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Charges upheld for suspect in alleged library assaults
WOODLAND — A Davis man has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled teenage boy in the bathroom of a local library. Dennis Lee Azevedo, 60, has...
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Baby’s short life marked by domestic turmoil
WOODLAND — Just days away from giving birth in February 2015, Samantha Green was a woman in crisis. She displayed a roller coaster of emotions in a series of voicemail messages prosecutors played this...
View ArticleAccused day-care provider waives hearing right in molest case
WOODLAND — A Davis day-care operator facing child molestation charges waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in Yolo Superior Court, sending the case directly to the trial stage. Eduardo...
View ArticleActive shooter drill Saturday at UCD
UC Davis will stage a full-scale emergency exercise Saturday, summoning police and fire personnel and others to deal with an “active shooter” incident. Activity will be centered in the area of Dutton...
View ArticleWoodland day-care employee suspected of abuse
A teacher at a Woodland child-care facility was booked on misdemeanor child abuse charges last week in connection with an incident that occurred earlier this year, police said. Amy Rozanne Montoya, 45,...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Davis drug bust
An intercepted mail shipment of 3,000 suspected Ecstasy pills sent from Germany to Davis led to a drug bust and two arrests Thursday, police said. As a result of the interception, the Yolo County...
View ArticleSuspect sought in bank robbery attempt
Davis police are seeking the suspect in an attempted bank robbery that occurred Thursday evening. The man walked into Chase National Bank, 330 E St., at about 5:20 p.m., threatened a teller and...
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Social worker’s testimony spotlights ‘overwhelmed’ child welfare agency
WOODLAND — Burdened by heavy caseloads, Yolo County child welfare workers considered a newborn Justice Rees at low risk of harm compared to other families that were under the agency’s watch, the social...
View ArticleHit-and-run convict headed for prison after failing probation
WOODLAND — A Davis man who racked up repeated probation violations in an alcohol-related hit-and-run case was sentenced to state prison Tuesday, despite a pledge to seek treatment for his longtime...
View Article4 arrested in Woodland stabbing death, the city’s third homicide this year
The Woodland Police Department has arrested four suspects in the fatal stabbing of a man Tuesday evening at the Casa Del Sol mobile home park, 709 East St. The incident — Woodland’s third homicide this...
View ArticleMom tells bizarre tale of protecting baby from apocalypse
WOODLAND — Although she suspected her fiancé was cheating on her, it wasn’t for revenge that she took her 19-day-old infant into the frigid waters of Ridge Cut Slough, Samantha Green told a detective...
View ArticleWoodland homicide victim identified
The Yolo County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal stabbing in Woodland as Ronald Antonio, a 41-year-old Woodland resident. Antonio suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso at the...
View ArticleCampus police nab alleged car thief
UC Davis police arrested a Sacramento man Thursday morning on suspicion of vehicle theft and possessing stolen property. A detective was conducting a follow-up investigation into a recent rash of car...
View ArticleBicycling UC Davis professor killed in collision
Cyclist Kentaro Inoue, 47, was killed in a collision in West Sacramento at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday morning, as he was struck by a garbage truck while riding westbound on West Capitol Avenue. Inoue was a...
View ArticleYolo DA warns of debt-collection scam
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig is warning residents to be wary of fraudulent telephone calls from people posing as debt-collection agents. These scammers state that you have a warrant for...
View Article10 arrested in Woodland ‘violence suppression operation’
A recent uptick in Woodland’s gang-related crimes triggered a multi-agency probation sweep Thursday night that resulted in 10 arrests, police said. Dubbed a “violence suppression operation,” the sweep...
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Shifting stories marked early days of Samantha Green case
WOODLAND — Having already offered several versions of why she took her 19-day-old baby Justice Rees into a cold Knights Landing slough, Samantha Green changed her story yet again. On March 18, 2015,...
View ArticleAlcohol blamed for head-on collision
A Woodland woman faces felony drunken driving charges after allegedly causing a head-on collision Sunday on Old River Road between Woodland and West Sacramento. According to a California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleSon arrested for attack on mother
Davis police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly attacked his mother Monday night. Officers were dispatched shortly before 11 p.m. to a home in the 1500 block...
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Baby Justice’s dad disputes mom’s stories
WOODLAND — After several weeks of hearing his name in court, jurors in the Samantha Green murder trial got their first look Tuesday at Frank Rees, Green’s onetime fiancé and the father of her...
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