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Sheriff Reports Three More Bomb Threats to the Library

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2023
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Sheriff Reports Three More Bomb Threats to the Library

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – According to the Yolo County Sheriff, the Yolo County ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – According to the Yolo County Sheriff, the Yolo County Library, Davis Branch Library, has been targeted by three bomb threats in recent days. Law enfo ...

August 28, 2023
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Reisig Easily Wins Fifth Term; Thien Ho Prevails by Wide Margin in Sacramento

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 08, 2022
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Reisig Easily Wins Fifth Term; Thien Ho Prevails by Wide Margin in Sacramento

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - As it turned out it wasn't really close. The results for the 2022 Cali ...

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - As it turned out it wasn't really close. The results for the 2022 California primaries are mostly in and races for county district attorneys are pretty much decided. ...

June 08, 2022
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Victim of 20-Year-Old Homicide Identified by Yolo Law Enforcement

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: June 05, 2022
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Victim of 20-Year-Old Homicide Identified by Yolo Law Enforcement

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - A victim of a 1999 homicide was identified by a law enforcement team u ...

by Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - A victim of a 1999 homicide was identified by a law enforcement team using genetic genealogy on Thursday according to the Yolo County District Attorney's Office. Ger ...

June 05, 2022
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Letter: In Support of Tom Lopez for Sheriff

Posted by mattdavis
|Date: May 03, 2022
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Letter: In Support of Tom Lopez for Sheriff

by Matthew Davis Sheriff Tom Lopez is the clear choice for re-election. The Office of the Sheriff is a ro ...

by Matthew Davis Sheriff Tom Lopez is the clear choice for re-election. The Office of the Sheriff is a role that requires experience and an understanding of the complexities of an organization that em ...

May 03, 2022
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Deputy Challenges Yolo County Sheriff, with Backing of Deputy Sheriff’s Association

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 21, 2022
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Deputy Challenges Yolo County Sheriff, with Backing of Deputy Sheriff’s Association

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - Tommy Hayes, a 15-year Yolo County Sheriff's deputy, announced his cam ...

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - Tommy Hayes, a 15-year Yolo County Sheriff's deputy, announced his campaign for Yolo County Sheriff on March 29 on Facebook. Hayes, a resident deputy sheriff for the ...

April 21, 2022
| by Robert JHansen

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Former Deputy Reaches Settlement with Yolo County

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: April 17, 2022
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Former Deputy Reaches Settlement with Yolo County

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - Last November, Yolo County and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office agreed ...

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - Last November, Yolo County and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office agreed to pay a settlement of $350,000 to a former Yolo County Sheriff’s sergeant who filed a complai ...

April 17, 2022
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Sheriff Disputes Story that They Were Dumping Homeless Man at Sac McDonald’s

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 28, 2019
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Sheriff Disputes Story that They Were Dumping Homeless Man at Sac McDonald’s

Yesterday afternoon the Sacramento Bee ran a story with a video that purports to show Yolo County Sheriff ...

Yesterday afternoon the Sacramento Bee ran a story with a video that purports to show Yolo County Sheriff's deputies dropping off a homeless man with all of his belongings at a McDonald’s restaurant o ...

September 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Inmate Alleges Yolo County Jail Staff Beat Him Multiple Times While at the Jail

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2018
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Inmate Alleges Yolo County Jail Staff Beat Him Multiple Times While at the Jail

Lyle Nooner came into Yolo County Superior Court last week in a wheelchair with an apparent knee injury. ...

Lyle Nooner came into Yolo County Superior Court last week in a wheelchair with an apparent knee injury. He told his attorney, Michelle Spaulding, that he was beaten after being extracted from his ce ...

June 25, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Gun Permits, Lost Dogs and the Coroner: The Sheriffs Race Is Important for Davis Too

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 19, 2018
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Gun Permits, Lost Dogs and the Coroner: The Sheriffs Race Is Important for Davis Too

By Alan Hirsch Our elected county sheriff’s office has great power. But its accountability to the people ...

By Alan Hirsch Our elected county sheriff’s office has great power. But its accountability to the people is limited. While California county sheriffs stand for reelection every four years, history sh ...

May 19, 2018
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Lopez Explains His Run for Sheriff and His Stance on Some Key Issues

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2018
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Lopez Explains His Run for Sheriff and His Stance on Some Key Issues

The race for sheriff is one of the more bizarre ones of 2018. Tom Lopez, who has been undersheriff for 1 ...

