Driver 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 ArticleWinters man suspected of robbery
Davis police arrested a 31-year-old Winters man Saturday night after he allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said officers were summoned shortly before 10 p.m. to the parking lot...
View ArticleDavis court cases headed for trial
Trial dates have been set in two high-profile Yolo Superior Court cases out of Davis. Brian Douglas Cassidy, accused of causing a head-on collision on Chiles Road that injured a motorcyclist, then...
View ArticleRetrial pursued in UCD rape case
WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office plans to re-try the case of a former UC Davis student accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student back in 2012. The first trial of 25-year-old...
View ArticleSolo crash leads to DUI arrest
A Rohnert Park woman is facing felony charges of driving under the influence following a Saturday-morning vehicle crash that injured her passenger, according to Davis police. Reports indicate Maria...
View ArticleDavis man arrested on weapon, threats charges
Davis police say a dispute with a former girlfriend’s new boyfriend landed a man in jail on suspicion of brandishing a weapon and making criminal threats. Frankie Joseph Flores, 28, of Davis, was...
View ArticlePair catch alleged peeper in the act
Two Davis residents placed an alleged peeper under citizen’s arrest Saturday night after catching him red-handed, Davis police said. Lt. Ton Phan said a male resident of the 2100 block of East Eighth...
View ArticleJudge denies prosecutors access to murder defendant’s jail records
A Yolo Superior Court judge on Tuesday quashed, or voided, a search warrant that gave investigators and county prosecutors access to a murder defendant’s medical and psychological records from the Yolo...
View Article‘Bait bike’ program catches thieves in the act
Thinking about taking that expensive-looking bike someone left outside a local store? Consider yourself warned — somebody just might be watching. Earlier this year, the Davis Police Department’s...
View ArticleTruck driver may ‘bee’ more careful next time
County Road 98 near Davis was temporarily closed Thursday morning while crews cleared the scene of a gravel spill. California Highway Patrol officers say the 6:40 a.m. spill occurred when a big-rig...
View ArticleDavis fire crews respond to two blazes
A malfunctioning kiln was to blame for a fire that filled a UC Davis building with smoke on Thursday, according to the Davis Fire Department. Capt. Shawn Kinney said the fire broke out at about 1 p.m....
View ArticleMarsh case illustrates challenges of solving, trying crimes
WOODLAND — From the very beginning, law enforcement agencies faced an uphill battle with the April 14, 2013, murders of Davis couple Oliver “Chip” Northup and Claudia Maupin. It was the type of...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to two injury accidents
Davis firefighters responded to two nearly simultaneous injury accidents Saturday afternoon, one involving three vehicles on Interstate 80 near Richards Boulevard and the other occurring near the...
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