Crime Reports

KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 10 that Judge Rafael Vazquez sentenced Kevin James Powell to 76 years-to-life in state prison for first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder. On Sept. 14, 2022, the deceased victim and his brother were in town...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle that was just reported stolen on Dec. 29 at about 11:30 a.m. “The initial investigation, utilizing review of surveillance video, provided officers with a known suspect identified as Martin Torres,” police...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Dec. 141:07 a.m. Shoplifting on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:12 p.m. Violation of probation on Nestles Rd. Dec. 159:46 a.m. Traffic violation on Orchard Ln.11:12 a.m. Assault on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:13...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a welfare check on a woman who left her family’s residence after threatening to harm her two small children and herself on Dec. 21 at about 11:17 a.m. Through the investigation it was...

KING CITY — A Monterey County jury has convicted Kevin James Powell of first-degree murder and attempted murder. On Sept. 14, 2022, the deceased victim and his brother were in town for work staying at a Motel 6 in King City. That night, after returning...

KING CITY — On Dec. 4, at about 1:11 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department were dispatched to the 500 block of Lynn Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two vehicles parked on Lynn Street that sustained damage...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 2812:41 a.m. Willful discharge of a firearm on Broadway St.4:20 a.m. Hit-and-run on S. First St. Nov. 297:30 p.m. Threaten crime with intent to terrorize on N. Third St.8:16 p.m. Hit-and-run on Reich St.9:28...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 179:30 a.m. Domestic Violence on Victoria Ave.10:51 a.m. Bench warrant on Ellis St.2:30 p.m. Sexual battery on Broadway St. Nov. 185:00 a.m. Drunk in public on Rio Vista Dr.10:37 a.m. Lost property on Bassett St.1:45...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 55:00 p.m. Grand Theft on Canal St.6:13 p.m. CPS Report on Victoria Ave. Nov. 612:00 a.m. CPS Referral on Amherst Dr.8:58 a.m. Civil Matter on Division St. Nov. 74:05 a.m. Probation violation/assault...

KING CITY — King City Police Department has named a person of interest in the Dec. 1 shooting that killed a man on Willow Street. Through the ongoing investigation, local detectives were able to identify Israel Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of King City, as someone...