Police: Woodland church musician filmed girls, women in bathroom
A Sacramento man is due in Yolo Superior Court later this month to find out whether he will face prosecution for allegedly secretly filming women and girls in the bathroom of a Woodland church....
View ArticleRetiring sheriff’s captain reflects on three decades of service
WOODLAND — Some kids dream of being firefighters. Others aspire to be cops. Larry Cecchettini managed to do both. But it was the law-enforcement side that ultimately won him over, comprising nearly...
View ArticleEsparto boy, Woodland woman killed in separate accidents
A 13-year-old Esparto boy taking a driving lesson from his father and a 37-year-old Woodland woman crossing the street lost their lives late last week in separate accidents involving vehicles. The...
View ArticleDriver gets 18-to-life prison term for epilepsy-related crash in Davis
WOODLAND — In sentencing the man whose epilepsy caused a fatal collision in Davis last year, the judge let it be known he wasn’t punishing Armando Arias Gonzalez Jr. for his medical condition. “It was...
View ArticleDrug-use details emerge in Baby Justice case
WOODLAND — The Woodland woman accused of killing her infant son told investigators she used drugs throughout her pregnancy and in the days leading up to the baby’s death, according to documents filed...
View ArticleEsparto teen killed in crash identified
The Esparto teen who died Friday night while on a driving lesson with his father was identified by Yolo County coroner’s officials Monday as Marcos Trujillo, 13. California Highway Patrol investigators...
View ArticleRemembering the fallen
Sgt. Jose Ramirez of the Winters Police Department recites the names of the 11 Yolo County law-enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty since 1912 during a ceremony Tuesday at the Peace...
View ArticleNew phone app serves as ‘virtual guardian’ at UCD
UC Davis students and employees seeking the protection of a safety escort can now look to their smartphones to achieve that peace of mind. Officials from the UCD Police Department and Safety Services...
View ArticleUp in flames
Davis firefighters responded to a vehicle fire at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday on County Road 102 near Moore Boulevard in northeast Davis. Fire officials said a mechanical problem triggered the blaze in...
View ArticleBicyclist dies in collision with big-rig
A Rocklin man participating in Saturday’s Davis Double Century bike ride was killed when a big-rig struck his bike in Dixon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at 5:10...
View ArticleFour UCD police cadets hired as full-time officers
The UC Davis Police Department graduated its third class of student cadets earlier this week, but some of the graduates won’t be gone for long. Of the 17 cadets, four — Sean Berger, Jena Du, Erika Lee...
View ArticleSuspect in church bathroom recordings pleads not guilty
WOODLAND — A former Woodland church musician pleaded not guilty in Yolo Superior Court on Friday to allegations that he secretly filmed women and girls in the church’s bathroom. Stephen William...
View ArticleWal-Mart settles allegations of false warranty claims
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $820,000 to settle a consumer-protection action brought by prosecutors in the offices of the Yolo County...
View ArticleLocal crashes injure driver, pedestrian
Two people were injured Thursday in separate vehicle crashes, Davis police reported Friday. The first occurred at 7:25 a.m. in West Davis, where an unidentified male juvenile driving a Toyota Rav4...
View ArticleDrivers on Covell caught in a paper jam
Cars swerved in and out of their lanes when a large amount of paper fell from a delivery truck on East Covell Boulevard near Alhambra Drive at about 2:30 p.m. Friday, police reported. Reams of...
View ArticleBattery and domestic violence charges send 2 Davis men to jail
Two Davis men were arrested in separate domestic violence incidents on Friday and Saturday, Davis police reported. In the first, Jonathan Ramirez, 23, was arrested for battery after allegedly attacking...
View ArticlePolice don’t take salsa vandalism mildly
A local transient is facing vandalism and public intoxication charges following an incident Wednesday that began at a service station, Davis police said. Jeromey Thomas Ng, 26, was arrested at Fifth...
View ArticleRetiring sheriff’s captain reflects on three decades of service
WOODLAND — Some kids dream of being firefighters. Others aspire to be cops. Larry Cecchettini managed to do both. But it was the law-enforcement side that ultimately won him over, comprising nearly...
View ArticlePolice: Woodland church musician filmed girls, women in bathroom
A Sacramento man is due in Yolo Superior Court later this month to find out whether he will face prosecution for allegedly secretly filming women and girls in the bathroom of a Woodland church....
View ArticleEsparto boy, Woodland woman killed in separate accidents
A 13-year-old Esparto boy taking a driving lesson from his father and a 37-year-old Woodland woman crossing the street lost their lives late last week in separate accidents involving vehicles. The...
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