Press Releases
AB 1542 Passed Through Assembly Floor – Hope Yolo
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Assembly Floor and is Headed to the Senate AB 1542 would provide treatment to those involved in the criminal justice system who live with drug addiction (Woodland, CA) – June 3, 2021 – On June 2, 2021, California Assembly...
44 Elected District Attorneys File Suit Challenging the Early Release of 76,000 State Prison Inmates
Press Release | Filed Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Sacramento, CA) – May 26, 2021 Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced today that she and 43 elected District Attorneys across California, have filed a civil lawsuit against the...
Yolo County Criminal Justice Partners Helping to Decriminalize Those Who Live With Mental Illness
Article originally published by The Winters Express on May 19, 2021 by Community Content (Content from in an around the community, rather than staff) Yolo County’s Criminal Justice partners — the Probation Department, the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Yolo...
Yolo DA and Umpqua Bank Sponsor Free Shred Day
Citizens Can Protect Their Identity Safe by Shredding Confidential Documents Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 14, 2021 On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and Umpqua Bank will be co-hosting another free shred event for Yolo County...
10-Year-Old Murder Case Ends in Convictions – Defendant fled to Mexico after La Finca shooting
Press Release (Woodland, CA) – After a two-month trial which occurred during the COVID pandemic, a Yolo County jury convicted Jose Luis Gomez Arreola, 36, of Fairfield, of one count of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and eight counts of assault with a...
41 Elected District Attorneys Challenge Early Release of 76,000 State Prison Inmates
Press Release | Letter to CDCR (Sacramento, CA) – May 13, 2021 - Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced today that she and 40 elected District Attorneys across California, have filed a petition with the Secretary of the Department of Corrections...
National Police Week Starts May 9th
Yolo County District Attorney will honor officers killed in the line of duty at a memorial walk to remember scheduled for May 13th Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 9, 2021 - The week of May 9th is National Police Week, which honors officers who have been killed in...
Over 908 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail
Nearly 42% of those released on $0 Bail have been rearrested at least once Press Release (Woodland, CA) – May 4, 2021 –As a result of the Yolo County Superior Court’s continued use of $0 bail, over 908 new crimes have been committed as of April 21, 2021. In April of...
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Passes out of Assembly Health Safety Committee
AB 1542 would provide treatment to those involved in the criminal justice system who live with drug addiction Press Release (Woodland, CA) – April 28, 2021 – On April 27, 2021, California Assembly Member Kevin McCarty’s Yolo County Bill passed through the Assembly...
GALT Husband and Wife Convicted of Auto Insurance Fraud
Press Release Galt husband and wife, Lovepreet and Parwinder Randhawa, were convicted of filing a fraudulent auto insurance claim. In February 2018, Officers with California Highway Patrol conducted an investigation into a collision which occurred on Interstate 80 in...