Monday Morning Thoughts: A Losing Battle against Child Abuse
This weekend’s commentary on the secret court system elicited a comment from Supervisor Matt Rexroad: “The child…
DA Announces New Charges for Frank Rees in Death of Baby
By Antoinnette Borbon It was exactly two years ago that authorities discovered the 19-day-old infant, Baby Justice,…
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…
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…
Local Law Enforcement Cooperated with TRIDENT, but Did Not Participate in Raid on Medical Marijuana Facilities
Two weeks ago, the Vanguard reported on the TRIDENT raid, that occurred on September 14 on the…
Hate Crime against Davis Islamic Center Leaves Community on Edge
In the early morning hours of Sunday as a storm was brewing in Davis, another storm was…
Guest Commentary: Concerns About Prosecutorial Misconduct Are Overblown
A recent column by David Greenwald in The Davis Vanguard, “Justice Watch: Prosecutorial Misconduct a Felony in…
My View: Gauging the Response
This has been a fairly busy week, but I wanted to circle back to two things that…
Law Enforcement and Other Officials Respond to Threat to Islamic Center
On November 26, the Davis Islamic Center received an anonymous letter from a group purporting to be…
Sunday Commentary: Direct Filing System Leads to Overcharging
A new poll released on Friday finds that Prop. 57 has the overwhelming support of the voters. …
DA Uses Grand Jury Process to Keep Adult Charges on Four Juveniles
The early months of 2015 in West Sacramento saw a string of robberies, several of which involved…
Eye on the Courts: Prosecutorial Bias and Racial Imbalance
It is often said that prosecutors are the single most powerful figures in the judicial system. Far…
Eye on the Courts: The Human Side of a Struggle
Some Common Threads in the Wrongful Convictions Reviewed on Saturday In my presentation this past weekend about…
Was Oscar Cervantes Wrongfully Convicted of Being the Shooter in 2002 Halloween Homicide?
In 2006, Oscar Cervantes was convicted and sentenced to life without parole for shooting Robert Stepper and…
Crime Stats Down Across the Board in Yolo County, Allaying Fears of Prop 47 Crime Wave
In early April, the Vanguard reported that first quarter 2016 crime stats moved downward in Davis and…
Eye on the Courts: The Strange Case of Lovett Ends Even More Strangely
Eric Lovett in February of 2015 was facing charges for being an accessory to attempted murder for…
West Sacramento Residents Call for End to Gang Injunction; Justice for Juveniles in System
On Saturday morning, between 40 and 50 people held a protest on Jefferson Boulevard, near the West…
Crime Moves Back Down in 2016 in Davis and West Sacramento
It was nearly a month ago that Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig, along with Chief Probation Officer…
My View: Victim Didn’t See Alleged Effort to Intimidate, Can We Move On Now?
If someone threatens a witness, but no one sees it, have they actually threatened the witness? If…
