Police warn of man who tried to lure boy away
Davis police are warning the community about a suspicious man who tried to lure a 12-year-old boy into his van Friday evening near the Davis Little League park. Officers were contacted at about 5:30...
View ArticleMan convicted of Davis robbery
A 29-year-old Sacramento man was convicted of robbery Monday for an incident that occurred at the Davis Target store in April 2016, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced. Prosecutors said...
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Girl testifies at former day-care provider’s molest trial
WOODLAND — The alleged victim in a Davis child-molestation case took the witness stand Tuesday in Yolo Superior Court, testifying in the trial of her former day-care provider. While she didn’t...
View ArticleAccused mosque vandal pleads guilty to all charges
WOODLAND — On the day Yolo County prosecutors were expected to air their evidence against the suspected vandal of a local mosque, the Davis woman surprised the court by pleading guilty to all the...
View ArticleWitnesses back character of Davis day-care provider
WOODLAND — Nearly a dozen friends, neighbors and clients of a Davis day-care provider accused of child molestation came to a Yolo County courtroom Thursday, insisting to a jury that the man they know...
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Former Kids Klub manager pleads not guilty to embezzlement, theft
WOODLAND — A Sacramento man accused of funneling tens of thousands of dollars from a Davis after-school program into his own pockets pleaded not guilty to felony embezzlement and grand theft charges at...
View ArticleDavis police investigate three robberies
Davis police arrested several Dixon residents in connection with two Thursday night robberies, and are investigating an unrelated robbery that occurred earlier that day. Lt. Tom Waltz said three...
View ArticleAttorney: Unreasonable police force led to Woodland man’s death
A Sacramento civil-rights attorney says Woodland police officers used unreasonable force in their confrontation with a methamphetamine-intoxicated man who died after being taken into custody. Michael...
View ArticlePedestrian dies following Woodland collision
A 92-year-old Woodland man died after being struck by a car Saturday night, Woodland police said. See Bong Lee initially was believed to have non-life-threatening injuries following the collision,...
View ArticleMan convicted of West Sacramento rape
A Sacramento man was convicted Monday of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, violations of restraining orders, domestic violence, resisting arrest and enhancements for a forcible sex crime...
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Davis police officers injured in ‘hostile’ Picnic Day attack
Early alcohol consumption, numerous house parties and throngs of out-of-town visitors made Picnic Day no picnic for Davis police officers, including two who landed in the hospital after being attacked...
View ArticlePlea deals reached in Woodland homicide case
Two defendants in a Woodland homicide case made plea deals Friday on the eve of their scheduled trial in Yolo Superior Court. Alejandro Loza Quezada, 34, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter,...
View ArticleBig Lots Inc. pays $3.5M to settle hazardous waste lawsuit
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, along with 34 other California district attorneys and two city attorneys, announced Thursday a multimillion-dollar payout from Ohio-based Big Lots Stores Inc....
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Hung jury favors acquittal in day-care molestation trial
WOODLAND — A Yolo County jury declared itself deadlocked in favor of a not-guilty verdict Thursday in the case of a Davis day-care provider accused of molesting a 4-year-old girl. Jurors had announced...
View ArticleTwo shootings reported in Woodland
Woodland police are investigating a pair of shootings, including one Thursday night that injured a 29-year-old man. According to Sgt. Ted Ruiz, officers responding to 10:30 p.m. reports of shots fired...
View ArticleCompany settles allegations of misleading packaging
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Friday that his office, along with the Riverside, San Joaquin, and Placer County district attorneys’ offices, reached a settlement with Lebanon...
View ArticleMore shots fired in Woodland
Reports of gunfire — the third in several days — sent Woodland police officers to the area of Ashley Avenue and Riverside Drive early Saturday morning. According to Sgt. Ted Ruiz, several citizens...
View ArticleWinters crash results in felony DUI arrest
A Woodland man faces felony drunken-driving charges after allegedly causing a vehicle crash in Winters that critically injured his passenger, Police Chief John Miller said. According to a news release,...
View ArticleManslaughter charges dropped for Winters construction superintendent
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges that had been filed against the superintendent of a Winters construction site where two men fell to their deaths...
View ArticleYolo DA: Woodland company dumped contaminated ash on ag land
A Woodland biomass facility has been ordered to pay $4.22 million in penalties, costs and remediation, the result of a civil settlement reached in an environmental protection action filed in Yolo...
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