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Are California police missing domestic violence murders? New bill would let families review cases
Joanna Lewis’ family never believed she took her own life. In 2011, investigators found her hanging from a bath robe’s belt inside a closet. The Solano County Cororner’s Office declared her death a suicide. But Lewis, 36, had previously sought restraining orders against her husband, Vacaville pastor Mark Lewis, accusing him of domestic violence.
Community remembers victims one year after first Davis stabbing
DAVIS - Saturday marked one year since the first of three stabbings rocked the Davis community. The community is still healing one year later and some people were getting emotional looking back and talking about the victims. "It was a nightmare. It was the scariest time of our lives," said Davis resident Connie Saint. In the wake of fear, students say they opted for driving instead of the usual walking or biking, not knowing when the next stabbing could happen."Just on edge, nobody knew what was going on and it was scary, a guy just walking around...
Davis police officer fired over man’s 2019 death at Golden 1 Center Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) — An officer from the Davis Police Department was fired abruptly after the force learned about his deadly past. Former officer, Drake Quitugua, was recently fired for his involvement in the 2019 death of Mario Matthews at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Matthews was allegedly trespassing at the arena around 3:30 a.m. in […]
Water dispute escalates between Vallejo, Napa Valley city over warehouse project
The water-supply battle between Vallejo and American Canyon has opened on another legal front, as Solano County’s largest city has sued its southern Napa Valley neighbor over a recently adopted streamlined approval process for certain large warehouse projects. At the center of the latest dispute is the 208-acre proposed...
Woman hit, killed by semitruck in Fairfield parking lot
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A woman was hit and killed by a semitruck in Fairfield early Wednesday morning, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Police were called to the 2100 block of Cadenasso Drive around 5:15 a.m. for the crash. Police say a semitruck driver called them to the area...
Woman says her son was choked with a jump rope at school
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KOVR) - A woman alleged her son was choked while at a school in Fairfield, California. “The principal said she found out it was a jump rope that was tied around my son’s neck,” the boy’s mother Jessica Tyo, said. Daniel is 5 years old....
Another Highway 37 closure set for this weekend
The major pavement repair project designed to reduce flooding and traffic delays on California State Route 37 will once again close a portion of the highway this weekend, Caltrans announced. As part of the long-awaited Solano Pavement Repair Project, the 21-mile east-west thoroughfare that runs across Marin, Sonoma, Napa and...
Firearm, marijuana found after police pursuit in Fairfield
(KRON) – A firearm and a large bag of marijuana were found in a vehicle after a police vehicle pursuit, according to the Fairfield Police Department. A Fairfield police officer conducted a traffic stop near Airbase Parkway and Dover Avenue on a vehicle without license plates at 11:44 p.m. on Friday. Police said the car […]
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