Woodland woman raped at knifepoint
A Woodland woman was raped in her home Wednesday after an unknown male suspect broke into her house and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint. Woodland Police officers were dispatched to the 100 block...
View ArticleWoodland church burglarized, vandalized
A Woodland church was burglarized and vandalized Friday after a suspect broke through a window to gain access into the building. When Woodland Police officers arrived at St. Luke’s Church, 515 Second...
View ArticleDavis woman arrested for domestic violence, assault with deadly weapon
A Davis woman was arrested Saturday on the 500 block of Pole Line Rd. after clawing her former boyfriend in the face and threatening him with a knife. Just before noon, Emily Nicole Hess, 22, and her...
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Fire damages South Davis home
Residents of a La Paloma Court home were temporarily displaced Monday after a fire raged through the attic of the South Davis home, Davis Fire Department Capt. Bobby Weist said. The 12:45 p.m. blaze,...
View ArticleDavis man jailed on vehicle-tampering charges
Davis police arrested a 22-year-old man Monday morning after a resident reported finding him tampering with vehicles. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the call came at 8 a.m. from a resident of Guava Lane who...
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‘Sweethearts’ penalty phase to explore defendant’s past, impacts of victims’...
SACRAMENTO — Observers of the upcoming penalty phase of the UC Davis “sweethearts” murder trial are in for testimony both heart-wrenching and disturbing in nature. On the one hand, there are the...
View ArticleFire Department audit suggests cost-saving efficiencies
A cost-saving scenario in which the Davis Fire Department reduces staffing at two of its stations to three-person crews has some local firefighters feeling hot under the collar. The proposal is...
View ArticleTwo Woodland men assaulted in robbery attempt
Woodland police are seeking a man who assaulted and attempted to rob two Woodland residents early Sunday morning. Sgt. Steve Sexton said the victims, both age 26, were walking northbound on Third...
View ArticleOfficer fires gun at fleeing burglar’s car
Davis police thwarted a car burglary early Tuesday, an incident in which one officer fired his gun to disable the burglar’s car. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said an officer was patrolling the South Davis area at...
View ArticleDefense lawyer: Abusive childhood affected Hirschfield’s later conduct
SACRAMENTO — Through mental-health experts and childhood friends, attorneys for convicted killer Richard Joseph Hirschfield will portray their client as the product of a “damaged, chaotic” youth,...
View ArticleDelivery driver robbed in South Davis
Davis police are investigating the Tuesday night robbery of a pizza delivery driver. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the robbery occurred at about 11:45 p.m. as the driver walked back to his car after making a...
View ArticleTeen shot outside Woodland home
Woodland police are investigating the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in front of his residence. The department released few details about the incident, which occurred sometime Friday outside a home in...
View ArticlePolice make arrest in September car-dealership burglary
Davis police arrested a 35-year-old Elk Grove man last week in connection with a September burglary at Hanlees Nissan on Chiles Road. Sgt. Mike Munoz said an investigation into the Sept. 9 incident led...
View ArticleThreats, gun lead to local man’s arrest
Davis police arrested a local man after he allegedly threatened his estranged wife and two other people with a gun Friday night. Sgt. Mike Munoz said officers were summoned at 9:10 p.m. to the 500...
View ArticleWoman’s screams foil attempted kidnapping in Woodland
A man attempted to kidnap a woman Sunday in the parking lot of the Westgate Shopping Center, 367 W. Main St. in Woodland, police report. The 31-year-old victim was walking between cars when the door of...
View ArticleWoodland woman, 81, robbed of wallet
An 81-year-old woman was robbed of her wallet Sunday morning while walking home from a shopping trip, Woodland police said. Sgt. Victoria Danzl said the woman, who uses a walker, was in the 400 block...
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Victims’ families describe impacts of 1980 murders
SACRAMENTO — The lingering effects of the murders run long and deep, even with the passage of 32 years. Andrea Gonsalves Rosenstein won’t look at duct tape or allow it in her home, knowing it was used...
View ArticleMan reports kidnap, robbery in Woodland
A Sacramento man reported being kidnapped and robbed in his own vehicle Tuesday morning in Woodland, police said. According to Sgt. Aaron Delao, the man told officers he had left his Woodland workplace...
View ArticleWoodland cops arrest suspect in attempted kidnapping
Woodland police arrested a 23-year-old man Wednesday in connection with an attempted kidnapping Sunday in a shopping center parking lot. Kyle Hall was taken into custody at 3:40 p.m. in the 1700 block...
View ArticleSacramento boy, 15, held in Davis robbery
Davis police announced Wednesday the arrested of a 15-year-old boy last week in connection with a September robbery in the H Street bike tunnel. The victim, a 45-year-old Davis man, told police he was...
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