Family, police seek runaway teen
UPDATE: Eunicia Figueroa has been found safe, her mother Deniece Figueroa posted on her Facebook page Tuesday morning. Original story: Davis police are seeking the public’s help in finding a Davis...
View ArticleFire scorches fence behind DAC
The Davis Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that scorched about 30 feet of fencing Monday behind the Davis Athletic Club, 1809 Picasso Ave. in Northeast Davis. Fire Capt. Brian Lynch...
View ArticlePedestrian injured when struck by car
A Davis man was hospitalized with head injuries Monday evening after being struck by a vehicle in South Davis, police said. Jesus Leyva, 53, was crossing Chiles Road near Mace Boulevard at about 5:10...
View ArticleStudent’s death under investigation
The Yolo County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death of a 21-year-old UC Davis student whose body was found Sunday in his Alvarado Avenue residence. Davis police Sgt. Ton Phan said no foul play...
View ArticleRobbery incidents investigated by police
Davis police are investigating a convenience-store robbery as well as a robbery attempt. The first incident occurred at about 9:50 a.m. Monday at the Valero gas station on Chiles Road, where a man who...
View ArticleGrand jury finds probation fee collections system ‘broken’
Yolo County may be missing out on nearly 80 percent of the fees that are charged to the county’s probationers, the result of a “broken” collection services system, according to a grand jury report...
View ArticleBoy, 14, linked to home burglary
Davis police arrested a 14-year-old boy on burglary charges Wednesday. According to Lt. Ton Phan, the Davis teen was identified as a suspect in a burglary that occurred sometime between June 3 and June...
View ArticleCell-phone scuffle leads to arrest
A scuffle over a cell phone led to a man’s arrest on domestic violence and drug charges Wednesday, Davis police said. Lt. Ton Phan said officers were summoned at about 7:20 p.m. to Fifth and L streets,...
View ArticleCHP: Wrong-way driver had meth, excessive alcohol in system
The wrong-way driver who caused a deadly head-on collision near Madison last month was under the influence of methamphetamine and a high level of alcohol, the Woodland California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleGood Samaritans block wrong-way driver near Woodland
The latest in a series of incidents involving wrong-way drivers managed to elude tragedy after a pair of good Samaritans, including a Woodland man, halted the wayward driver. Events unfolded shortly...
View ArticleMan arrested after police officer witnesses fight
A downtown disturbance witnessed by a Davis police officer led to a 24-year-old man’s arrest last week. Lt. Ton Phan said Monday that the officer was patrolling the area of Third and D streets shortly...
View ArticleTeen suspected of burglary, vandalism
Davis police reported Monday the arrest of a 16-year-old boy on burglary and vandalism charges. Lt. Ton Phan said the incident began with a report Thursday of someone using a dartboard to break vehicle...
View ArticlePolice seek suspects in downtown Woodland burglary
One of Woodland’s oldest businesses has embraced social media in hopes of identifying four burglars who broke into the downtown store early Saturday morning. Surveillance cameras at Corner Drug, 602...
View ArticleDavis man convicted of West Sacramento assault
A Davis man is facing a possible 10-year state prison sentence following his conviction on assault and criminal threats charges last week in Yolo Superior Court, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff...
View ArticleWest Sac freeway crash injures six, closes roadway
Six people were injured when a big-rig plowed into eight vehicles Tuesday morning on Interstate 80, the resulting wreckage shutting down the freeway for about four hours. California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleWoman, 26, suspect in West Sacramento beating death
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after allegedly bludgeoning a man to death with a pipe and cinderblocks outside a West Sacramento motel. Sgt. Roger Kinney said officers...
View ArticleWoodland police embrace new anti-theft technology
WOODLAND — Returning stolen property to its rightful owners in Woodland is about to be as simple as connecting the dots. On Wednesday, the Woodland Police Department announced it has become the first...
View ArticleJudge allows new charge in Davis rape case
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge Thursday allowed an additional sexual battery count to be filed against a former UC Davis student also charged with rape, paving the way for a retrial in his case...
View ArticleDead body found at Woodland used-car lot
Woodland police are investigating the discovery of a dead body inside a vehicle at a used-car lot. Sgt. Brett Hancock said the owner of Woodland Auto Sales, 1234 E. Main St., alerted police to the...
View ArticleDavis police investigate suspicious death
Davis police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred Thursday on the outskirts of the downtown area. Lt. Ton Phan said dispatchers received a call shortly after 1 p.m. that a middle-aged...
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