U.S. Marshals Service joins hunt for Winters slaying suspect
Say goodbye What: Memorial service for Leslie Renne Pinkston When: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 Where: St. Anthony Catholic Church, 511 Main St., Winters Memorial fund: Has been established in her name at...
View ArticleDavis police seek suspect in assault attempt
Davis police are searching for the suspect in a sexual-assault attempt Tuesday night in South Davis. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the attack occurred at about 9:40 p.m. near the intersection of Mace...
View ArticleWoodland man indicted on child-pornography charges
A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday against Raul Gonzalez, 40, of Woodland, charging him with production of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced....
View ArticleWinters gunman still on the loose
The search for a Winters murder suspect marked its fourth day Thursday with local and federal authorities still trying to determine the whereabouts of William Carl Gardner III. Gardner is charged with...
View ArticleDrug lab causes blast, fire in Woodland garage
Woodland police say it was a clandestine drug-manufacturing operation that caused an explosion and fire in a residential garage Thursday night. The events unfolded shortly after 7:30 p.m. at 87 Utah...
View ArticleApril trial for Davis pair charged in elder-abuse death
A Yolo Superior Court judge has set an April trial for a Davis mother and son facing criminal charges after an elderly, mentally challenged man died while in their care. Darlene Roberta Mattos, 78, and...
View ArticleReward offered for murder suspect’s capture
The Winters Volunteer Firefighters Association has joined the call for an arrest in last week’s murder of Leslie Pinkston, offering $1,000 for information leading to the capture of the Winters woman’s...
View ArticleWoman reports assault in downtown home
A woman reported being sexually assaulted by a stranger Saturday morning at her downtown Davis home, police reported Monday. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the incident occurred at about 10:20 a.m. in the 200...
View ArticleWoodland police warn of ‘robo-call’ scam
Woodland residents have recently been receiving a new “robo-call” that is a scam, according to the Woodland Police Department. The phone number being used is 805-570-6779. The voice implies that a...
View ArticleFamily disputes victim’s role in alleged killer’s jail release
By Lauren Keene and Debra DeAngelo A day after celebrating their loved one’s life at a memorial service, family and friends of Winters murder victim Leslie Pinkston questioned reports that the slain...
View ArticlePolice searching for missing Davis woman
UPDATE: Rosemary Pearl has been found safe, Davis police announced shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. Davis police are seeking the public’s help to find a 65-year-old local woman whose family reported...
View ArticleTank-trailer thief crashes, causes diesel fuel spill
Yolo County environmental health workers were on the scene Monday of a weekend tank-trailer crash that spilled an estimated 200 to 300 gallons of diesel fuel in a rural area south of Davis, according...
View ArticleBoy, 14, dies in Clarksburg crash
A 14-year-old Clarksburg boy died Sunday morning in a vehicle accident in which his older brother was at the wheel, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. Tyler Uslan was a passenger in a Dodge...
View ArticleWoodland man dies in I-5 crash
A crash along Interstate 5 in Sacramento claimed the life of a 29-year-old Woodland man on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Reports indicate Adam Robert Gunther was traveling...
View ArticleFormer Woodland city worker pleads no contest to embezzlement
A former Woodland city employee accused of bilking the Woodland City Employees Association coffers of more than $36,000 between 2009 and 2012 pleaded no contest to a felony embezzlement charge Tuesday...
View ArticleWoodland police seek armed robbery suspect
Woodland police are seeking a suspect who robbed a Cash for Gold employee of her purse Wednesday morning. Sgt. Steve Guthrie said the woman was unlocking the front door of the business at 78 W. Court...
View ArticleGarzon sentencing delayed until January
WOODLAND — The sentencing hearing in a Davis hate-crime case has been postponed until January while attorneys determine whether a plea agreement reached earlier this fall needs to be revised. Clayton...
View ArticleDefense attorney takes aim at DA press release
A Davis woman was sentenced to three years of probation Wednesday in connection with a 2011 incident in which she struck her boyfriend with her car outside the man’s Woodland home. Elena Lund-Tessler’s...
View Article2 crashes, 2 arrests for DUI
Two separate crashes in Yolo County on Wednesday resulted in drunken-driving arrests, according to the California Highway Patrol. Curtis Lee Asby, 42, of Davis, was arrested following a 12:15 p.m....
View ArticleProsecutor resigns after DUI arrest
A prosecutor resigned last month from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office following his October arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence in Solano County. Sulaiman Tokhi, who had...
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