Davis cops arrest three for burglaries
Three local men have been arrested in connection with a series of residential burglaries, according to the Davis Police Department. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the arrests stemmed from an ongoing...
View ArticleBurglars target Woodland electronics store
Woodland police are investigating a burglary that cost an electronics store thousands of dollars in losses. Sgt. Brett Hancock reported that officers were dispatched at 12:50 a.m. Thursday to Best Buy,...
View ArticleWinters murder suspect allegedly caught with weapon
The man accused of gunning down his former girlfriend in downtown Winters may face additional charges after allegedly being caught with a makeshift weapon inside the Yolo County Jail. William Carl...
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Former cop’s rape case now in jury’s hands
WOODLAND — No one, not even his own lawyer, disputes that Sergio Alvarez is a disgrace to the West Sacramento police force. But whether the former patrol officer used his power of authority to sexually...
View ArticleFire destroys vehicle on I-80
A driver whose sport-utility vehicle caught fire on Interstate 80 near Davis on Friday night escaped injury, but the car was a total loss, according to the Davis Fire Department. Division Chief Bruce...
View ArticleMan reports daytime assault at Woodland park
Woodland police are seeking the suspect in a daylight assault at a Cottonwood Street park. Sgt. Brett Hancock said officers were dispatched at 10:50 a.m. Monday to Woodside Park, 1615 Cottonwood St.,...
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UCD students hailed for actions at fire scene
The day began as it normally did for UC Davis students Nick Balardi and Mark Goering — a 5:15 a.m. departure from their campus dorm on Russell Boulevard to catch a ride to crew practice in West...
View ArticleRuling due on Marsh murder confession
A Yolo Superior Court judge is slated to rule this week whether a Davis teen’s alleged confession to the brutal murders of an elderly couple should be a part of the defendant’s upcoming trial...
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Defense lawyer enters Yolo judicial race
SACRAMENTO — A criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor has joined the race for Yolo Superior Court judge, saying his roles on opposing sides of the law offer him unique qualifications his...
View ArticleDavis homicide suspect faces new assault allegations
A jailhouse scuffle has led to additional charges being filed against a Davis woman already accused of drowning her daughter. Aquelin Crystal Talamantes was scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on...
View ArticleJury in former officer’s rape case still deliberating
WOODLAND — Jurors in the case of a former West Sacramento police officer accused of sexually assaulting women while on duty completed their seventh day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a...
View ArticleRural bomb scare affects county roads, airport traffic
Rural roadways were shut down and runway traffic at Sacramento International Airport rerouted for several hours Tuesday as Yolo County sheriff’s deputies and the county bomb squad investigated a...
View ArticleNot-guilty plea entered to jail assault charges
WOODLAND — A Davis homicide suspect pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new charges involving her alleged assault on two correctional officers at the Yolo County Jail. The new case against Aquelin Crystal...
View ArticleFormer Dixon coach gets probation, jail time
A former youth sports coach from Dixon convicted of having sex with an underage girl was given jail time and probation this week but he won’t have to register as a sex offender, according to the Yolo...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized following J Street crash
Davis police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident early Wednesday in which a Davis woman crashed her car into a house. Assistant Chief Darren Pytel said the 26-year-old woman...
View ArticleUnited Cerebral Palsy program reeling from iPad thefts
A crucial skill-building program at the United Cerebral Palsy Association’s adult day center in Woodland has been derailed with the recent thefts of 13 iPads from the nonprofit care provider’s offices....
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Marsh confession admissible, Yolo judge rules
WOODLAND — One by one, the Yolo Superior Court judge addressed the arguments for keeping a Davis murder suspect’s alleged confession out of court, from the ruse that got the teen to the police station...
View ArticleMan gets life term for 2006 robbery-murder
WOODLAND — There was no shortage of tears in a Woodland courtroom this week, shed not only by the family of a murder victim but also the man convicted of killing him. Relatives of Alfonso Prado wept...
View ArticleWoodland man pleads guilty in federal child-porn case
A Woodland man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges Tuesday, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Kyle Michael Hall, 24, also could...
View ArticleSmall plane crashes near Dunnigan
Two people escaped unharmed Wednesday night after their small aircraft crashed into a field near Dunnigan in northern Yolo County, officials said. The Dunnigan Fire Protection District reported that...
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