Manslaughter charges filed in Winters construction accident
WOODLAND — A Milpitas man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges and numerous state labor code violations related to a 2014 construction-site accident in Winters that killed two workers — including...
View ArticleFire damages Woodland home
Eight people were displaced from their Woodland home, which was damaged in a structure fire Thursday morning, according to the Woodland Fire Department. Battalion Chief Greg Robinson said the fire was...
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Indictment upheld in KetMoRee homicide case
WOODLAND — Six alleged Norteño gang members charged with a Davis stabbing murder inched closer to trial Friday after a Yolo Superior Court judge denied motions to dismiss charges handed down by the...
View ArticleWoodland kidnapper denied parole for 18th time
Convicted kidnapper Bruce Young will remain in prison for the 1982 abduction of Woodland baby Brandon Huff, who was 3 months old at the time, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Friday....
View ArticlePair robbed at gunpoint in Woodland
Woodland police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Monday morning. Sgt. Ted Ruiz said the two victims flagged down a patrol officer at about 2:40 a.m. to report they had been robbed...
View ArticleAuthorities seek suspects in pursuit, crash
Two suspects are at large following a pursuit from Woodland to Winters that ended with a crash into a building, according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Matt Davis said the incident began at...
View ArticleSuspect sought in robbery attempt
Davis police are seeking a man who attempted to rob a West Davis convenience store early Thursday morning. The suspect entered the Circle K store, 1930 Lake Blvd., at about 2:35 a.m., pointed a handgun...
View ArticleOccupied home burglarized in Woodland
A Woodland couple awoke early Saturday morning to discover three burglars inside their home, police said. Officers were dispatched at about 2:40 a.m. to the residence in the 1000 block of Bourn Drive,...
View ArticleDavis firefighters respond to kitchen fire
The Davis Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1400 block of Drake Drive at about 4 p.m. Friday after a neighbor reported smoke and visible flames inside the house. After a forced...
View ArticleBoy inappropriately touched outside store
Davis police are investigating an alleged sexual battery of a 10-year-old boy that occurred outside a local supermarket. Lt. Tom Waltz said the boy rode his bike at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday to the...
View ArticleTwo arrested for burglary attempt
Two men are facing attempted burglary and conspiracy charges after allegedly rummaging through the garage of a Mace Ranch residence, police said. A resident of the Florinda Lane home called Davis...
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Man accused of exposing himself to Davis women
A Sacramento man is believed to have exposed himself to more than a dozen women over the past month before his arrest Monday on suspicion of indecent exposure, Davis said. Darren Dade Dockter Jr., 24,...
View ArticleSuspect arrested for assault on driver
Davis police announced Thursday the arrest of a 22-year-old Discovery Bay man on suspicion of assaulting another driver over a traffic dispute. Leron Shelby is accused of punching the 65-year-old man...
View ArticleHouston sentenced to 35 years for 2015 crime spree
WOODLAND — Alamar Houston is no stranger to state prison. But the Sacramento man received his stiffest sentence yet — 35 years — for a crime spree that, as the judge put it, dramatically altered...
View ArticleSummer trial scheduled for KetMoRee homicide case
WOODLAND — Barring any further delays, the trial for six Vacaville men charged with a downtown Davis homicide is scheduled to proceed starting June 5. Carlos Biviescas, Martyn Contreras, Anthony...
View ArticleMan arrested for restaurant break-in
A Davis man’s alleged attempt to burglarize a downtown restaurant was foiled by the eatery’s cleaning crew, police said. Lt. Tom Waltz said Juan Felipe Marcucci-Martinez, 21, was armed with a baseball...
View ArticleProsecutors settle with General Mills over food packaging
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Tuesday that his office, along with the Fresno County and Santa Cruz County District Attorneys’ Offices, reached a settlement with General Mills in...
View ArticleFire damages Woodland home
Woodland fire officials say a blaze that damaged a Woodland home Wednesday morning could have been much worse. Battalion Chief Eric Zane said crews were notified at about 8 a.m. of the fire in the 100...
View ArticleYolo County man indicted on child pornography charges
West Sacramento resident Zaid Bader Jacob, 47, was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleAppellate court upholds Ajay Dev rape conviction
An appellate court has upheld the conviction of Ajay Dev, a former Davis man serving a life sentence on charges that he repeatedly raped his adopted daughter over a five-year period. The Third District...
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