The race for sheriff is one of the more bizarre ones of 2018. Tom Lopez, who has been undersheriff for 11 years, is running ostensibly against 20-year incumbent Ed Prieto, even though Ed Prieto annou ...

May 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Prieto Announced He Would Not Campaign, but Is He Still Running for Reelection?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 07, 2018
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Prieto Announced He Would Not Campaign, but Is He Still Running for Reelection?

Back in January, Undersheriff Tom Lopez stunned many, particularly his boss Ed Prieto, when he decided to ...

Back in January, Undersheriff Tom Lopez stunned many, particularly his boss Ed Prieto, when he decided to challenge the five-term incumbent sheriff. After a tumultuous few weeks, Ed Prieto, right aft ...

May 07, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff Prieto Bows Out of Race

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2018
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BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff Prieto Bows Out of Race

The tumultuous campaign season continues as Ed Prieto has now bowed out of the race to seek a sixth term ...

The tumultuous campaign season continues as Ed Prieto has now bowed out of the race to seek a sixth term for office. He is opposed now by two candidates, Undersheriff Tom Lopez and Woodland resident ...

March 12, 2018
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Election News: Gary Sandy In, Rexroad Out; Prieto Makes Immigration Statement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 11, 2018
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Election News: Gary Sandy In, Rexroad Out; Prieto Makes Immigration Statement

It has been a tumultuous week in the Yolo County supervisor’s race. Two days before the deadline, three- ...

It has been a tumultuous week in the Yolo County supervisor’s race. Two days before the deadline, three-term Supervisor Matt Rexroad announced he was not going to seek reelection. However, Mr. Rexro ...

March 11, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 21, 2018
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Undersheriff to Challenge Ed Prieto

Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in office. However, ...

Sheriff Ed Prieto was first elected to his post in 1998 and has completed five terms in office. However, on Tuesday, Tom Lopez, who has served as undersheriff for nearly a decade, filed paperwork to ...

February 21, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo Man Says He Was Raided Despite Having Valid Medical Marijuana Permits

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2017
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Yolo Man Says He Was Raided Despite Having Valid Medical Marijuana Permits

Last week Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto told the county board that, after receiving complaints and concer ...

Last week Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto told the county board that, after receiving complaints and concerns about illegal grows in California, in the past few weeks the sheriff’s department has served ...

October 17, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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County Board of Supervisors Receives Report on Cannabis Enforcement Actions; Pushes for More

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 11, 2017
| (27) Comments

County Board of Supervisors Receives Report on Cannabis Enforcement Actions; Pushes for More

Sheriff Ed Prieto told the Board of Supervisors “there are lots of concerns about the illegal grows in Yo ...

Sheriff Ed Prieto told the Board of Supervisors “there are lots of concerns about the illegal grows in Yolo County and we’ve received many complaints and concerns.” He said in the past few weeks the ...

October 11, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Large Marijuana Raids Represent an Alarming New Development

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 10, 2017
| (13) Comments

Commentary: Large Marijuana Raids Represent an Alarming New Development

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has announced a series of raids against allegedly illegal marijuana grow ...

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office has announced a series of raids against allegedly illegal marijuana growers in the last month. In the most recently reported raids, they turned their attention away f ...

October 10, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Family Files Government Claim against Woodland and Yolo County in the Taser Death of Michael Barrera

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 23, 2017
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Family Files Government Claim against Woodland and Yolo County in the Taser Death of Michael Barrera

Earlier this month, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office released their autopsy report which concluded that t ...

Earlier this month, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office released their autopsy report which concluded that the cause of 30-year-old Michael Barrera’s death, following being Tased by Woodland Police offic ...

April 23, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2017
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Autopsy Shows Drug Use; Inconclusive on Manner of Death in Woodland Tasering

On February 8, Michael Barrera, 30, died following a report of a disturbance in Woodland. Reports had Mr ...

On February 8, Michael Barrera, 30, died following a report of a disturbance in Woodland. Reports had Mr. Barrera carrying a large knife, a golf club and a pair of scissors when he was hit with a Tas ...

April 05, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Sheriff’s Combative Tone during MRAP Discussion Was Not Helpful

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2017
| (14) Comments

Commentary: Sheriff’s Combative Tone during MRAP Discussion Was Not Helpful

Two and a half years ago, when the Davis Police brought in an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehic ...

Two and a half years ago, when the Davis Police brought in an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle), unbeknownst to the city council, there was great community outcry. At both city council h ...

February 28, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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