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Poacher Busted For Illegal Trapping And Animal Cruelty

A resident of Courtland in southern Sacramento County pleaded guilty to poaching and skinning dozens of bobcats and gray foxes for commercial profit, the Lassen County Fish and Game Commission

Sacramento Yolo

Mother Gets 25 Year Sentence For Murder of her Daughter

Aquelin Crystal Talamantes, 29, convicted of murdering her daughter Tatiana, 5, at trial in May, has received a sentence of 25 years to life with the possibility of parole for

Sacramento Solano

Combative Vacaville Pastor Must Stand Trial For Firebombing

“It definitely was clear to me that he’s not just out to hurt me, but he wants to kill me,” Sarah Nottingham told ABC News’ “20/20” in an April 25

Yolo

Motorist Hits California Highway Patrol Car, Suffers Major Injuries

A private automobile crashed into a marked black-and-white CHP vehicle at a rural intersection south of Woodland; both drivers were injured. The accident took place at the intersection of County

San Francisco Solano

Vacaville Suspect in Stabbing Surrenders To San Francisco Police

A Vacaville man accused of stabbing his housemate at their residence in the 100 block of Catalpa Lane disappeared for a day after the crime took place at about 4

Solano

Audacious Transformer Thief Caught In Rural Vacaville

A Fairfield man is in custody for the alleged theft of an $8,000 electrical transformer from a business on the northern outskirts of Vacaville around 7 am the morning of

Yolo

Former Davis Caregiver Sentenced To Life In Prison For Elder Abuse

Following a conviction for contributing to the death of a developmentally challenged man he was paid to care for, Davis resident James Mattos, 53, was, on June 19, sentenced to

Yolo

Alleged Davis Double-Murderer’s Mother Gives Pre-Trial Testimony

While testifying at the pre-trial hearing on June 16, Daniel Marsh’s mother was shown a photograph of a Buck knife. It was the weapon with which Marsh allegedly stabbed and

Solano

Suspect In Vacaville Meat Market Burglary Apprehended by K-9 Officer

A Vacaville resident, 18, was arrested in the early morning hours of June 19 for burglarizing the Mexico Meat Market at 1130 E. Monte Vista Avenue. Within minutes of receiving

Yolo

Davis Driver Accused of DUI After Causing Rollover Crash

A Davis resident has been charged with felony drunk-driving after a collision on Yolo County Road 99 near the intersection of County Road 25A in the countryside between Woodland and