PG&E warns of rising utility scams during National Consumer Protection Week
CENTRAL COAST ā With scams that target utility customers continuing at a high rate, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins the Federal Trade Commission in recognizing National Consumer Protection Week, March 2-8, to help educate customers on how to spot the signs of...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 28, 2022
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
Aug. 279:22 a.m. Mental Health Hold on S Vanderhurst Av.6:23 p.m. Driving on a suspended license on Broadway St.10:23 p.m. Reckless driving on S Mildred Av.11:06 p.m. Battery on a cohabitant on...
King City man gets 6 years in prison for committing lewd act on child
KING CITY ā 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...
Jury convicts King City axe murderer
KING CITY ā 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...
Man arrested for Broadway burglaries
A 24-year-old King City man has been arrested for a pair of commercial burglaries that were reported to local police Thursday morning.
Child in critical condition after falling from 2-story window
A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling out of a two-story apartment window and landing on a concrete patio below Tuesday afternoon in King City.
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 24, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
Aug. 199:01 a.m. Fight at school on Broadway St.12:22 p.m. Bench warrant on First St.1:54 p.m. Battery on school employee on Broadway St.8:02 p.m. Civil Matter on Broadway St.
Aug. 2011:58 a.m. Participating in criminal street...
Police Briefs ā Published August 29, 2018
Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.
Police investigate fourth gang-related shooting in less than a month
King City Police Department is investigating another gang-related shooting that injured one person Saturday evening.
King City woman arrested for violent robbery
A King City woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with a March robbery and assault of a local man who she flagged down for help before pulling a gun on him.





















