CRIME & SAFETY
Scooter crash reported on Garrod Drive near Davis
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A person riding a scooter crashed on Garrod Drive near Davis, according to dispatcher radio communications. Police were dispatched to the scene around 1 p.m. The rider reportedly had facial injuries but was conscious. It was unclear how the scooter crashed. See our live traffic map...
Sacramento bicyclist found dead after hitting pole on I-80 in Yolo County
WEBSTER, Calif. — A bicyclist was found dead on westbound I-80 in Webster on Thursday afternoon, California Highway Patrol officials said. Officials responded to reports of a bicyclist hitting a pole at approximately 7 p.m. According to CHP Woodland, officers found a man in his 60s dead on the...
Multiple ‘significantly damaged’ trees to be removed at Davis park
(FOX40.COM) — The Davis Police Department said multiple trees at a park will have to be removed due to significant damage. Over the last several months, police said officers and the Davis Parks Department received complaints about “large amounts” of bark missing from numerous trees at Playfields Park. The park includes a children’s play area, […]
City of Davis doubling fines for Picnic Day weekend, police say
(FOX40.COM) — The countdown to Picnic Day is ending soon, and the Davis Police Department is reminding the community that while fun is expected, too much of it could cause more harm than it’s worth. Beginning on Friday at 6 p.m., the Davis police officers will install a “Safety Enhancement Zone” until Sunday at 6 […]
Sacramento police arrest driver who jumped sidewalk and hit 3 people in tent
SACRAMENTO — The man accused of driving his SUV onto a Sacramento sidewalk and hitting three people in a tent last weekend has been arrested, police said Thursday night.The Sacramento Police Department identified the suspect as 43-year-old Jesus Banegas. Police further said that all three victims are alive despite being hospitalized in critical condition. They have not yet been identified.Banegas, of Sacramento, faces charges of hit-and-run resulting in injury and causing an accident resulting in injury.Banegas is being held on $50,000 bail and is expected to appear in court on April 22.The hit-and-run happened Sunday, April 14 on Dos Rios Street between North B and D streets, east of the railyards.A security camera in the area captured the vehicle jumping the curb and hitting the victims before crashing through a metal gate and speed limit sign and driving off.
Woman accused of killing man found in Solano County hotel room
SUISUN CITY, Calif. — A 54-year-old woman is accused of leaving a 53-year-old man for dead in a Solano County hotel, officials said Wednesday. The Suisun City Police Department said its officers went to 2 Harbor Center on April 12 around 3:30 p.m. for a report of an unresponsive man in a hotel room. There, they found a man with a "significant puncture wound."
Suspects in Pleasant Hill shootout that killed cannabis worker arrested in Sacramento
Police arrested two people in connection with the attempted armed robbery of a cannabis industry worker in Pleasant Hill last month that led to a shootout and the deaths of the worker and one of the gunmen.Pleasant Hill police said in a press statement that investigators obtained arrest warrants for 18-year-old Joe Washington Jr. and 20-year-old Money Green, both from Richmond. The two were located in Sacramento and arrested with the help of Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies, police said.Both were booked into the Contra Costa County jail in Martinez.The shooting happened on March 19 at the Wood Creek apartment complex...
Man barricaded in South Sacramento home dies after setting it on fire
(FOX40.COM) — A man was pronounced dead on Friday morning after allegedly starting a house fire during in a South Sacramento neighborhood, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and the Metro Fire of Sacramento. Just after 1 a.m., deputies responded to the 7300 block of Arleta Court for reports of a domestic violence incident. […]
Murder charges filed 1 year after Vacaville woman found dead in orchard field
(KRON) — A Vacaville woman’s mysterious death went unsolved for nearly a year before a prime suspect was arrested and charged with murdering her. Amery May Sweany, 27, was slain on April 27, 2023 in Northern California, investigators said. A passerby found her body in an orchard along Simpson Lane in Marysville and called 911. […]
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