Solano
Trio Arrested For Fairfield Carjacking
Police arrested a Vacaville man and a Fairfield couple after finding them in a van that had been reported as stolen. Fairfield police received reports around 2:30 pm on October
High Speed Pursuit of Car Thief Ends With Arrest by Police K-9
During the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 22, CHP officers were in hot pursuit of suspected car thief Robert Carter, 18, of Hayward. Suddenly, he led them off I-80
DUI Suspect Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit and Unusual Escape Attempt
Vacaville police arrested the DUI suspect after he attempted to escape capture by ditching his car and hailing a taxicab. About midnight October 14, a Vacaville police officer spotted a
Drunk Driver Injures Vacaville Boy
A Stockton man driving under the influence of alcohol struck a six-year-old boy pedestrian on October 4. Several callers informed Vacaville Police 911 dispatchers about the incident, which took place in the parking lot
Juvenile Arrested for Attempted Murder of Dixon Police Officer
A juvenile 15 years of age was arrested for attempted homicide (PC 664-187) after exchanging gunfire with police officers near Dixon High School, according to a Dixon Police Department press
Swindler Gets Federal Prison Sentence For Bribing Travis AFB Official
A native of Afghanistan, 41, now a naturalized American citizen, was sentenced September 25 to two years in federal prison. Lida Amin had bribed an Air Force official in charge
Dixon Real Estate Salesman/Bank Robber Convicted of Mail Fraud, Could Serve 30 Years
On September 22, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced that a federal jury had found former real estate salesman and convicted bank robber Hubert Rotteveel, 52, a resident of Dixon, guilty
Prosecutors Drop Embezzlement Charges Against Vacaville Coach For Now
The Solano County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion on September 16 to drop charges of embezzlement against the Vanden High School head football coach. Levon Haynes, 42, had been
Preliminary Hearing Set for Vacaville Pastor’s Firebombing Trial
The preliminary hearing for the trial of the Baptist pastor accused in January of firebombing his former girlfriend’s family home has been set for September 26. Pastor Mark Lewis, who
After High-Speed Getaway From No Crime, Man Lands In Canal.
The driver of a vehicle that led police in a pursuit reaching speeds upwards of 70 mph through suburban Fairfield eventually plunged into the waters of the Putah Creek canal
