Former CHP officer’s abuse trial begins — without key witness testimony
WOODLAND — The wife and daughter of a former California Highway Patrol officer accused of domestic violence were found in contempt of court this week after they refused to testify against the defendant...
View ArticleDavis police make burglary, vehicle theft arrest
A Sacramento man is facing burglary, vehicle theft and drug charges following his arrest earlier this week, Davis police reported Wednesday. Lt. Tom Waltz said officers responded shortly before 1 a.m....
View ArticleChase from Sacramento ends on I-80 in Fairfield
By Ian Thompson FAIRFIELD — The driver of a Ford truck who allegedly hit a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer Thursday afternoon in Sacramento led the CHP on a chase from Citrus Heights to...
View ArticleFormer CHP officer’s abuse trial begins, without key witnesses
WOODLAND — A former California Highway Patrol officer being tried on domestic violence charges took the witness stand in his own defense Thursday, claiming his estranged wife inflicted her own choking...
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Yolo DA opposes recusal bid for Samantha Green trial
WOODLAND — Yolo County prosecutors are fighting a bid to remove their office from the Samantha Green murder case, saying the concerns recently raised by Green’s defense attorneys are untimely and...
View ArticleOfficers arrest woman on DUI, stolen property charges
Davis police arrested a 31-year-old woman Friday morning after reportedly finding her with a minivan full of stolen property. Sgt. Dan Powell said officers received several calls at about 7:15 a.m. of...
View ArticleMan arrested for having concealed, loaded guns
A Davis man is facing drug and weapon charges following his arrest Friday evening, police said. Officers began looking for Curtis Joseph Rizzuto, 47, at about 5 p.m. following a dispute with his...
View ArticleCharges dismissed in South Davis drug lab case
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office is no longer pursuing drug-manufacturing charges filed in connection with an alleged drug-lab raid in South Davis. A felony count against Christopher Richard...
View ArticleLawyer halts accused driver’s mental incompetency bid
WOODLAND — The attorney for a man accused of intentionally running down three bicyclists with his car on a rural Yolo County road has abandoned a bid to find him mentally incompetent to stand trial,...
View ArticleFormer CHP officer’s abuse trial begins, without key witnesses
WOODLAND — A former California Highway Patrol officer being tried on domestic violence charges took the witness stand in his own defense Thursday, claiming his estranged wife inflicted her own choking...
View ArticleJudge won’t recuse Yolo DA from Samantha Green case
WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office remains assigned to the Samantha Green murder case, after a judge rejected defense claims that prosecutors violated the Woodland woman’s right to a...
View ArticleAuthorities bust honey oil lab, pot grow in Dunnigan
A probation search in Dunnigan led to the discovery Monday of an alleged marijuana grow and lab for manufacturing honey oil, a concentrated form of cannabis, Yolo County sheriff’s officials said....
View ArticleJury acquits former CHP officer of domestic violence charges
UPDATE: A Yolo County jury acquitted a former Woodland California Highway Patrol officer of felony domestic violence charges Monday after about a day of deliberations. Armando Ortega, 45, covered his...
View ArticleDowntown ‘safety walk’ reveals hazards in city’s core
Davis prides itself on its focus on public safety. But officials say more can be done to make downtown Davis a safer place in which to work, live and play. That was the conclusion drawn during a recent...
View ArticleWoman, 29, dies in Woodland crash
Woodland police are investigating the cause of a collision that claimed the driver’s life early Wednesday morning. Amanda Hart, 29, of Woodland, was at the wheel of an eastbound vehicle that struck a...
View ArticleNo second abuse trial for former CHP officer
WOODLAND — A former Woodland CHP officer won’t be retried on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. “Our office does not see that it is appropriate to go forward any further,” Yolo County Deputy...
View ArticleRobber strikes First Northern Bank in Davis
Davis police are seeking a man who robbed a downtown bank Thursday afternoon. Lt. Tom Waltz said the unarmed suspect entered First Northern Bank, 434 Second St. and demanded money, which the teller...
View ArticlePretrial hearing in Davis homicide case confirmed for May
Attorneys for the six suspects in a downtown Davis stabbing death confirmed this week they’re ready to proceed with a preliminary hearing in the seven-month-old case. The hearing, which begins May 2...
View ArticleTeen convicted of Madison quinceañera attacks
A Madison teen faces up to 16 years in state prison after a Yolo County jury convicted him of stabbing multiple people at a quinceañera party, District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced this week. Daniel...
View ArticleWoodland motel scene of arson fire, drug arrest
WOODLAND — A downtown Woodland motel was a hotbed of police activity Wednesday as police arrested a suspected arsonist, then later a Davis man on drug-related charges. The fire occurred at about 12:45...
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