Sheriff Arrests Two Accused of Trying to Steal Death Benefits

Law enforcement officials in Northern California arrested two people who allegedly tried to steal workers’ compensation death benefits that had been mailed to the family of a sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty in 2008. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said the county’s insurance provider reported a possible attempt to fraudulently cash benefit checks that were mailed to family members of Deputy Tony Diaz. Detectives arrested Dawn Faulk, 50, and Jensen Faulk 61, on Thursday after executing a search warrant in Woodland. The search allegedly found t...