Crash kills motorcyclist near Guinda
A solo crash claimed the life of a motorcyclist Tuesday morning near the Capay Valley town of Guinda, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim died at the scene of the crash, which...
View ArticleWoodland police make assault, weapon arrests
It was a busy day Tuesday for Woodland police, whose morning began with an alleged assault on officers and ended with the investigation of a neighborhood shooting, according to reports. Sgt. Dallas...
View ArticleVictim of fatal motorcycle crash ID’d
Yolo County coroner’s officials have identified the victim of Tuesday’s fatal motorcycle crash in the Capay Valley as Andrew Hoffert, 61, of Lucerne in Lake County. According to the California Highway...
View ArticleSuspicious fire damages slain officer’s Fifth Street memorial
Davis police are on the search for an arsonist who set fire to a Fifth Street memorial honoring slain Officer Natalie Corona, the incident occurring during National Police Week and two days before...
View ArticleWoman robbed of camera while taking grad’s photos
A local graduate already denied a traditional ceremony also had their graduation photos stolen Tuesday in a South Davis robbery that remains under investigation. According to Davis police Lt. Art...
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Woodland man graduates virtually from Addiction Intervention Court
Woodland resident Steven Scharl successfully graduated from Yolo County’s Addiction Intervention Court last week, the Department 14 celebration conducted virtually on the Zoom platform. When the...
View ArticleWoman robbed on South Davis bike path
A woman reported being robbed at gunpoint Sunday night by a man posing as a bicyclist in distress, according to Davis police. Lt. Art Camacho said the woman was using the Putah Creek bike path near...
View ArticleSleepy drive-through customer arrested on drug, weapon charges
Davis police arrested a man on drug- and weapon-related charges Saturday after he reportedly fell asleep in a restaurant drive-through lane. Officers made contact with 32-year-old Brian Warner at about...
View Article‘Person of interest’ sought in Woodland homicide
The Woodland Police Department released a sketch Tuesday of a man they described as a “person of interest” in a January homicide. Isaac Carlos Morales, 20, of Woodland, was fatally shot on the night of...
View ArticleScam alert: Swindlers prey upon COVID-19 fears
While many people have rallied to help others in response to COVID-19, there are others trying to make money off of the fear and uncertainty surrounding it. The Federal Trade Commission and Federal...
View ArticlePolice solve several Davis burglary, stolen-property cases
Davis police made several arrests for burglary and possession of stolen property this week, solving several unrelated cases in which local residents and businesses allegedly had their belongings...
View ArticleCHP out in force for Memorial Day weekend
As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) continues to encourage essential travel only and physical distancing for all Californians. However, those who do plan to...
View ArticleCOVID crisis brings out charity scams
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that people have bonded together and helped their neighbors in their time of need. Charities across the country have stepped up to fill these needs, while others have...
View ArticleVideo captures Davis burglary suspect
Davis police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect caught on video burglarizing a local business last week. Posted to the Police Department’s Facebook page on Tuesday, the video shows...
View ArticleFire season returns
This week’s warm-weather streak brought with it multiple vegetation fires, several of which the Davis, UC Davis and Woodland fire departments battled along southbound Highway 113 during a two-hour...
View ArticleHeated park encounters end in arrests
Hot temperatures sometimes bring out the worst in folks, as evidenced by a pair of incidents Winters police responded to Tuesday evening at a downtown park. It all began at about 5:45 p.m., when...
View ArticleVideo comes in handy during burglary investigations
Security video helped Davis police nab two suspected burglars this week, though in one case they got a little help from the suspect himself. Joseph Arthur Lopez, 24, of Davis, is alleged to have...
View ArticleHit-and-run crash leads to DUI arrest
Woodland police say a man had a blood-alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit when he caused a hit-and-run collision on Main Street on Tuesday afternoon. A surveillance camera at the...
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On top of it
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a residence in the 2300 block of Glacier Place on Thursday morning, May 28. Davis and UC Davis fire crews responded shortly...
View ArticlePedestrian injured by hit-and-run driver
The hunt is on for a hit-and-driver who struck and seriously injured a pedestrian north of Woodland early Thursday morning. California Highway Patrol Officer Rodney Fitzhugh said officers were alerted...
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