Missing Davis man found safe in Lake County
A Davis man missing since April 13 has been found safe, just over a week after getting lost in the Lake County wilderness following a car accident, his family said Monday. Daniel Brian Thompson, 25,...
View ArticleCHP: Alcohol to blame for rural crash
A Dixon man faces felony drunk driving charges following a Sunday-morning crash that injured both him and his passenger, according to the California Highway Patrol. Cyle W. Harris, 20, was driving a...
View ArticleDavis murder investigation continues ‘with a vengeance’
Davis police continue to sift through numerous leads — some more promising than others — as their search for the killer of an elderly couple enters its second week. “We’re pursuing with a vengeance...
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Yolo DA honors crime victims, heroes
WOODLAND — The evening of April 10, 2012, started out like any other for Magdalena Marquez. After closing up her family’s check-cashing business in Woodland, Marquez deposited the day’s receipts at the...
View ArticleSuspects sought in campus robbery
Two men were robbed of their wallets and cell phones early Sunday on the UC Davis campus, according to a crime alert bulletin issued this week. According to the bulletin, the two victims were walking...
View ArticleMan jailed after allegedly punching Woodland officer
A 23-year-old Woodland man was jailed Tuesday after allegedly attacking a motorcycle officer in what police are calling a “spontaneous crime of opportunity.” Sgt. Steve Guthrie said the assault...
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Neighborhood Court brings restorative justice concept to Davis
Each year, the Davis and UC Davis police departments collectively issue more than 1,000 citations for low-level misdemeanors and infractions, sparking a process that can result in multiple court...
View ArticleResidential burglary suspect wanted
Davis police are searching for Luis Miramontes, 24, in connection with several residential burglaries that occurred in Davis earlier this year. Miramontes is described as a Hispanic male with dark hair...
View ArticleTrial testimony highlights alleged confession
WOODLAND — James Elron Mings arrived at the Davis police station wearing dingy clothes and with long, disheveled blond hair, talking of love, charity and the virtue of putting others’ needs before...
View ArticleWoodland police investigate robbery
Woodland police are investigating the city’s second knifepoint robbery in three days. A 24-year-old Bellflower man reported being robbed at about 1:10 p.m. Wednesday while sitting in his vehicle...
View ArticleCrash flips car near post office
A two-car crash on Pole Line Road near Fifth Street on Wednesday sent one vehicle onto its roof but caused no injuries, Davis police said. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said a vehicle traveling northbound on Pole...
View ArticleGrand jury: Yolo jail facing challenges under prison realignment
California’s public safety realignment measure has significantly changed the inmate dynamics at the Yolo County Jail, according to a Yolo County Grand Jury report released this week. As a result, staff...
View ArticleHomeless man stabbed in Woodland
Woodland police are investigating the stabbing of a homeless man on Saturday night. Sgt. Aaron Delao said officers were dispatched shortly after 11:30 p.m. to the 900 block of Court Street, where a...
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Davis couple honored by Sacramento DA
SACRAMENTO — For more than eight years, Davis residents Jane and Dale Wierman attended every court hearing for Richard Hirschfield, the man convicted last fall of kidnapping and murdering UC Davis...
View ArticleAttorney: Mings ‘set up’ in assisted suicide case
WOODLAND — Stricken with diabetes and a host of other ailments, Kevin Gerard Seery sought an exit to his suffering and misery, the attorney for his accused killer said Monday in Yolo Superior Court....
View ArticleBank protesters get community service for blockade
A UC Davis professor and 11 students pleaded guilty on Monday to a disturbing the peace infraction for their role in protests that resulted in U.S. Bank closing its Memorial Union branch. In a plea...
View ArticlePolice explore links between Davis, Calaveras County slayings
The ongoing investigation into last month’s double homicide in South Davis recently had Davis police detectives looking to Calaveras County for possible answers. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the April 27...
View ArticleNo DUIs during sweep; two nabbed for suspended licenses
During the Cinco de Mayo “Avoid the 8” DUI saturation patrol, the Yolo County law-enforcement team conducted 32 vehicle stops, put seven drivers through a series of field sobriety tests but made no...
View ArticleMings takes witness stand in assisted-suicide trial
WOODLAND — Within days of first meeting in the fall of 2011, Kevin Seery and James Elron Mings spent hours in conversation, delving into subjects ranging from science fiction to telepathy to the...
View ArticlePolice to investigate allegations of racial profiling
The Davis Police Department’s Professional Standard Unit launched an investigation this week to determine exactly what occurred when a Davis police officer questioned an African-American resident in...
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