Woodland Police Department offers safe exchange zone
A safe exchange zone for online buyers and sellers, or families making custodial exchange of children, has been established at the Woodland Police Department. It is available to the public 24 hours a...
View ArticleMurder or accident? Trial starts in fatal Davis crash
WOODLAND — Feb. 24, 2016, was Toni Robinson’s shopping day. She’d just left the Target retail center on Second Street in Davis and was driving westbound toward All Things Right & Relevant when a...
View ArticleDavis man convicted of distributing child porn
A federal jury delivered a guilty verdict against a 28-year-old Davis man on charges of found Alexander Nathan Norris, 28, of Davis, guilty of distribution and possession of material involving the...
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DUI crash suspect enters not-guilty plea
WOODLAND — The attorney for the man accused of causing a drunken-driving crash in Winters that critically injured his girlfriend says his client is “completely distraught” about the incident. “This is...
View ArticleShots fired in Woodland; gang ties alleged
Woodland police are investigating a possible gang-related shooting, after shots rang out in the 100 block of Fifth Street in Woodland just after 7 p.m. Friday. Witnesses told officers that a lifted red...
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Woodland teacher suspected of molesting student
Police arrested a Woodland High School teacher Friday on suspicion of inappropriately touching a female student. Scott Sorgent, 44, of Stockton, was booked into the Yolo County Jail on a charge of...
View Article‘I don’t want to be here no more,’ murder defendant exclaims in court
WOODLAND — Autopsy photos of the woman he’s accused of killing in a high-speed crash sent Steven Hendrix into breakdown mode Friday, his outburst carried out in view of the jury hearing his murder...
View ArticleIndecent exposure reported at UCD
The UC Davis Police Department has issued a crime alert regarding an indecent exposure incident that occurred Monday night on campus. The victim reported that she was jogging on the west end of the...
View ArticlePolice chief orders internal investigation of Picnic Day brawl
Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel has launched an internal affairs investigation into an April 22 brawl on Russell Boulevard involving several of his officers and a crowd of Picnic Day partiers, three of...
View ArticleShootings investigated in Woodland, Knights Landing
Authorities are investigating a pair of shootings that occurred just over an hour apart late Tuesday night in Woodland and early Wednesday morning in Knights Landing, the latter incident leaving two...
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Children recall moments before fatal Davis collision
WOODLAND — “I felt like something was going to go wrong.” Erica Shoate said that’s what flashed through mind seconds before her family’s vehicle was involved in a fatal collision on Second Street in...
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Police release video of Picnic Day brawl; witnesses sought
It may be weeks before the Davis Police Department draws any conclusions regarding a Picnic Day brawl on Russell Boulevard that injured two officers and raised conflicting allegations of whether police...
View ArticleJune preliminary hearing set for father of Baby Justice
WOODLAND — A three-day hearing is scheduled in Yolo Superior Court next month to determine whether a Woodland man should stand trial in connection with his infant son’s death. Frank Rees, 31, is...
View ArticleWoodland Junior Giants sign-ups end Monday
Monday is the deadline to sign up for the Junior Giants, a free noncompetitive summer baseball program sponsored by the Woodland Police Activities League. Girls and boys ages 5 to 13 are invited to...
View ArticleWoodland police report another shooting
A rash of shooting incidents Woodland continued early Saturday morning when a man reported being shot at during a fight, police said. Investigators are now seeking the suspect, described as a Hispanic...
View ArticleSuspected burglar nabbed after crash
Davis police arrested a Stockton man Thursday night following a car burglary at UC Davis. The incident began at about 7:10 p.m. when campus police officers received a report of a car burglary in the...
View ArticleMan shot in Knights Landing
A 24-year-old man reported being taken from Woodland and shot in a rural area outside of Knights Landing on Monday night, according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Matt Davis said the victim...
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Bail reduced for Winters crash suspect
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge reduced bail to $80,000 Monday for a Davis man accused of causing a high-speed collision in Winters that critically injured his girlfriend. Nicholas Anthony...
View ArticleMcGinness withdraws from Picnic Day brawl investigation
The search for an outside investigator to lead the probe into a Picnic Day brawl between police officers and a crowd of revelers started from scratch Monday following former Sacramento County Sheriff...
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Crash expert: Suspect’s car reached 84 mph before fatal Davis collision
WOODLAND — Running late to check his girlfriend and her family into a Davis homeless shelter for the night, Steven Hendrix tried beating the clock with speed, pushing his sport-utility vehicle up to 84...
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