Press Releases

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – July 15, 2022 – On July 14, 2022, a 75-year-old former resident of West Sacramento, David John Sidhu, was sentenced in a Yolo County Courtroom, to 196 years in prison, by Judge Timothy L. Fall. On June 2, 2022, Sidhu had been convicted...

Daniel Wehner murdered two UC Davis students in 1980 Press Release (Woodland, CA) – July 13, 2022 - Convicted murderer Daniel Wehner was denied parole for the 13th time on July 12, 2022, by a two-commissioner panel of the Board of Parole Hearings. Wehner is currently...

Press Release Woodland, CA - (June 13, 2022) - The International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations (UN) launched the first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15, 2006 in an effort to unite...

An investigative team using genetic genealogy identified the victim as Gerron Gipson Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2022 – On June 2, 2022, a victim of a 1999 homicide was identified by a law enforcement team using genetic genealogy. The victim’s human remains...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2022 – On June 2, 2022, a 75-year-old former resident of West Sacramento, David John Sidhu, was convicted by a Yolo County jury of 28 acts of child molestation. Sidhu had committed these crimes over a seven-year period. Sidhu...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 2, 2022 – On May 31, 2022, 37-year-old Sacramento man, Jose T. Perez-Meza, was convicted of sexually assaulting two victims on separate occasions. A Yolo County jury convicted Perez-Meza of two counts of Assault With Intent To...

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month Press Release (Woodland, CA) – June 1, 2022 – Tonight there will be a candlelight vigil in Davis for National Gun Violence Awareness Month, which occurs every June. Also, Gun Violence National Awareness Day falls on the...

Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 27, 2022 – On May 26, 2022, 62-year-old Woodland man, Marvin Eugene Montgomery, was sentenced to 27 years in state prison after being convicted of attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Freeman Park. A Yolo County jury...

Assembly Members Voted 72-0 in Favor of the Bill Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 24, 2022 – On May 23, 2022, Assembly Bill 2778, “Race Blind Charging,” passed through the California Assembly floor on a 72-0 vote. AB 2778 is sponsored by Yolo County District...

Crips gang member shot and killed 16-year-old Robert Castro Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 18, 2022 – On May 16, 2022, at the request of Governor Gavin Newsom, all members of the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) decided that further review was warranted for the...