Crime Reports

SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad. At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking...

KING CITY — King City Police Department (KCPD) is continuing its investigation into a homicide that occurred on Dec. 1, 2024, in the 800 block of Willow Street, where a 31-year-old man was found shot inside a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the...

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...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 1812:13 a.m. DUI on 7th St.9:09 a.m. Stolen vehicle on Oak Av.11:14 a.m. Hit-and-run on St. Charles Pl.2:24 p.m. Pedestrian versus vehicle traffic collision on Apple Av.4:04 p.m. Hit-and-run on Gavilan Dr.8:52...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 3011:10 a.m. Grand Theft on King St.7:36 p.m. CPS Referral on Pearl St.8:09 p.m. CPS Referral on San Antonio Dr. July 110:19 a.m. CPS Referral on Patterson St.12:08 p.m. Vehicle towed (parked over...

GREENFIELD — Detectives from the South County Major Crimes Unit are investigating a homicide that occurred New Year’s Eve in Greenfield. According to a news release, Greenfield police officers responded to a report that a person had been shot in the 1100 block of Heidi...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Feb. 17:47 a.m. Misconduct on Front St.5:57 p.m. Domestic violence on Vosti Av.10:28 p.m. Domestic violence on Malmfeldt Cr.11:25 p.m. Domestic violence on West St. Feb. 211:17 a.m. Misconduct on Gabilan Dr.3:12 p.m. Shoplifting on H...

KING CITY — Officers from the King City Police Department responded Jan. 29 to a report of a juvenile victim who said she had been sexually assaulted by an elder Hispanic male. The girl said she was walking in the 400 block of N. Vanderhurst...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 238:06 a.m. Speeding on Division St.8:30 a.m. Report of domestic violence on Amherst Dr.11:14 a.m. Speeding on Division St.11:29 a.m. Use of cellphone while driving on Division St.12:01 p.m. Speeding on Division St.12:26...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.