UC Davis student identified as suspect in Arden-Arcade shooting
Shooting spree at Afghan market in Sacramento left three dead UC Davis student Hassibullah Shams Hassib, 33, was identified Wednesday by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as the man suspected of...
View ArticleCHP programs highlight bike, pedestrian, motorcycle safety
The California Highway Patrol recently announced a stepped-up focus on pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle safety through two new programs funded by the state Office of Traffic Safety. To help support...
View ArticleMan injured in Woodland shooting
Woodland police are seeking the suspect in a shooting that left the victim with an arm injury. According to Sgt. Victoria Danzl, officers were dispatched at about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday to reports of...
View ArticleFamily dispute leads to Woodland police standoff
A large police presence assembled in response to a criminal threats incident on a Woodland cul-de-sac last week, but ended about two hours later with no injuries or arrests, officials reported Friday....
View ArticleWoman pleads not guilty to West Sacramento homicide
The suspect in a West Sacramento homicide remains in Yolo County Jail custody while awaiting word whether the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office can represent her in court. Esther Garcia, 53,...
View ArticleTeen sisters reported missing in Woodland
The Woodland Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating two teenage sisters who went missing Friday evening. Rorie Yubeta, 13; and Ralynn Yubeta, 14; were last seen together in the area...
View ArticleDrive-by paintball shootings cause injuries, property damage
Davis police are investigating a series of reports of people being shot at with paintball guns while bicycling and driving through the city over the past several days, some of the incidents resulting...
View ArticleDavis police searching for hit-and-run driver
Davis police are on the lookout for a motorist who was involved in a hit-and-run collision that injured a bicyclist Tuesday morning. According to a news release, officers responded at about 11:50 a.m....
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Virtual candlelight vigil will honor missing Yolo County teen
This Saturday marks the four-year anniversary of Lola Rios Gutierrez’s worst nightmare — the disappearance of her teenage son Enrique Rios, now presumed murdered along with his friend Elijah Moore....
View ArticleFormer Davis PD officer’s court appearance postponed
Wednesday’s scheduled arraignment of a former Davis police officer accused of embezzlement was postponed for a week at the prosecution’s request. Trevor Anthony Edens, 46, is charged with...
View ArticleFired Yolo sheriff’s sergeant claims retaliation, discrimination in federal...
A former Yolo County Sheriff’s Office sergeant filed a federal lawsuit Friday against his onetime employer, saying he was terminated from the agency last month “for opposing sexual harassment and...
View ArticleMan convicted of luring preteen girl for sex
A Yolo County jury convicted a 29-year-old Sacramento man last week of luring a 12-year-old girl to have sex with him via social media. The jury heard evidence that Taylor Lewis Gholar met the victim...
View ArticleYolo court selects new presiding judges
The judges of Yolo Superior Court have elected Judge Daniel P. Maguire to serve as presiding judge and Judge David W. Reed as assistant presiding judge for 2021-22. Their terms will begin Jan. 1. The...
View ArticleVehicle theft, drug flushing lead to arrests by sheriff’s deputies
Yolo County sheriff’s deputies had a busy shift last Thursday night, arresting two men for possessing a stolen vehicle and another pair on drug-related charges, according to posts on the agency’s...
View ArticleDavis police officer pulls driver from burning car
A motorist may owe her life to a Davis police officer who pulled her from the burning wreckage of her car Saturday night, the Davis Police Department said Monday in releasing video of the incident....
View ArticleFormer Davis police officer arraigned on embezzlement charge
A former Davis police officer accused of embezzlement made his first appearance Wednesday in Yolo Superior Court, where he pleaded not guilty to the allegations that led to his resignation from the...
View ArticleAfter four decades, cops solve case of missing Woodland woman
Tom Wulff was away at basketball camp the night his mother, Dolores, vanished from the family’s rural Woodland home. He recalls returning home a couple of days later and having a conversation with his...
View ArticleWinters police confiscate guns after Davis brandishing
Winters police arrested a Woodland man and two teens — confiscating multiple firearms in the process — following reports of a gun-brandishing incident in Davis. According to a Winters Police...
View ArticlePair sentenced to probation for Davis bat, pipe beating
A Woodland woman received probation and jail time Thursday for her role in a three-on-one beating in Davis that left the victim hospitalized. Norma Linda Gentry’s sentence was the result of a plea...
View ArticleWoodland teen arrested for hit and run — times 6
Woodland police arrested an 18-year-old man on impaired driving and hit-and-run charges early Friday morning after he allegedly struck six parked cars. According to Sgt. Victoria Danzl, officers were...
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