Car stop leads to drug, vehicle theft arrest
A routine vehicle stop early Thursday led to an arrest and the recovery of a stolen car, Davis police said. Lt. Tom Waltz said during a 1 a.m. stop of a Ford Expedition in the 4600 block of Second...
View ArticleMarsh lawyers seek June trial date
WOODLAND — The attorneys for a Davis teen accused of murder want their client’s trial moved from April to June, but prosecutors say that won’t happen without a fight. “I don’t believe there is good...
View ArticleChild hospitalized after pulled from swimming pool
A 2-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday following a near-drowning incident at Davis Athletic Club, according to the Davis Fire Department. Division Chief Bruce Fry said the child was at the bottom...
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Arson suspected in Central Park fire
A favorite Central Park gathering spot was damaged Sunday night by a suspected arson fire, according to the Davis Fire Department. Crews were dispatched at about 8:40 p.m. to a report of a small fire...
View ArticleCrashes lead to DUI arrests
Two Davis women were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving following separate accidents over the weekend, the Davis Police Department reported. Elizabeth Cody Durham, 25, was taken into custody at...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Winters murder suspect
WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has obtained a grand jury indictment for the man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in downtown Winters last November, three weeks...
View ArticleDelay in Davis murder trial granted
WOODLAND — Attorneys for a Davis teen accused of killing an elderly couple prevailed Thursday in having the boy’s trial postponed from April to June, despite objections from the case’s prosecutors....
View ArticleBicyclist’s death hits home with local riders
As he does each week, David Joshel biked Putah Creek Road east of Winters on Thursday, a day after a hit-and-run collision on the well-known route claimed the life of a 72-year-old cyclist from Alamo....
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Woodland murder suspect arrested; ‘person of interest’ still at large
Woodland police have apprehended one of two people linked to the March 18 stabbing death of a 33-year-old man. Julio Demetrio Gayton, 26, was taken into custody Friday morning after police received an...
View ArticleLengthy sentences handed down in Dunnigan murder attempt
The second of two men convicted of attempted murder and other crimes in connection with a Dunnigan ambush was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in prison, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office...
View ArticleMan arrested for punching Davis café clerk
A store clerk was punched Friday just outside the Barista Brew Café in the 400 block of G Street in downtown Davis, police report. Described as a Davis transient, Marc Duncan, 40, entered the café...
View ArticleDowntown crash leads to DUI arrest
A Davis man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday night after crashing his truck into a tree, police said. Eric Garcia, 27, was taken into custody following the 10:50 p.m. collision at...
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Yolo DA receives $807,000 in Lowe’s civil settlement
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with 31 other California district attorneys and two city attorneys, announced Wednesday that Lowe’s Home Centers have been ordered to pay $18.1 million...
View ArticleWoodland murder suspect enters not-guilty plea
WOODLAND — The suspect in a fatal Woodland stabbing pleaded not guilty to a felony murder charge during his arraignment hearing Wednesday in Yolo Superior Court. Julio Demetrio Gayton, 26, requested...
View ArticleCrash injures big rig passenger
A Woodland man was hospitalized with major injuries Wednesday following a big-rig crash on Old River Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Eduardo Gasca, 46, was a passenger in the big rig...
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Target shoplifting sprees investigated
Authorities say a Woodland pair arrested for allegedly stealing merchandise from Target in Davis could be linked to more than a dozen thefts from the retail store’s Woodland and Davis locations....
View Article205-year prison term for former West Sac cop
WOODLAND — Disgraced former police Officer Sergio Alvarez was sentenced Friday to 205 years to life in state prison, moments after his estranged wife called for “strict and swift” punishment for the...
View Article8th annual Crime Victims’ Tribute set for Tuesday
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office will host the eighth annual Crime Victims’ Tribute on Tuesday, with crime victims, community leaders, victim advocates, prosecutors, law enforcement officers...
View ArticleTrial begins in alleged elder-abuse death
WOODLAND — It was the stench that first assaulted Jennifer Davis’ senses. “There was a very strong odor of urine and an overall odor I would describe as rot — a filthy odor,” Davis, a Yolo County...
View ArticleDavis man faces drug, resisting arrest charges
Erratic behavior led to the arrest of a 29-year-old Davis man on drug and resisting-arrest charges Tuesday night in Winters, the California Highway Patrol reported. Officer Cindy Leal said Christopher...
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