Friday, May 18, 2012
Police have not noticed any patters. Do you have information?
The Davis Police Department released the following note on Facebook Friday afternoon: "Over the last two weeks, we have received 6 reports of gasoline theft. The latest two were reported between May 14th and May 15th. 12 gallons were siphoned from a vehicle on San Thomas and an unknown amount of gasoline was taken from a van on County Road 32A. So far we have not noticed any patterns in locations or vehicles targeted." Do you know anything about these incidents in Davis? Is it possible you've been targeted?
Friday, May 11, 2012
The owner last saw the cat, "Soot Soot," as she left to take her children to school.
Yolo County Animal Services responded to a call on Wednesday regarding a cat that had been shot to death. This comes in the wake of a West Sacramento incident last week in which a living cat was set on fire. A $5,000 reward has been offered in that incident. Here’s a release from the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office: Dr. Tucker, D.V.M advised Animal Services the owner had found her deceased cat "Soot Soot" lying in the alley behind the 600 block of College Street in Woodland. The owner last saw the cat alive about 8:00 a.m. as she left to take her children to school. The cat owner returned approximately 30 minutes later and found her cat lying motionless and noticed it had suffered a penetrating injury; she took her cat directly to Animal …
The report gives 50 recommendations for how to improve relations with student in the wake of recent altercations.
The UC system must improve one thing if they want to avoid future violent confrontations with student protesters, according to a new report. That one thing is communications. That’s according to a report released Friday, written by Christopher Edley Jr., the dean of Berkeley Law, and Charles Robinson, the UC system's vice president and general counsel. “Back in November, videos of campus police striking student demonstrators with batons at UC Berkeley and using pepper spray on seated protesters at UC Davis circulated the Internet catching the nation's attention,” writes the Huffington Post. “An internal investigation condemned campus administration and the UCPD for their failures in dealing with student and faculty protesters.” The report …
Monday, May 7, 2012
A Twitter follower informed us that there were "police everywhere" near Slide Hill Park.
STANDOFF OVER: View the story above for updated Tweets and Facebook posts. ORIGINAL STORY: We were informed via Twitter this afternoon that there were "police everywhere" near Slide Hill Park in East Davis. I contacted Police Lt. Paul Doroshov, who quickly responded via text message."Male 26 yr old possibly barricaded," Doroshov wrote. If anybody has a photo, plese feel free to email it to me at justin.cox@patch.com or tweet to @DavisCAPatch. You can also upload it directly to this story. "Story is his girl friend has a restraining order and thats her house," wrote Twitter user @fontainedaniel, later adding, "the intersection of Loyola and Tulip is now blocked." "Police are turning traffic around at 8th and Mesquite," one user …
The suspect left on a bicycle. He is described as a "Hispanic male adult, 20 to 30 years old."
An unknown male approached a 23-year-old female who was walking north on L Street at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, according to police. The suspect put his arms around the victim's waist, but she pulled away from him and ran to the other side of the street. Shortly after, the suspect approached her again, this time placing his hand up her skirt, police said in a statement. The female was able to get away, but so was the suspect, whom police say was last seen traveling north on L Street on a bike. Here’s what the police said in a release Monday afternoon: The victim described the suspect as a Hispanic male adult, 20 to 30 years old, approximately 5'-5" in height, with a medium build. He was wearing a black hoodie style sweatshirt. The hood was …
Yolo County Family Justice Center will host a training on strangulation issues in domestic violence and sexual assault on Thursday, May 10.
Yolo County District Attorney’s Office The Yolo County Family Justice Center, California District Attorneys Association and the National Family Justice Center Alliance will host a training on strangulation issues in domestic violence and sexual assault cases. Recognizing the importance of California’s new law classifying strangulation crimes, these partners will provide this training on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Woodland Community and Senior Center. The training is open to all of prosecutors, domestic violence service providers, law enforcement professionals, first responders and medical professionals “Today, more than 10% of the women killed each year in this country are strangled, and the lack of external injuries plus the lack of …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office wants residents to know about this horrible act of animal cruelty. If you have information, contact them.
Editor's Note: This is a horrendous story and I really hope the people who did this are caught. If you have friends or family in West Sacramento, please forward this article to them. By Yolo County Sheriff's Office UPDATE: The Yolo County Sheriff's Office, Animal Services Section has received $5,000.00 in funding toward a reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the recent case of animal cruelty involving the burning death of a cat in West Sacramento. The Yolo County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has offered $2,500.00 and RedRover, a national animal protection organization based in Sacramento, has also offered $2,500. ORIGINAL STORY: [We have] an urgent …
Police arrested Devin Parsons, 19, and Luis Barajas, 22, both of Woodland.
Two vehicles that were engaged in a “reckless exhibition of speed” on April 15 have been identified by Davis Police, leading to two arrests. The hit-and-run took place in the intersection of Eureka Avenue and West 14th Street, according to Lt. Paul Doroshov, who told me the following in an email: 18 year old Louis Robertson was a passenger in the rear seat of one of those cars. Robertson fell out and onto the pavement. The second vehicle ran Robertson over and he suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers left the scene prior to police arrival. Robertson was rushed to the UCD Medical Center in Sacramento where he was stabilized and treated. He remains there to date and is recovering. Davis Police Officers initiated an investigation…
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The Academic Senate cited Linda P.B. Katehi's "failure to provide clarity, candor, and trustworthy accounts in relation to the events of November 18, 2011."
"Although the Executive Council is not endorsing the Special Committee’s call for resignations (in the appendix) at this time, the Executive Council endorses the remaining recommendations of the report of the Special Committee," the ASUCD wrote in their release. What do you expect to happen next? In the end, will Katehi stay or will she go?
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Dennis Martinez, 32, of Woodland pleaded no contest to first-degree burglary.
By Yolo County District Attorney's Office Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that on Friday, April 27, 2012, 32-year-old Dennis Martinez of Woodland pled to three felony charges for his theft from an 88 year old disabled woman. The victim and her daughter had hired Martinez to do yard work over a three day period. On the third day, the elderly victim, who is legally blind, let Martinez in to use the restroom while her daughter was away. The victim later discovered that Martinez had stolen her late husband’s wallet and began using his credit cards at different locations. The Woodland Police Department investigated the case and recovered video of defendant and an accomplice using the credit card at multiple businesses. …
Justin Cox
1:05 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
Yeah, I agree. My wife bought a Toyota hatchback two years ago and it doesn't have a locking cap. Seems so weird to me. I thought it was pretty much standard at this point. more ›