Teen arrested for DUI after crash
Davis police arrested a local teen on DUI charges Saturday night after his vehicle crashed into a tree in West Davis. Deputy Police Chief Ton Phan said officers responded shortly after 10:30 p.m. to...
View ArticlePlea deal ends Yolo hit-and-run trial
WOODLAND — Moments before a jury was slated to hear opening statements in his hit-and-run trial, a Stockton man admitted to the charges he faced in connection with the 2015 death of a tow-truck driver....
View ArticleLife sentence, more charges in store for driver in fatal pursuit
WOODLAND — Calling the defendant a “danger to society,” a Yolo Superior Court judge sentenced a Washington man to 25 years, 8 months to life in state prison Wednesday for his role in a crash that...
View ArticleWoodland man faces life in prison for domestic-violence attacks
A Yolo County jury last week convicted a Woodland man of multiple felony charges related to repeated attacks on a woman he was dating, District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced. Elmer David Rodriguez,...
View ArticleCaretaker suspected of elder abuse
An employee of a Davis assisted living facility was arrested last week after allegedly abusing a 96-year-old resident. Sgt. Dan Powell said administrators of Atria Covell Gardens, 1111 Alvarado Ave.,...
View ArticleMan arrested for brandishing knife
Davis police arrested a Sacramento man Thursday after he allegedly threatened people with a knife inside a South Davis home. Officers responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. to the Pomo Place residence,...
View ArticleWinters man arrested in connection with child homicide
The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office announced today the arrest of a Winters man on murder and sexual assault charges Sunday in connection with the death of his 4-year-old daughter — the county’s second...
View ArticleTwo injured in head-on collision
Two people were hospitalized Monday morning after their vehicles collided on County Road 102 near County Road 27, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Rodney Fitzhugh said the crash...
View ArticleDeath at downtown Davis hotel believed to be suicide
A body was discovered Tuesday afternoon inside a downtown Davis hotel room where a strange odor triggered a hazardous-materials response. “We’re investigating it as a suspected suicide at this point,”...
View ArticleYolo judge denies prison inmate’s compassionate release bid
WOODLAND — A prison inmate’s bid for compassionate release was rejected Tuesday after the Yolo Superior Court judge who presided over the Woodland man’s homicide trial deemed him a continued threat to...
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Winters murder suspect refuses court appearance
WOODLAND — The defendant was nowhere to be found as a Yolo Superior Court commissioner read the charges filed Wednesday in connection with his 4-year-old daughter’s death. “My understanding is he’s...
View ArticleThree on trial for Woodland stabbing death
WOODLAND — Those who knew Ronald “Tony” Antonio describe him as someone who would give you the shirt off his back. Yolo County prosecutors say it was that very act of generosity that got him killed....
View ArticleMan robbed of pot in South Davis
A man reported being the victim of a robbery while selling marijuana in South Davis, according to Davis police. Lt. Paul Doroshov said the victim contacted police shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday to...
View ArticleMan arrested, dog shot in rural Yolo County standoff
A four-hour standoff Tuesday at a rural Yolo County residence ended with a man’s arrest and the fatal shooting of an aggressive dog, according to the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Matt Davis said...
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Davis police on lookout for bank robber
Davis police are seeking a man who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank branch Tuesday evening. According to Lt. Paul Doroshov, the robbery occurred at about 5:20 p.m. at the bank’s Safeway branch, 2121 Cowell...
View ArticlePedestrian dies in I-5 collision
A Woodland woman died Thursday morning after being struck by a big rig on Interstate 5 north of Woodland, the California Highway Patrol reported. The collision occurred at about 6:10 p.m. on northbound...
View ArticleYolo DA leads probation/parole compliance check
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced this week the results of a Nov. 9 joint operation in which the DA’s Investigations Bureau led a compliance check on 13 people who are on probation or...
View ArticleWoodlanders admit guilt in identity theft scheme
SACRAMENTO — Two Woodland residents pleaded guilty Thursday to a scheme to steal identities from mail obtained by fraudulent vacation holds and mail-forwarding requests filed online, U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleMan re-sentenced for 2007 Yolo County homicide
A Sacramento man serving prison time for a 2007 Yolo County murder pleaded to a lesser charge last week after a federal court judge vacated his original conviction. Luis Amparan Rodriguez, 34, was...
View ArticleFire damages East Davis home
A fire believed to have started accidentally caused about $100,000 worth of damage to a home in the 1300 block of Tulip Lane on Saturday. Residents were home when the fire started at about 10:30 a.m....
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