. Monday: “Machete has be found, subject is still outstanding. There is no...
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Court hearing set for man charged with five infant deaths
WOODLAND — A week-long preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing his five infant children will be held in late May in a Yolo County courtroom. Paul Allen Perez faces five counts of murder with...
View ArticleDriver in fatal freeway crash makes plea deal
WOODLAND — Facing a potential murder conviction for a freeway crash that killed a 5-year-old boy last year, a Sacramento man admitted to lesser charges that will result in a 19-year prison term,...
View ArticleWoman robbed in North Davis
Davis police are seeking a suspect who robbed a woman, possibly at knifepoint, Wednesday morning in North Davis. According to a Davis Police Department news release, the woman was confronted at about...
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