Police: Mother threatened to harm baby
Davis police arrested a South Davis mother Thursday following a tense standoff during which the woman was within reach of a knife, authorities said. Sinyu Shih, 29, was taken into custody at the...
View ArticleSketch of South Davis assault suspect released
Davis police have released a sketch of the suspect in a Nov. 19 sexual-assault attempt in South Davis. The attack occurred at about 9:40 p.m. near the intersection of Mace Boulevard and El Macero...
View ArticlePolice chief staying in Davis
Landy Black is staying put. The Davis police chief was one of six finalists for chief of the Chandler, Ariz., Police Department. But following interviews last month, Chandler went with a more local...
View Article$86,000 grant supports DUI enforcement tactics
The Davis Police Department will administer a recent $86,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to deal with impaired driving in Yolo County. “Drunken and drugged driving remains the...
View ArticleWoman charged with felony battery
A Davis woman was arrested Friday for attacking her husband with a wooden spoon. Police were called to the 900 block of Cranbrook Court late Friday night after neighbors reported hearing screaming from...
View ArticleScooter boy victim of hit-and-run
A 12-year-old Davis boy was the victim of a hit-and-run Friday, when he was clipped by a black car while crossing the street on his scooter. Around 6 p.m., the juvenile was crossing E. Eighth Street on...
View ArticlePsychologist finds Davis mother competent for trial
WOODLAND — Court proceedings for a Davis woman accused of drowning her daughter resumed Monday in light of a psychologist’s report that found Aquelin Crystal Talamantes mentally competent to stand...
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Winters murder suspect caught in Las Vegas
The three-week hunt for an alleged killer led authorities Monday to Las Vegas, where the man suspected of killing his former girlfriend in Winters was apprehended early this morning following a...
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Police, prosecutors await alleged killer’s extradition
WINTERS — A tip, followed by “good old-fashioned detective work” helped authorities track down the man wanted on suspicion of slaying his ex-girlfriend in Winters, law-enforcement officials said at a...
View ArticleWinters murder suspect due in Nevada court
The suspect in a Winters homicide was due to appear in a Clark County, Nev., courtroom this morning to answer to charges of being a fugitive, and to begin the process of extraditing him back to Yolo...
View ArticleMan arrested after confrontation with deputy
A West Sacramento man was arrested on resisting charges Tuesday following a confrontation with a Yolo County sheriff’s deputy in Woodland, officials said. The incident occurred at 11:45 a.m. at First...
View ArticlePolice seek runaway teen
The Davis Police Department is asking the public for their help in locating a missing juvenile. Issac Flores, a 13-year-old Davis resident, was reported missing on Nov. 27 in the late evening hours. He...
View ArticleYolo DA warms of ‘IRS’ phone scam
The Yolo County District Attorney is warning citizens about a computer-generated telephone call from someone claiming to be an officer from the Internal Revenue Service. The official-sounding call was...
View ArticleFoursome who robbed man sought
Davis police are seeking the suspects in a robbery that occurred early Sunday morning in East Davis. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the victim was walking along a greenbelt in the 3000 block of Fifth Street at...
View ArticleSwastika on school track investigated
The Davis Police Department is investigating a reported hate incident at Holmes Junior High School. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said that, sometime over the weekend, someone drew a swastika in the dirt on the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in crash
A motorcyclist was hospitalized with major injuries Monday after colliding with a car near downtown Davis, police and fire officials said. The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. at the intersection of...
View ArticleExtradition date set for Winters murder suspect
The suspect in last month’s Winters homicide has a scheduled extradition date of Dec. 30, authorities confirmed Tuesday. William Carl Gardner III, 30, was taken into custody in Las Vegas on Dec. 10,...
View ArticleDUI task force plans holiday crackdown
Extra patrols, sobriety checkpoints and a warrant/probation sweep will separate the naughty from the nice as Yolo County’s “Avoid the 8″ task force embarks on its winter holiday DUI enforcement...
View ArticleRetired fire chief ordered to pay $43K in attorney fees
Davis’ former fire chief has been ordered to pay just over $43,000 in legal fees stemming from the release earlier this year of an unredacted ombudsman’s report about troubles at the Davis Fire...
View ArticleThree arrested in stolen-property probe
An investigation into a series of residential burglaries led to the arrests of three people last week for allegedly possessing stolen property, Davis police said. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers served...
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