Crime Reports

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

SALINAS — Monterey County District 1 Supervisor Luis Alejo, who represents most of the City of Salinas, was arrested last Friday on drunken driving charges. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Jessica Madueño, officers on patrol in Prunedale observed a 2011 Ford Escape on San...

KING CITY — On Jan. 22, the victim of a sexual assault reported being attacked by Christopher Rios of the King City area, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies contacted the victim, who had many physical injuries, and after interviews and evidence collection,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 12:55 p.m. Lost property on N 2nd St. Feb. 25:08 p.m. Vandalism on Bassett St.8:45 p.m. Driver’s license suspended due to DUI on Canal St. Feb. 37:30 a.m. Public intoxication on Bassett St.11:01 a.m. Threatening an Executive...

KING CITY — King City Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left one man dead. On Dec. 1, at about 1:46 p.m., King City officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Willow Street on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival,...

A King City woman died Monday morning in a traffic accident involving three vehicles on Highway 101 near the Camp Roberts Southbound Rest Area south of Bradley.

KING CITY — While at the Salinas Valley Fair on May 19 at about 7:30 p.m., a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Mounted Horse Patrol observed a physical fight outside the fairgrounds in King City between what appeared to be teenage...

KING CITY — King City resident Christopher Garduno was sentenced Aug. 26 to serve six years in state prison after pleading no contest to a single charge of committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14. Garduno, 20, also admitted that...

SALINAS VALLEY — More than 200 community members attended last month’s Overdose Awareness Symposium 2022, hosted by Sun Street Centers to bring attention to the uptick in drug-related overdoses. Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez was master of ceremonies for the countywide event, held Aug. 31...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 2312:27 p.m. Matter of Record (harassment via electronic report) on Sycamore St.6:24 p.m. Matter of Record (trespassing) on Sussex Wy. May 243:00 a.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.7:30 a.m. Property vandalism on S Mildred St.10:04 a.m....