Police warn of latest phone scam
The Davis Police Department issued a warning Monday regarding a phone scam in which the caller seeks victims’ personal information and wired funds. During the calls, someone identifies themselves as...
View ArticleFire damages car rental office
An Enterprise Rent-A-Car employee was treated for smoke inhalation Monday, the result of a small fire that damaged the agency’s South Davis office. Davis Fire Department Capt. Joe Tenney said crews...
View ArticleDavis police say ‘stop’ to red-light cameras
Red-light cameras in Davis have been given the, well, red light. Outdated technology, soured public sentiment and changing enforcement tactics prompted the Davis Police Department to abandon the...
View ArticlePolice still seeking owners of stolen bikes
The suspect in dozens of bike thefts from the city of Davis and the UC Davis campus last fall has been charged with grand theft and possession of stolen property. Matthew Brazelton, 32, pleaded not...
View ArticleFormer Davis man gets 9-year term for sword attack
A former Davis man convicted for a 2013 samurai-sword attack on his wife was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in state prison. Charles Haig Guenther, 37, received his sentence in San Luis Obispo...
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Two found dead of apparent shooting in West Davis home
A seven-hour police standoff in West Davis ended tragically early this morning with the discovery of two bodies inside a Glacier Drive home. Davis Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel confirmed this...
View ArticleThree nabbed in counterfeiting probe
Davis police arrested three Bay Area men this week as part of an investigation into the use of counterfeit bills at local stores. Lt. Paul Doroshov said the probe by the police department’s Special...
View ArticleWoodland police warn of kidnapping phone scam
Woodland police say they have recently fielded numerous reports regarding a kidnapping telephone scam. Sgt. Brett Hancock said the suspect in this scam calls from a blocked telephone number and claims...
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Motive for murder-suicide remains a mystery
Grief, shock and confusion continued to plague two families on Saturday as they struggled to understand what caused a West Davis man to fatally shoot his friend and roommate, then turn the gun on...
View ArticleSolo crash kills Woodland man, 22
A 22-year-old Woodland man was killed Sunday morning when his vehicle ran off County Road 98 west of Davis. California Highway Patrol officers say Khawar Ghaffar was at the wheel of a Mercedes E350...
View ArticleBrief delay sought in Woodland mother’s murder case
WOODLAND — The Woodland woman accused of murdering her infant son appeared briefly Monday in Yolo Superior Court, but only to have a new court date set. Yolo County Public Defender Tracie Olson, the...
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Coroner confirms West Davis deaths were murder-suicide
Autopsies performed on the man and woman killed in a West Davis shooting last week confirmed the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide, Yolo County coroner’s officials announced Monday night....
View ArticleAppellate court to rehear Yolo concealed-weapon permit case
A federal appellate court has ordered a rehearing of a case involving Yolo County’s longtime concealed-weapon permit policy, which calls for residents to first demonstrate “good cause” before obtaining...
View ArticleSentencing postponed in parental abduction case
WOODLAND — Sentencing of a Korean woman found guilty last month of parental child abduction was postponed this week after Nan-Hui Jo requested — and retained — new counsel. Jo, who said she fled the...
View ArticleWas fatal East Davis crash tragic accident or murder?
WOODLAND — A Yolo County jury will spend the next several weeks hearing evidence in the case of a Woodland man accused of causing a fatal hit-and-run collision in Davis while in the midst of a seizure....
View ArticleShots fired from SUV in downtown Davis
Someone fired three gunshots from a moving vehicle in downtown Davis early this morning as revelers from local nightspots headed home for the night. No one was injured in the shooting, which occurred...
View ArticlePurse stolen on G Street
A purse theft occurred on G Street early Saturday morning near G Street Wunderbar, Davis police reported. Davis Police Cpl. Michael Moore said the alleged theft occurred after 2 a.m. when the victim...
View ArticleFather of baby Justice arraigned on drug, ammo charges
The Woodland man whose fiancée is accused of killing the couple’s infant son pleaded not guilty to drug and ammunition charges Monday in Yolo Superior Court. Frank Talliesen Rees, 29, was arrested...
View ArticleMorning crash snarls freeway traffic
A truck driver suffered minor injuries Monday morning in a freeway accident that snarled morning-commute traffic in Davis, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at about...
View ArticleWoodland man convicted of molest charges
A Woodland man faces a potential life sentence in prison following his conviction on child-molestation charges last week, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Monday. Fidel Alcantar...
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