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YCPD Conducting ‘Traffic Safety Operation’ on Behalf of Bicyclists, Pedestrians

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — The Yuba City Police Department said it is conducting a “traffic safety operation” throughout the month of May that is putting a focus on driver behaviors that put bicyclists and pedestrians at risk.As part of National Bicycle Safety Month, the department said it will be on the lookout for actions by motorists…

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Search Warrant in Dobbins Yields Marijuana Plants, ‘Illegally Owned’ Firearms and Cash

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Sheriff’s office reports a search warrant was served at a location on Marysville Road in Dobbin yesterday morning. 750 marijuana plants were ‘eradicated’ by the Yuba Marijuana Eradication Team Yuba County, as well as two ‘illegally owned firearms’ and almost $2,500 cash.One suspect was arrested, but that name has…

Challenge Woman Arrested in Connection with Yuba County Mailbox & Property Thefts
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Challenge Woman Arrested in Connection with Yuba County Mailbox & Property Thefts

(Nevada County, CA) — The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday that a 26-year-old Challenge woman who was arrested Tuesday could be responsible for stealing property and mail from multiple victims in multiple counties, including Yuba County. According to The Appeal-Democrat, an investigation into a stolen utility trailer and generator at 11 a.m. Tuesday in…

Davis Stabbing Suspect A Former UC Davis Student
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Davis Stabbing Suspect A Former UC Davis Student

(Davis, CA) — The suspect accused of stabbing and killing two people and injuring a woman is a former UC Davis student. The university says in a statement 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez was a third year student. He was separated from the university last Tuesday for academic reasons.The Davis Enterprise reports he majored in Biological Sciences…

Man Arrested In Connection To Recent Stabbings
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Man Arrested In Connection To Recent Stabbings

(Davis, CA) — Davis police say they made an arrest in connection to three stabbings that happened within a week. Police Chief Darren Pytel says 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez was arrested Wednesday for two counts of homicide and attempted homicide.A 50-year-old man and a 21-year-old UC Davis student were stabbed and killed. A woman was stabbed…

Local Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Street Racing
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Local Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Street Racing

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In a cooperative effort last Saturday involving the Yuba City & Marysville Police Departments, Sutter & Yuba County Sheriff’s Departments and CHP Yuba-Sutter, a street racing and sideshow focused enforcement effort resulted in 61 citations issued, 6 vehicles referred for exhaust and/or emissions violations, 3 towed vehicles and 2 DUI arrests.A YCPD…

Parole Denied for Man Who Murdered Yuba County Sheriff’s Deputy
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Parole Denied for Man Who Murdered Yuba County Sheriff’s Deputy

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At a parole hearing Tuesday, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer reports that the man who killed Deputy Brian Meilbeck has been denied parole. Deputy Meilbeck had only been on the job for two months, 25 years ago, when Phillip Peterson – who had already shot his brother in the…

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HWY 70 Through Feather River Canyon to Partially Reopen Today

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Caltrans reports that Highway 70 from Jarbo Gap to the Greenville Wye will be reopened to through traffic three times a day, beginning today.Commuters will be escorted through the closure area, but you’re asked not to line up any earlier than 15 minutes before hand to insure the roadway isn’t blocked for…