Police Name Investigator, Post Video on Picnic Day Incident
Two and a half weeks after the April 22, 2017, incident, the police have named retired Sacramento…
Sunday Commentary: Biased Coverage of Police Incidents by Local Paper Now and Then
A letter writer in the local newspaper calls veteran columnist Bob Dunning to task for what appears…
My View: City Needs to Be Transparent about the Police Incident on Picnic Day
In 2006, in the height of police controversies in Davis, I was strongly in favor of some…
Commentary: Local Incidents Punctuate the Need for Police Oversight and Reform
In 2006, Davis was ahead of the curve as it debated police oversight and ultimately calmed tensions…
Sunday Commentary: Tying Police Incident to Picnic Day Was Inevitable
It was inevitable, once a report came out suggesting police officers were attacked and beaten on Picnic…
Vanguard Analysis: Video Appears to Contradict Police Account of Picnic Day Event
The Vanguard has received a video of the altercation between plain-clothed police officers and three young men…
Picnic Day Incident: Attorney Describes a Race-Based Attack by Men Who Turned Out to Be Police
“This is crazy,” Mr. Reichel explains. “They think it’s white men attacking black men. That’s what they…
Multiple Accounts Emerge in the Attacks on Two Davis Police Officers
The scene described by Davis Police paints a picture where police officers, driving an unmarked police vehicle…
Two Davis Police Officers Assaulted by Picnic Day Crowd
(From Press Release) -On April 22, 2017, at approximately 3:30 P.M., three Davis Police Officers working on…
Commentary: Council Needs a Policy on the MRAP
Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported that Sheriff Ed Prieto had decided to no longer pursue the…
My View: Questioning Jailhouse Interviews while Waiting on Results of Homicide Investigation
Last weekend, the Vanguard reported on what appeared by all accounts to be a homicide in Davis. …
Charges Yet to Be Filed in Possible Davis Homicide Case
The Yolo County DA’s office has not filed charges against John Paul Johnson in connection with the…
First Murder in Just Over a Year Hits Davis on Friday
Details are sparse at the moment, but Davis Police late on Friday reported that on Friday morning…
Commentary: We May Have Narrowly Averted Something Catastrophic
When the DA announced that Lauren Kirk-Coehlo was being held on $1 million bail, it raised a…
Monitoring Local Police Surveillance Equipment
Editor’s note: The city of Davis may soon be looking into whether to have an ordinance that…
Details Paint a Grim Picture in the Hate Crime Case
When Police Chief Darren Pytel and DA Jeff Reisig first announced the arrest of 30-year-old Davis resident…
Islamic Center Suspect Faces Six Years and Is Being Held on $1 Million Bail
On Tuesday, Davis Police along with the FBI and Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the…
Breaking News: Arrest Made of Woman Who Vandalized Islamic Center of Davis
(From Press Release) – Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel and the…
A Cautionary Tale of AB 60 in the New Immigration World
Yesterday’s column on the door being open to much broader actions on deportation contained an interesting anecdotal…
Sunday Commentary: Attempted Kidnapping An Eye Opener for Davis, Parents
Perhaps it was growing up during stranger-danger time, when kids became aware, even in small towns and…
