Retrial debated in Davis assisted-suicide case
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge is expected to rule Thursday whether there will be a second trial in a Davis homicide case. A jury in May convicted 38-year-old James Elron Mings of attempted...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint Friday in rural Yolo County
The Woodland California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday night in the unincorporated area of Yolo County. “DUI is a public safety problem, and sobriety checkpoints are a...
View ArticleTwo Woodlanders killed in Stockton-area crash
Two Woodland residents were among three people killed Friday morning in a San Joaquin County collision that has the at-fault driver facing second-degree murder charges, according to the California...
View ArticleYolo County DUI task force plans end-of-summer crackdown
From now through the Labor Day weekend, police, sheriff and California Highway Patrol officials will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk...
View ArticleNeighbor’s call leads to vandalism arrests
Police say an alert neighbor’s report led to the arrests of two Solano County men after they allegedly tried to break into a Drake Drive home. Sgt. Frank Tenedora said the neighbor called police at...
View ArticleHay bale fires considered ‘suspicious’ in nature
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of two haystack fires that sent smoke drifting into the Davis city limits Saturday. Division Chief Paul Swanson said the fires were reported within...
View ArticleHigh-speed chase lands Woodland man in jail
A 20-year-old Woodland man was jailed Sunday night after allegedly leading a California Highway Patrol officer on a high-speed pursuit. CHP Officer Cindy Leal said Alejandro S. Leon caught the...
View ArticleBig losses tallied in ‘suspicious’ haystack fires
The two fires that destroyed two large haystacks over the weekend resulted in an estimated $50,000 loss to the property owners involved, according to the Davis Fire Department. Fire investigators have...
View ArticleThree hurt in area crashes
Three people were hospitalized Friday following their involvement in separate crashes, the Davis Fire Department reported Monday. Fire crews used “jaws of life” equipment to extricate an 88-year-old...
View ArticleCops look for carjacking witnesses
Davis police are seeking possible witnesses to a carjacking that occurred early Tuesday morning in the Wildhorse neighborhood. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the suspect is known to the female victim, who was...
View ArticleCounty targets real estate fraud
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, in conjunction with the Yolo County Association of Realtors, announces the launch of the Yolo County Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team. This advisory board was...
View ArticleWinters man arrested for possession of metal knuckles, DUI
A Winters man was arrested for possession of metal knuckles and driving under the influence after being stopped at a DUI checkpoint in Winters early Saturday. Davis police, who assist the Winters...
View ArticleDavis man arrested for breaking protective order, domestic violence
A Davis man was arrested Friday after breaking an emergency protective order and getting into a fight with his girlfriend at their shared residence. Davis police received a call at 3:30 p.m. about a...
View ArticleDavis man arrested for possession of metal knuckles
A Davis man was arrested for possession of metal knuckles Monday after Davis police officers discovered the weapon during an investigation of a family disturbance. Just after 5:30 p.m., officers...
View ArticleDavis man caught with meth, stun gun
A Davis man was arrested Monday after police found him in possession of methamphetamine, hydrocodone and several illegal weapons. At about 2:15 p.m. at the 1800 block of E. Eighth Street an officer...
View ArticleUC Davis police investigate hate crime, vandalism
UC Davis police are investigating an overnight spate of vandalism on campus as a hate crime after an unknown suspect wrote a racial slur on a chalk board in Dutton Hall in the midst of breaking dozens...
View ArticleVehicle rollover on I-5
A West Sacramento woman driving Northbound on Interstate 5 early Tuesday rolled her vehicle after crashing it into the side of the highway. At approximately 8:25 a.m., Nichole Valencia, 27, was driving...
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Long fight looms for Yolo crews at Rim Fire
He missed his 5-year-old son Owen’s first day at Korematsu Elementary School, but Shawn Kinney had an excuse better than most. Kinney, a Davis Fire Department division chief, was wrapping up a 24-hour...
View ArticleCarjacking suspect arrested
Police on Wednesday arrested an alleged carjacker still driving a Ford Mustang stolen in Wildhorse on Aug. 19. According to Davis police Lt. Glenn Glasgow: At about 1 a.m., an officer spotted the car...
View ArticleVictim: Dog swiped from inside home
A Davis man told police that on Monday his dog was stolen from inside his house on the 400 block of East Eighth Street. According to police: a 23-year-old man said that between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.,...
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