Willie Davis Gets Off Street, Checks Into Board-and-Care Facility

Willie Davis checked himself into a board-and-care facility in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.

After spending two nights on the street with friends near his mother’s house in Gardena, the former Dodger said he decided to make more of his life.

“I was sitting by myself last night and looking at the people [in my neighborhood] that I try to help and I said that these people are wasting [my help],” he said. “They get devious and all, but they are still good people. But I want some of the little things in life.”

Meanwhile, the investigation into the domestic dispute between Davis and his mother, Maudest, is now closed, according to Lt. Ron Herbst of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department office in Carson. Davis, 55, was arrested March 14 after he allegedly threatened to burn down his parents’ house if they did not give him $5,000.

He was released from the Men’s Central Jail on Tuesday after his mother and the L.A. County district attorney’s office declined to press charges--the latter because it could not find Davis’ stepfather, a witness.

Linda Cressey, owner of the Cressey Board and Care Home, said she approached Davis in his neighborhood and offered him a place to stay. The home, which provides medical and psychological assistance, costs $700 monthly.

Davis said he doesn’t know how he will pay for it but added that he is not worried about it.

He also said--when asked--that he has not heard from the Dodgers.