Judge rejects Picnic Day vandal’s request to modify probation
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge refused this week a request to modify the probation terms in a Picnic Day vandalism case. Erick William Davies was sentenced in January to three years of...
View ArticleClients testify in former Davis masseur’s defense
WOODLAND — A former Davis massuer accused of sexually battering several of his clients called on nearly a dozen of his former customers to testify in his defense. “I would say his massages rank at the...
View ArticleThreat at Harper Junior High may lead to school closure Monday
The Davis school district may close Harper Junior High on Monday, in the wake of a threat that was received on Friday afternoon. In a statement sent shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Superintendent John...
View ArticleAppellate ruling sends Marsh homicide case back to court
The case of a Davis teen convicted of double murder is coming back to Yolo Superior Court, following a state appellate court’s recent ruling that the defendant is entitled to a juvenile-court hearing...
View ArticleMan accused of killing daughter found competent to stand trial
WOODLAND — Deemed mentally competent to stand trial, a Sacramento man accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 4-year-old daughter in Winters last year had his criminal proceedings reinstated...
View ArticleUPDATE: Harper Junior High School will be open on Monday
Harper Junior High School, which was the subject of an anonymous threat on Friday, will be open as usual on Monday, according to a statement by Davis schools Superintendent John Bowes. Bowes said...
View ArticleTrain hits car near Davis
A vehicle was struck by a freight train east of Davis early Monday after the driver took a wrong turn onto the railroad tracks, authorities said. The car’s occupants were able to escape prior to the...
View ArticleFormer Davis masseur convicted of sexual battery
A Yolo County jury has convicted a former Davis masseur of sexually battering three of his female clients. Rodwin Vibat, 45, was found guilty of four counts of sexual battery — one felony and three...
View ArticleSheriff: Yolo deputies won’t perform immigration enforcement
Citing “increasing concern and anxiety” in the community over recent immigration-related issues, Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto issued a statement Wednesday reiterating that his agency does not...
View ArticleHome Depot to pay nearly $28M for unlawful waste, record disposal
Special to The Enterprise Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, and eight other prosecutor’s offices throughout the state, announced Thursday that...
View ArticleJudge jails former Davis masseur for flouting GPS conditions
The post-conviction freedom for a former Davis masseur lasted just three days after he was caught violating the terms of his continued release. A Yolo County judge allowed Rodwin Vibat to remain free...
View ArticleWoodland teen charged with attempted murder
WOODLAND — A Woodland teen will undergo a transfer hearing to determine whether he should be charged as an adult for his alleged role in a drive-by shooting in a shopping-center parking lot last month....
View ArticleBody found inside vehicle at SCC Davis Center
The Yolo County coroner’s office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside his vehicle last week at the Sacramento City College Davis Center. He was identified Saturday as Davis...
View ArticleThird candidate enters Yolo sheriff’s race
A third candidate has entered the race for Yolo County sheriff-coroner. Woodland resident John L. Jackson, 69, a retired correctional education administrator, filed a declaration of candidacy and...
View ArticleMonsanto protesters acquitted of loitering
Nine people arrested last May during a protest outside the Monsanto-owned Seminis Inc. seed plant west of Woodland were acquitted of loitering charges Thursday following a two-day court trial. Yolo...
View ArticleSuicidal man rescued from freeway overpass
Davis police and firefighters rescued a suicidal man who was threatening to leap from the Pole Line Road overcrossing over Interstate 80 early this morning. The Davis Fire Department reported being...
View ArticleTrio arrested on drug, shoplifting charges
A shoplifting complaint led to the arrests of three Sacramento men on drug-related charges last week, the Davis Police Department reported Monday. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers were dispatched at...
View ArticleDA, public defender collaborate on marijuana conviction relief
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced Tuesday a collaborative effort with the Public Defender to expedite relief to those with Yolo County marijuana convictions affected by Proposition...
View ArticleAssault leads to two arrests
Davis police reported Friday the arrests of two men last week following an assault near F Street and Anderson Road. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers on Thursday were dispatched to investigate a reported...
View ArticleSteep prison terms for burglary spree
WOODLAND — Two of the three former Bay Area men convicted last fall for their roles in a rash of Davis home burglaries learned their fates Friday, one of them sentenced to more than nine decades in...
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