Missing man found in rural Yolo County
A retired fire chief who went missing from El Dorado County earlier this week was found safe Thursday in Yolo County, sheriff’s officials said. Relatives reported 62-year-old Merlin Kelly Turner, a...
View ArticleRobbery suspects end up empty-handed in Woodland
Woodland police responded to a pair of strong-arm robberies earlier this month, one of which resulted in an arrest, officials reported Friday. An 80-year-old woman was the target of the first incident,...
View ArticleTwo arrests in one day for man accused of arson, vandalism
A man found himself under arrest twice in a single day last week after several alleged acts of arson and vandalism, according to the Davis Police Department. Franklin Anthony Christopher, a 40-year-old...
View ArticlePlea deal reached for driver in fatal Winters crash
An Esparto man will serve probation and jail time for a February drunken-driving crash that resulted in his wife’s death, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Joshua Douglas Muller,...
View ArticleCourtyard Healthcare employee suspected of elder abuse
Davis police arrested an employee of a local skilled-nursing facility this week on suspicion of elder abuse. Eric Keahi Guerzon, 26, was taken into custody shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday at Courtyard...
View ArticleYolo courts uphold emergency bail schedule
After a week of receiving input from justice partners, civic leaders and members of the community, the judges of Yolo Superior Court voted unanimously to maintain the emergency bail schedule adopted...
View ArticleWinters-area crash claims Alameda couple’s lives
An Alameda couple have been identified as the victims of a solo fatal vehicle collision that occurred Monday southeast of Winters. Officers from the Solano-area California Highway Patrol reported...
View ArticleWoodland native Eric Zane appointed city’s new fire chief
Eric Zane, a fifth-generation Woodland resident, has been appointed the next fire chief for the city of Woodland, interim City Manager Ken Hiatt announced this week. Zane, a 15-year veteran of the...
View ArticleCOVID theft case resolves with mental health treatment plan
WOODLAND — The man accused of unlawfully taking a possible COVID-19 specimen from Sutter Davis Hospital made a plea agreement Tuesday that will provide him with intensive mental-health treatment. Shaun...
View ArticleCollision injures driver, topples tree
The Davis police and fire departments responded to the scene of a vehicle collision that downed a tree in the road Tuesday afternoon. According to the Davis Fire Department, a pickup struck the tree...
View ArticleNorCal gas stations pay $340K to employees after feds find labor violations
SACRAMENTO — After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Darshan Mundy — owner of seven Sacramento, California-area gas stations — has paid $340,470 in back wages...
View ArticleCity terminates assistant fire chief, citing management clash, funding woes
Dennis Reilly, Davis’ assistant fire chief, was fired from the Davis Fire Department last month in part over his “incompatibility in management styles” with Fire Chief Joe Tenney, The Davis Enterprise...
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Woodland man granted clemency for 2007 gang shooting
A Woodland man who has spent nearly half his life in custody for his role in a 2007 gang-related shooting gained a swifter opportunity for parole Friday after Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted his state...
View ArticleAttempted murder charges filed in Woodland shooting
A Woodland couple faces attempted murder and other charges in connection with a September 2019 shooting in Woodland, in addition to their pending charges from a separate shooting that occurred less...
View ArticleDavis police station vandalized
Davis police are investigating an act of vandalism at their own station Saturday morning. According to Lt. Art Camacho, unknown suspects threw rocks and chairs through several windows into the front...
View ArticleMan arrested on threats, battery charges
A man was booked into the Yolo County Jail on threats and battery charges Friday morning following an alleged altercation with city workers and police officers outside the Veterans Memorial Center....
View Article‘Guilty’: Golden State Killer admits to statewide rape, murder spree
SACRAMENTO — A plea deal Monday brought a swifter path to justice for victims of the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist as the long-elusive suspect admitted to dozens of violent crimes, including...
View ArticlePolice station vandalism suspect arrested; mental health treatment sought
Saturday’s vandalism at the Davis police station was one of three crimes carried out that day by the same suspect, who had been released from jail hours earlier after being arrested the day before,...
View ArticleCrash kills driver in rural Yolo County
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a solo vehicle crash near Capay that took the driver’s life early Wednesday morning. Roland Salas, 57, of Suisun City, died at the scene of...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting mother
Davis police reported Thursday the arrest of a 20-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his mother earlier this week. Lt. Art Camacho said the incident initially involved a vandalism report Monday...
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