Crime Reports

SALINAS VALLEY — Soledad Police Department has arrested 33-year-old Rutilio Caliahua Quiahua, a King City resident, on multiple charges related to sexual offenses involving minors under the age of 16. The arrest, announced April 29, follows an extensive investigation in which Soledad Police detectives identified...

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KING CITY — King City Police Department is investigating a shooting early Wednesday morning that killed a 31-year-old local man. At about 1:06 a.m. on March 31, officers responded to a report of gunshots fired in the area of 60 Broadway Circle. There, police found...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 119:00 a.m. Property vandalism on King st.9:00 a.m. Property vandalism on Collins St.10:32 a.m. Theft (vehicle parts) on Soberanes St.8:50 p.m. Petty theft and violation of probation on Canal St.10:45 p.m. Vandalism of less than...

BIG SUR — A Monterey County judge has found 31-year-old Ivan Gomez guilty of starting the Big Sur Dolan Fire, which seriously injured a firefighter and destroyed multiple residences, as well as throwing rocks at a vehicle, cultivating marijuana and 12 counts of animal...

GREENFIELD — An employee of South Monterey County Joint Union High School District was arrested Tuesday in connection with an embezzlement case, according to detectives from the South County Major Crimes Investigations Unit. On Jan. 13, detectives were notified of a possible embezzlement and began...

KING CITY — Three Norteño gang members have been ordered to stand trial on dozens of charges connected to two mass-casualty shootings that devastated South Monterey County in early 2024, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Nov. 13...

SAN LUCAS — A San Lucas man was shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Around 3:35 a.m. on Sept. 5, gunshots were heard in the 53000 block of Julius Street in San Lucas. Deputies responded and found Ricardo...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.