Campus vandalism considered hate crime
UC Davis police issued a crime alert this week regarding an act of vandalism that is being investigated as a hate crime. Sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, a vehicle parked in the south...
View ArticleWoodland bar stabbing: Self-defense or murder?
WOODLAND — It was the yelling that first caught Kaitlyn Mattos’ attention. “I’m going get you, motherf—–. It’s your time,” Kelly Choate warned Jeffrey Lemus on the patio of Kenny’s Bar & Grill in...
View ArticleWoodland couple indicted on tax fraud charges
A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment last week against Woodland residents Virendra “Vic” Maharaj, 49, and his wife, Rosalin Prasad, 40, charging them with one count of conspiring to...
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Yolo DA won’t seek death penalty for stabbing victim’s alleged killer
WOODLAND — The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office won’t seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally stabbing a Los Angeles college student in a downtown Davis nightclub last fall....
View ArticleWoodland teens injured in crash
Woodland police say excessive speed and poor weather may have played roles in a crash early Sunday morning that injured two 17-year-old boys. Both teens remained in critical condition as of Tuesday,...
View ArticleFire crew spots blaze in Pioneer classroom
A persistent Davis fire crew stopped a small fire in its tracks early Monday morning, preventing it from causing further damage to a South Davis elementary school. Fire Investigator Luis Parrilla said...
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Family of Woodland homicide victim speaks out in court
WOODLAND — For nearly two months, the character of Bryan Hoskins Sr. went through the wringer at the trial of his wife, Susan Hoskins, who claimed he was in a drunken, abusive rage when she fatally...
View ArticleUCD police arrest robbery suspect
UC Davis police arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly robbed a campus employee early Monday morning. Victor Hernandez-Ascencio was taken into custody near the scene of the crime, which occurred...
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Woodland teen dies from crash injuries
One of two Woodland teens injured in a Sunday morning crash has succumbed to his injuries. Andrew Ladd, a 17-year-old Pioneer High School senior who was a passenger in the solo vehicle collision, died...
View ArticlePlea deal resolves Davis rape case headed for third trial
A former UC Davis student facing a third trial on rape charges pleaded no contest Friday to a felony charge of assault likely to produce great bodily injury, according to the Yolo County District...
View ArticleHot-air balloon mishap injures one person
One person suffered minor injuries after a hot air balloon preparing for take-off blew over at the Yolo County Airport on Saturday. West Plainfield Fire Chief Cherie Rita said the incident occurred at...
View ArticlePolice: Crime suspect was double trouble
A Pollock Pines man found himself on the wrong side of the law twice in less than four hours early Sunday morning, Davis police said. Dean Alan Hall first came to cops’ attention at about midnight...
View ArticleCrash leads to DUI arrest
A Davis man faces drunken driving charges but avoided other counts by returning to the scene of his alleged crime, according to police. Officers were summoned at about 1:45 p.m. Sunday to Lehigh Drive...
View ArticleYolo sheriff’s deputies nab Nevada prison escapee
A Nevada prison escapee only got as far as Yolo County before finding himself back in custody, sheriff’s officials said. Michael Lillie, 37, was wanted on an active warrant after walking away from a...
View ArticleWoodland child-molest suspect takes plea deal
WOODLAND — A former volunteer firefighter and child-molest suspect facing his first day of trial instead made a plea agreement Monday that likely will put him in prison for life. Xavier Marcia...
View ArticleUp in flames
Davis firefighters battle a big-rig fire Monday evening on County Road 32B at East Chiles Road east of Davis. Fire officials said the rig’s engine compartment caught fire at about 5 p.m. and spread...
View ArticlePolice seek hit-and-run driver
Davis police are seeking the driver of a vehicle that struck and injured a bicyclist at First and A streets Monday night. Lt. Tom Waltz said the 21-year-old cyclist was crossing the intersection...
View ArticleLibrary assault suspect pleads not guilty
WOODLAND — A Davis man pleaded not guilty Thursday to allegations that he molested a developmentally disabled teenage boy inside a local library bathroom. Dennis Lee Azevedo, 59, is due back in court...
View ArticleWoodland murder case goes to jury
WOODLAND — Jurors in a Yolo County homicide case began deliberating Thursday whether the defendant committed first-degree murder or acted in self-defense when he stabbed his rival at a Woodland bar....
View ArticleCharges upheld for suspect in bicyclists’ hit-and-run
WOODLAND — A man has been ordered to stand trial on charges stemming from a daylong crime spree that spanned three counties and left multiple people injured last summer. The most serious counts against...
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