Man carjacked at South Davis intersection; suspect arrested

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Police arrested a suspect in Sunday’s carjacking at a South Davis intersection.

Maurice Lamont Telfair, 35, was still driving the victim’s black Mercedes sedan when Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies stopped him at Howe and El Camino avenues shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, a day after the alleged crime.

Davis police Lt. James MacNiven said the suspect forced the victim from his vehicle, which was stopped the traffic light on southbound Mace Boulevard at Chiles Road, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

“The suspect ran up, opened the victim’s door, demanded the vehicle then grabbed the victim’s shirt, pulling them out,”

MacNiven said. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect flee eastbound on Interstate 80.

Davis police entered the vehicle information into a statewide database following the carjacking, leading to Sacramento deputies’ discovery of the stolen car, MacNiven said. Telfair was booked into the Sacramento County Jail.

Police make three DUI arrests in five hours

By Lauren Keene Enterprise staff writer

Davis police made three drunken-driving arrests in a single shift over the weekend, with all three suspects allegedly having bloodalcohol levels more than twice the legal limit.

The first arrest stemmed from a vehicle collision in the 200 block of H Street at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday.

“The suspect’s vehicle struck multiple parked cars and then backed into an occupied car which had been traveling behind it,” the Davis Police Department reported in a Facebook post. An investigation resulted in a 26-year-old woman’s arrest on suspicion of DUI.

Officers made the second and third arrests early Sunday at the In-N-Out Burger on Richards Boulevard and Olive Drive, where officers responded to a 1:30 a.m. report of a passed-out driver in the drive-through lane.

“While officers were dealing with that investigation, they were notified at there was a second passedout driver also in the same drive-through lane, a few cars behind the first one,” police said. Both drivers, 24- and 28-year-old men, ended up jailed on DUI charges.

“Thankfully, no one was injured in any of these incidents, but given that it was a busy weekend with many people out, things could have been much worse,” the Facebook post said. “With all the other safe options available today to reach your destination safely, there is no reason to get behind the wheel after drinking excessive amounts of alcohol.” benefits to such exclusive contracts, including “consistent pricing and availability and leveraging the school’s size to ensure the greatest benefits to students.”

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However, the actual dollars and cents benefit to the average UC Davis student is hard to determine.

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That being said, the very best soft drink on the market today is Pepsi Zero, hands down.

— Reach Bob Dunning at bdunning@davisenterprise.net.