Woodland murder suspect pleads not guilty
WOODLAND — The suspect in a Woodland stabbing death pleaded not guilty Wednesday to one count of murder with an enhancement for his alleged use of a knife. Jeffrey Lemus, 55, said he could not afford...
View ArticleTwo hurt when car hits fitness center
Two people were hurt after a motorist accidentally crashed her vehicle into a building in the 2700 block of Second Street, according to Davis police reports. The driver, a 79-year-old Davis woman, told...
View ArticleCrash leads to DUI arrest
A Davis man faces drunken driving charges after crashing his vehicle into a tree earlier this week, police said. Lt. Ton Phan said officers were dispatched shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 1700...
View ArticlePolice warn of increase in home burglaries
The Davis Police Department has observed an increase in the number of residential burglaries. Between Monday and Wednesday, the department took six residential burglary reports throughout the city....
View ArticleRobbery suspects arrested, thanks to iPhone app
Davis police are crediting an iPhone app with helping officers apprehend two robbery suspects early Saturday morning. According to Sgt. Dan Powell, the female victim was riding her bike in the area of...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office investigating rural mail thefts
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of thefts and vandalisms that occurred last week outside of Davis. Sheriff’s officials said the thieves forced entry into mailbox clusters...
View ArticleCrash results in DUI arrest
Police arrested a Davis woman on suspicion of drunken driving after her vehicle struck a light pole Friday night. Jennifer Pohl, 58, was traveling eastbound on Covell Boulevard approaching Pole Line...
View Article‘Operation Vigilance’ finds most sex offenders in compliance
Yolo County law enforcement officers conducted surprise compliance checks on more than 340 sexual offenders last week and found 98 percent of them following the guidelines of their release, District...
View ArticleBody found near Clarksburg appears to be homicide victim
A homicide investigation is underway following the discovery of a man’s body Saturday near a Clarksburg-area slough. Yolo County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matt Davis reported Monday that a fisherman discovered...
View ArticleWoodland police arrest 3 suspects in fatal hit and run
Woodland police have arrested a man, his girlfriend and her father in connection with a Nov. 12 hit-and-run collision that killed a man who was walking his dog early that morning. Richard Louis Tafoya,...
View ArticleDriver in fatal high-speed pursuit charged with murder
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is pursuing a second-degree murder charge against the driver in a high-speed chase and collision that killed his passenger, a murder suspect herself. Thomas...
View ArticleHomicide victim ID’d; another body found
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating its second suspicious death in four days following the discovery of a body near West Sacramento on Tuesday. Officers were dispatched to the bypass area...
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Saturday cycling event honors two injured teens
Members of the bicycling community will gather at a Sacramento bike shop Saturday to support two teenagers who suffered major injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Yolo County last summer....
View ArticleCampus police arrest suspected bike thief
UC Davis police say a suspected bike thief posed an additional threat to the public before he was apprehended by officers earlier this week. John Allen Birtwhistle, 31, of Woodland, allegedly had two...
View ArticleLeslie’s Pool Supply settles product packaging allegations
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office, along with the Fresno District Attorney’s Office, reached a settlement in a consumer protection case filed Dec. 4 against Leslie’s...
View ArticleCoroner ID’s body found in Yolo Bypass
The man whose body was recovered from the Yolo Bypass area Tuesday has been identified as Blay Her, 41, who has lived in both the Sacramento and West Sacramento areas, according to the Yolo County...
View ArticleJudge nixes trial delay for suspect in Davis toddler’s death
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court hearing turned contentious Thursday over a request to postpone the trial of a man accused of fatally beating a Davis toddler. Defense lawyers for Darnell D’Angelo...
View ArticleArrest made in Clarksburg-area homicide
Yolo County sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Walnut Grove man in connection with the murder of a Sacramento resident whose body was found near a Clarksburg-area slough last week. Jorge Garcia, 22,...
View ArticleRumsey woman dies in Highway 16 crash
A Rumsey woman died Thursday morning from injuries she sustained in a rural Yolo County collision, according to the California Highway Patrol. Judy Peak, 88, was driving a Honda CRV that collided with...
View ArticleCharges dismissed in West Sacramento drive-by shooting
Citing insufficient evidence, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has dropped its case against a Stockton man accused of committing a drive-by shooting in West Sacramento that critically injured...
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