Yolo DA: COVID theft suspect impersonated CDC worker
WOODLAND — The man accused of taking a possible COVID-19 specimen from Sutter Davis Hospital last weekend impersonated an employee from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, his...
View ArticlePrice gouging ‘top priority’ for DA’s fraud division
Yolo County prosecutors say they’ve received around two dozen complaints of price-gouging triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, with markups for high-demand products such as toilet paper and hand...
View ArticleAnnual tribute to crime victims canceled
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in an effort to follow Yolo County’s current shelter-in-place order, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has canceled its 14th annual Crime Victims’ Tribute...
View ArticleCatalytic converter thefts on the rise again
While many people have been sheltering in place during the coronavirus crisis, at least one group has not — catalytic converter thieves. The Davis Police Department reported Friday that it has received...
View ArticleSocial-distancing violation complaints ramp up countywide
Stay at home, people. If you must go out, keep your distance already. That’s the message the Davis Police Department — and law-enforcement agencies countywide — issued Friday afternoon after getting...
View ArticleThree displaced by URC fire
A fire displaced three people from their apartments Friday at the University Retirement Community in West Davis, according to the Davis Fire Department. The 5:45 p.m. blaze started in the kitchen of a...
View ArticleYolo courts eye ‘return to normal’ starting in early May
The Yolo Superior Court is laying the groundwork for expanding its services in early May — hearing more cases while still abiding by social distancing rules implemented due to the coronavirus pandemic....
View ArticleTeen fatally shot in West Sacramento
For the second time in four months, West Sacramento police are investigating a shooting that took a teenager’s life. The 17-year-old male, whose name had not been released by Yolo County coroner’s...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in freeway crash
A motorcyclist suffered broken bones and other injuries in a crash Saturday afternoon on westbound Interstate 80 in Davis, according to the California Highway Patrol and Davis Fire Department....
View ArticleReleased with zero bail, car theft suspect allegedly reoffends — twice
A Woodland auto theft suspect released from Yolo County Jail under California’s emergency zero-bail order found himself back in custody on multiple felony charges this week, including allegations that...
View ArticleGuns stolen in county burglary; two arrested
Two Woodland residents face burglary and weapon-related charges after allegedly stealing multiple firearms in a rural Yolo County break-in. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office reported in a Facebook post...
View ArticleDavis burglary investigations yield three arrests
Davis police arrested three people in connection with two unrelated burglaries reported earlier this week. The first arrest occurred late Tuesday morning after officers responded to a commercial...
View ArticleWest Sacramento homicide victim ID’d
A 17-year-old boy fatally shot in West Sacramento last Friday night has been identified as Christopher Gomez, according to the Yolo County Coroner’s Office. Gomez, a West Sacramento resident, suffered...
View ArticleYolo DA marks 10th anniversary of High-Tech Crimes Unit
It was 10 years ago this month when Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig implemented his vision to create a central hub to forensically examine digital evidence in order to efficiently bring...
View ArticleCars burglarized at UCD riparian reserve
A rash of vehicle burglaries at UC Davis’ riparian reserve has campus police reminding people to avoid leaving valuables inside their cars. UCD spokesman Andy Fell said five victims filed burglary...
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‘This virus is no joke’: Davis firefighter details battle with COVID-19
Luis Parrilla took all the right safety precautions. The Davis Fire Department captain, whose job puts him in daily contact with medical patients, religiously followed the measures his department put...
View ArticleCar passenger injured in shooting near Winters
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a drive-by shooting that injured a vehicle passenger north of Winters on Friday. Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Jimenez said the shooting occurred at about 1:30...
View ArticleYolo DA warns of pandemic-triggered real estate scams
Some Yolo County residents are feeling the burden of financial strain as a result of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place ordinance that was established in March, and many have found themselves out of work as...
View ArticleWoman shot in Yolo; suspect arrested
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a woman injured and a suspect arrested following an hour-long standoff early Saturday morning. Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Jimenez said the...
View ArticleDan Wolk appointed to Yolo Superior Court
Dan Wolk, a former mayor of Davis, was appointed Tuesday to the Yolo Superior Court bench, one of 14 new California judges tapped by Gov. Gavin Newsom across the state. Wolk, 42, has served as a deputy...
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