Woodland police arrest two Sacramento men on gun, drug charges
Two Sacramento men were arrested on narcotics and firearm charges in Woodland on Thursday. Alvaro Lopez, 28, and Hector Flores, 26, were stopped by Woodland police shortly after 2:30 a.m. after they’d...
View ArticleStolen car chase from Woodland to West Sac ends in arrest
On Friday a little after noon, the Woodland Police Department was alerted that a 2004 Toyota Scion had been stolen from the Walgreen’s Distribution Center on East Main Street. Sebastian Hoyle, 25, of...
View ArticleTwo Woodland families displaced after fire
On Friday, a fire in duplex on the 100 block of Freeman Street in Woodland displaced two families and caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. The Woodland Fire Department was dispatched around 4:30...
View ArticleHay! What’s that smell?
A burning smell detected in parts of Davis is the likely result of smoldering hay bales south of town, according to the Davis Fire Department. The bales began burning Sunday on rural property along...
View ArticleUCD hate incident targets Muslim residents
UC Davis police are investigating a hate-related incident targeting Muslims — the second to occur in the Davis community in two weeks. A package of pork tenderloins was left on a doorstep at 416...
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Reward offered in search for two missing teens
The FBI has joined the search for two missing Yolo County teens, offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to their return. Enrique Rios of Esparto and Elijah Moore of Woodland, both...
View ArticleMen brandish guns outside UCD party
UC Davis police issued a crime alert Sunday regarding an incident involving two armed men. According to the alert, the suspects pointed firearms at several victims and threatened them after being...
View ArticleDriver hurt in broadside crash
A two-car collision on Anderson Road sent one driver to the hospital with minor injuries Monday night, Davis police said. Madeline Kay Harriott, 22, of Rocklin, was hurt in the 8:20 p.m. crash, which...
View ArticleWoodland man suspected of package thefts
Davis police arrested a so-called “porch pirate” after an alert resident allegedly caught him stealing a neighbor’s booty. Lt. Tom Waltz said officers were summoned at about 3 p.m. Saturday to the...
View ArticleMan dies in Woodland police custody
A man died Wednesday afternoon during an altercation with Woodland police officers who responded to reports of his bizarre behavior in several residential areas. Lt. Anthony Cucchi said officers were...
View ArticleWoodland stabbing leaves two victims injured
Woodland police are investigating a double stabbing that left two young men hospitalized Friday night. The two injured victims, ages 16 and 22, approached a woman in a parking area on Donnelly Circle...
View ArticleTrio arrested on drug, weapon charges
A routine traffic stop resulted in the arrests of three men late Friday night, Davis police said. Sgt. Rod Rifredi said police pulled over the trio’s vehicle in the 2100 block of Fifth Street shortly...
View ArticleCHP investigates fatal freeway crash near Mace Boulevard
A Fairfield woman died Monday morning when her vehicle crashed into a tree on eastbound Interstate 80 near the Mace Boulevard exit. According to the California Highway Patrol’s traffic information...
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Police: Davis hate crime suspect had ‘aspirations’ to kill
The Davis woman accused of carrying out the hate-crime vandalism at a local Islamic mosque wrote of having “dreams and aspirations” of killing people, and glorified Charleston church shooter Dylann...
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Family disputes police account of man’s in-custody death
Family and friends of Michael Anthony Barrera are calling for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death last week while being taken into Woodland police custody....
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Not-guilty plea in mosque vandalism; bail hearing slated
WOODLAND — “Had fun last night … im a hero and no one will ever know how funny it was.” Yolo County prosecutors say Lauren Kirk-Coehlo tweeted that message a day after allegedly causing $7,000 in...
View ArticleSatellite installer accused of Woodland child molestation
A Sacramento man is being held on $1 million bail, accused of molesting a young girl earlier this week while working as a satellite installer in Woodland, police said. Miguel Angel Perez, 46, was...
View ArticleMan’s body found in field near Woodland
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found Friday evening west of Woodland. Sgt. Matt Davis said deputies responded at about 5 p.m. to reports “of a man...
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Dorsey receives 50-year sentence for toddler’s death
WOODLAND — Darnell Dorsey was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison on Tuesday for fatally beating his girlfriend’s toddler son, Cameron Morrison, three years ago. Dorsey’s attorney had urged...
View ArticleYONET arrests two on drug-trafficking charges
The Yolo County Narcotics Enforcement Team announced Friday the arrests of two suspects suspected of distributing methamphetamine into Yolo County and elsewhere in the Sacramento region. Lt. Paul...
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