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WOODLAND — A UC Davis law student accused of groping two women and later assaulting correctional officers at the Yolo County Jail is not competent to stand trial and should undergo mental-health treatment, according to the results of a psychiatric evaluation. Attorneys in the Robert David Schaerges case received a report from Davis psychiatrist Captane […]
WOODLAND — A Yolo Superior Court judge has sentenced one of two men prosecuted for attacking a Sikh taxi driver in West Sacramento last fall to 13 years in state prison, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Pedro Ramirez, 42, of Natomas, pleaded no contest in March to a felony assault charge and […]
Yolo County sheriff’s deputies arrested three alleged burglars they say were so brazen they brought a U-Haul to load up their stolen goods from a Winters-area home. Sgt. Lance Faille said it was the homeowners themselves who interrupted the burglary at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday at their home on County Road 27. “The homeowner told […]
Two women face drunken driving charges following separate Davis-area crashes on Sunday, authorities said. The first occurred at about 1 a.m. Sunday as 20-year-old Alexys Padilla of Elk Grove collided with another car as she entered the intersection at Fifth and E streets in downtown Davis, according to Davis police Lt. Paul Doroshov. A person […]
A Woodland man was hospitalized early Saturday and his girlfriend jailed after she allegedly struck him with her car, authorities said. Elena Lund-Tessler, 31, of Davis, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after turning herself in at the Davis Police Department at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, Woodland police Sgt. Steve Guthrie said. […]
So long, Atto. The Davis Police Department K-9 retired last month due to back injury complications, culminating a career that spanned six years and numerous achievements. “He certainly did everything as hard as he could,” said Atto’s handler, Davis Police Officer Justin Raymond. “But those things that made him a really good partner were also […]
Law-enforcement agencies will pay tribute to California police K-9s lost in the line of duty at a June 15 ceremony at UC Davis. The K-9 Faithful Partner Memorial Ceremony begins at noon at the California Police Dog Memorial, located near the UCD Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Originally dedicated in 2002, the star-shaped black granite memorial […]
A 70-year-old Davis man was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison Friday in connection with the April sexual assault of a UC Davis foreign exchange student, according to the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office. Kenneth Arthur Tice pleaded no contest on May 24 to charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment with […]
A registered sex offender was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of peeping into a woman’s apartment, Davis police said. Lt. Paul Doroshov said officers were conducting foot patrols at the Olive Court Apartments, 1414 Olive Drive, at about midnight when they spotted a man looking through the window of one of the apartment units. […]
WOODLAND — A former UC Davis employee who embezzled thousands of dollars while head of the university’s Campus Violence Prevention Program was sentenced Thursday to five years of felony probation. Jennifer Beeman, 53, of Sacramento, made a plea agreement in April that will keep her out of state prison, though Yolo Superior Court Judge Janet […]
A South Davis elementary school shifted into lockdown mode Thursday afternoon as Davis police searched for an armed man who robbed the Motel 6 on Chiles Road. Lt. Paul Doroshov said the two robbers — one of them armed with what appeared to be a large handgun or sawed-off shotgun — entered the motel at […]
The Davis Police Department is taking sign-ups for a five-week self-defense course for women. RAD — Rape Aggression Defense — teaches awareness and prevention techniques, as well as realistic self-defense tactics. The course is taught by Davis Police Department employees who are nationally certified RAD instructors. The upcoming series will be taught from 6 to […]
Two people were hospitalized Wednesday when their vehicles collided at a rural Yolo County intersection, the California Highway Patrol reported. Officer Cindy Leal said 22-year-old Alexander Brickey of Dixon was driving northbound on County Road 95 at about 7:30 a.m. when he failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection of County Road 12. […]
WOODLAND — Criminal proceedings were suspended Wednesday for a UC Davis law student charged with sexual battery and assaulting officers until he can undergo a mental-health evaluation. Robert David Schaerges, 26, refused to appear in court for the second time since his May 24 arrest on suspicion of groping two women on a campus bike […]
