Five DUI warrant offenders arrested
Some people think if they don’t show up for a court hearing, the police won’t have the manpower to come find them. Motorists who have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs...
View ArticleRobbery turns violent; suspects sought
A robbery-turned-assault Saturday afternoon left one victim with a facial laceration, and Davis police are still searching for the suspects involved. The incident began when a pair of Davis residents...
View ArticleSecond judge recused in Marsh homicide case
WOODLAND — A second Yolo Superior Court judge has been recused from the case of a 16-year-old Davis boy accused of killing an elderly couple earlier this year. This time, it was the Yolo County...
View ArticleNeighbor arrested following alleged assault
Davis police arrested a 52-year-old man Sunday on suspicion of assaulting an elderly neighbor. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said officers were summoned at about 12:30 a.m. to Outer Circle in the Rancho Yolo...
View ArticleApartment fire displaces residents; captain injured
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a South Davis apartment complex fire that resulted in the injury of a fire captain after he fell off the building’s second story. Residents of...
View ArticleStudy: Cops can safely round up guns, effect on crime unknown
Detectives in two California counties successfully took hundreds of guns away from those with domestic violence restraining orders against them with little trouble, according to a recently published UC...
View ArticleSpeed, alcohol don’t mix for Davis man
A Davis man already on probation for drunken driving racked up another DUI arrest Saturday morning after being caught speeding on Interstate 80, according to the California Highway Patrol. Salvador A....
View ArticleHorses die in CR 102 crash
Two horses died early Saturday morning after being struck by a vehicle on County Road 102 north of Davis, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The crash occurred at about 12:50 a.m. when...
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Two injured in F Street apartment fire
The Davis Police Department has joined the probe of Monday’s fire at an F Street apartment complex that left two young adults hospitalized with burn injuries. “We’re assisting (the Fire Department) in...
View ArticleWinters murder suspect headed for Yolo court
Three weeks after his arrest in Las Vegas, a Winters murder suspect is back in Yolo County and due in court Friday afternoon. William Carl Gardner III, 30, is scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m....
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No plea yet for Winters murder suspect
WOODLAND — The man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in Winters was arraigned Friday on charges that could bring the death penalty if he is convicted. William Carl Gardner III showed no...
View ArticleDUI task force tallies holiday arrests
A holiday crackdown on impaired driving by Yolo County’s Avoid the 8 task force resulted in 60 DUI arrests over a 20-day period, authorities announced Friday. The arrests were the result of sobriety...
View ArticlePolice seek suspect in carjack attempt
Davis police are investigating an attempted carjacking that occurred Sunday in South Davis. According to Lt. Glenn Glasgow, the victim was attempting to back out of a parking stall in the 1600 block of...
View ArticleAlleged garage distillery under investigation
A West Davis home was the subject of police activity over the weekend after someone reported finding signs that the garage was being used as an illegal alcohol distillery. Officers were summoned at...
View ArticleYolo deputy fires weapon during pursuit incident
A Yolo County sheriff’s deputy fired two shots at a vehicle whose armed driver rammed the deputy’s patrol car following a high-speed pursuit Sunday night, according to reports. No one was injured...
View ArticleAccident kills pedestrian, snarls traffic
A pedestrian fatality on Highway 50 in West Sacramento this morning snarled commute traffic for several hours. The vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident occurred just east of the Interstate 80 interchange...
View ArticleVictim of carjack attempt cautions others to ‘be aware’
The victim of Sunday night’s attempted carjacking in South Davis says he never expected to be the target of such a frightening crime. “Be aware. This kind of thing can happen in Davis — it just did,”...
View ArticleDavis man ID’d as victim of fatal collision
A 25-year-old Davis resident was the victim of Tuesday’s fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident in West Sacramento, according to Yolo County coroner’s officials. Bryson Rush Labourdette is believed...
View ArticleTwo men convicted of Dunnigan murder attempt
Two Kern County men face spending the rest of their lives in prison following their convictions on attempted murder and other charges, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Separate...
View ArticleMoped driver hurt in crash
One person was hospitalized Tuesday following a collision between a car and a moped in downtown Davis, police and fire officials said. The crash occurred at about 2:45 p.m. at Fifth and E streets,...
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