Sheriff’s Office seeks suspect in Winters-area homicide
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation into last week’s drive-by shooting near Winters, which killed a man. Coroner’s officials have not publicly identified the victim, who died...
View ArticleYolo DA: Sheltering in place brings online ‘sextortion’ risk
Many individuals have been ordered to shelter-in-place and work from home due to the COVID-19 virus. While this may be an adjustment for some, for others it is an opportunity to prey on those most...
View ArticleFederal probe launched in Davis mail thefts
Who is stealing the mail in Davis? That’s what local residents want to know after reports surfaced earlier this week that someone may have obtained a copy of the master key that opens Davis’ “cluster”...
View ArticleAccused COVID-19 specimen thief back in jail, charged with new crimes
A homeless man who allegedly posed as a federal employee to steal a possible COVID-19 specimen from Sutter Davis Hospital is back in custody, accused of committing new crimes just days after being let...
View ArticleBank, police thwart kidnapping scam
Alert bank employees and Davis police stopped an apparent scam in its tracks this week, the incident involving an elderly man who believed his granddaughter had been kidnapped. According to Lt. Art...
View ArticleCouple kidnaps and robs local man, blaming COVID-19 ‘distress’
A kidnapping and robbery investigation is underway in Davis after a local man said two strangers forced him to drive to his bank and withdraw money, according to police. The unusual incident was...
View ArticleUCD graduate ID’d as driver who veered of Bay Area cliff
A UC Davis graduate has been identified as the driver of a sport-utility vehicle captured on camera driving off a cliff along Highway 1 south of San Francisco several months ago. Tracey Ivori Sinclair,...
View ArticleConvicted Davis killer denied parole
A Board of Parole Hearings panel denied release this week to a former Bay Area man who is serving a 20-year state prison term for his role in a 2004 South Davis homicide, according to the Yolo County...
View ArticleWinters homicide victim ID’d, but not publicly
Yolo County sheriff’s officials say they’ve identified the man killed in last month’s drive-by shooting near Winters, but haven’t made that information public due to the ongoing investigation. “The...
View ArticleSacramento man convicted of evading police in high-speed pursuit
A Yolo Superior Court judge sentenced a 27-year-old Sacramento man to three years’ probation and 328 days in county jail for his role in a November high-speed pursuit from Woodland to the Sacramento...
View ArticleHome not so sweet for alleged burglar
A man is facing burglary and other charges after Davis police say they caught him occupying a house that didn’t belong to him. Billy Johnson, 29, was taken into custody Wednesday evening after the...
View ArticlePolice warn of possible armed man on South Davis greenbelt
The Davis Police Department issued the following alert Sunday: Today at about 6:30 a.m., the Davis Police Department responded to a report of a male subject who was possibly armed with a rifle walking...
View ArticlePolice arrest man on burglary, theft charges
An alarming sight in North Davis led to the arrest of a man on burglary and theft charges Monday, police said. At about 3 p.m., the Davis Police Department received reports of a man in the area of F...
View ArticleMan reports home-invasion robbery
A man reported being tied up and held at gunpoint Tuesday morning in his West Davis home, police said. Lt. Art Camacho said the man, a Pinnacles Place resident, reported being awakened at about 6 a.m....
View ArticleProtect your children online during COVID-19 crisis
The current COVID-19 crisis is one we face together with care, collaboration and creativity. The following information will help you protect your children against online criminal activity while they...
View ArticleSome crimes up, others down during shelter-in-place order
Statistics released by the Davis Police Department this week show upticks in several crimes since the start of the coronavirus shelter-in-place order, including burglaries, robberies and auto thefts....
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Two out of three arrested for assault
Two people were jailed and a third remains at large in connection with a baseball-bat and pipe beating that occurred Tuesday in Davis, police announced Thursday evening. One of the suspects was...
View ArticleSuspect sought in bike-trailer robbery
Davis police say a man is wanted for robbery after threatening a theft victim with a knife. The alleged theft occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday on Drew Circle, where the suspect stole a bike...
View ArticleSnatched soda leads to burglary arrest
An allegedly stolen can of soda landed a man in jail on burglary charges, Davis police reported this week. Cole Pacific Gaskell, 33, was taken into custody Friday evening, shortly after someone...
View ArticlePair plead not guilty to Davis man’s beating
While Davis police continue their search for an at-large assault suspect, his two alleged accomplices pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges Monday during a Yolo Superior Court hearing. Jose...
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