Psychiatrist: Hirschfield’s brain was damaged
SACRAMENTO — Scans of convicted killer Richard Hirschfield’s brain show extensive damage that put him at increased risk for social and emotional dysfunction since his birth, a forensic psychiatrist...
View ArticleWoodland crash leads to DUI, child abuse charges
A Woodland woman faces child abuse, drunken-driving and hit-and-run charges in connection with a crash earlier this week. Robey Sue Carboni-Pearson, was taken into custody on Wednesday after being...
View ArticleJudge: Defense didn’t show bank protesters singled out
A superior court judge on Friday failed to bite on a motion made on behalf of 11 UC Davis students and one professor charged with blockading a U.S. Bank branch last winter — a group whose defense...
View ArticleIndecent exposure suspect flees from UCD officers
A suspect who allegedly exposed himself Saturday at UC Davis fled on foot when approached by an officer, leading to a chase with city and campus police. The UCD Police Department received a report at...
View ArticleThieves take car, large sum of money at gunpoint
A woman was robbed at gunpoint in Woodland on Friday afternoon, and police are now looking for the two suspects who allegedly stole her vehicle and a reported $20,000 in cash. The 22-year-old Woodland...
View ArticleDefense rests in Hirschfield trial’s penalty phase
SACRAMENTO — The defense rested Monday in the penalty phase of the UC Davis “sweethearts” case, clearing the way for closing arguments in the double-murder trial that began three months ago today....
View Article45 shopping carts go missing from Co-op
Someone stole 45 shopping carts from the Davis Food Co-op parking lot last month, according to Davis police reports. The theft occurred sometime between 10:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 4 a.m. Nov. 17 in the...
View ArticleAlleged shoplifting leads to robbery arrest
A 19-year-old Davis man was arrested on robbery charges over the weekend, Davis police reported. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said officers were summoned at 6:10 p.m. Saturday to the Rite Aid store at 2135 Cowell...
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Jury weighs Hirschfield’s fate
SACRAMENTO — Does convicted killer Richard Joseph Hirschfield’s unfortunate past warrant him a lifetime in prison, or should society impose the same fate he gave his two young victims nearly 32 years...
View ArticleDrug agents bust alleged pot-sales operation in West Davis
An investigation into illegal turtle distribution led to the arrest of four Davis men last week on drug-related charges, officials with the California Department of Justice confirmed Thursday. Justin...
View ArticleArmed robbers strike three times in North Davis
Davis police are investigating a string of three armed robberies that occurred at North Davis park and greenbelt areas Thursday night. No one was injured in the incidents, which took place between 8:15...
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Justice waits no longer
SACRAMENTO — The swiftness of Thursday’s verdicts surprised nearly everyone, coming just 2 1/2 hours after jurors began deliberating whether to bestow the death penalty or life in prison without parole...
View ArticleWoodland man stabbed during domestic dispute
Woodland resident Linda Sierra, 37, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence on Friday night following a dispute that left a Woodland man with a...
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Yolo drug court gives onetime addicts a second chance
WOODLAND — Leandro Escarsega got hooked on drugs at the age of 13. He quit when he was 18, only to abuse alcohol as a substitute. One drunken-driving arrest led to a second, then a third. By the time...
View ArticlePolice link four suspects to September Hanlees burglary
Davis police announced Wednesday the arrests of three more suspects in connection with a September burglary at a South Davis auto dealership. Zachary England, 37; Erik Kramer, 39; and Bertell Wheeler,...
View ArticleDavis man indicted in federal child-porn case
A Davis man is one of five people recently indicted in federal court on suspicion of receiving or sharing child pornography, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento announced Friday....
View ArticleTwo robbed in East Davis on Sunday
Davis police are investigating two robberies reported on Sunday — one during the early hours, the second later that night. Lt. Glenn Glasgow said the first incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in the...
View ArticleWoodlanders arrested in three-county drug bust
Dozens of law-enforcement officers fanned out across three counties last week to bust a suspected methamphetamine trafficking ring, arresting seven people — including a Woodland man alleged to have...
View ArticleGun report puts Woodland school on brief lockdown
Woodland’s Pioneer High School went into lockdown mode Thursday morning after school officials reported that an armed male was on campus. Woodland police Lt. Anthony Cucchi said school administrators...
View ArticleWorkshop on proposed Fire Department changes planned
Acting on an extensive Fire Department audit presented last month, the Davis City Council moved forward Tuesday on recommendations that, if ultimately approved, would bolster the city’s cooperation...
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