Crime Reports

SALINAS — A fire in a Salinas food processing plant that has prompted authorities to evacuate surrounding neighborhoods has now closed four nearby elementary schools as sunrise approaches Thursday. City officials announced the closure shortly after 5:30 a.m. Thursday for Lincoln Elementary, Monterey Park Elementary, Sherwood...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 30 10:12 a.m. Burglary report on Bassett St.12:10 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on Broadway St.1:38 p.m. False ID to a police officer on Collins St.5:51 p.m. Petty theft report on Division St.8:09...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 185:06 a.m. Vehicle burglary on Bedford Av.1:06 p.m. Petty theft on Lynn St.4:31 p.m. Vandalism in excess of $400 on Campbell St. June 1912:25 p.m. Vehicle burglary on Ellis St. June 203:04 a.m. Driving with a suspended...

KING CITY — Officers from the King City Police Department and deputy sheriffs from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to a physical fight involving multiple subjects in the 1000 block of Broadway Street on Aug. 30 at about 7:22 p.m. A group of juveniles...

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County faced an unexpected challenge in the heart of a warm summer afternoon Tuesday. Around 2 p.m. on July 23, the usually tranquil fields near Greenfield were suddenly ablaze as a fire broke out on Metz Road. Fueled by strong winds,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 2711:14 p.m. Mental Health Crisis on N. 3rd St. Nov. 282:30 p.m. Domestic Violence and child abuse on Beverly Ct. Nov. 292:36 a.m. Expired registration over six months on Broadway St.8:02 p.m. Probation violation on S....

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 318:00 a.m. Dead body found on Jayne St.3:15 p.m. Grand theft on Broadway St. Sept. 112:04 a.m. Violation of Probation on S Third St.3:24 p.m. Matter of Record (CPS referral) on Sussex Wy.10:20 p.m. Outside agency...

KING CITY — A young man seen carrying what appeared to be an assault-style rifle outside a Meyer Street residence Tuesday night was later identified and arrested, according to the King City Police Department. Police said the incident occurred on Dec. 9 at about 9:51...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 299:13 a.m. Found property on Rio Vista Dr.1:26 p.m. Matter of Record (ammunition surrender) on Bassett St. March 301:49 p.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on Broadway St.6:50 p.m. Matter of Record (verbal domestic) on N Vanderhurst Av.8:15...

A farmworker from Salinas died early Wednesday morning in a tractor accident on private property near the intersection of Old Stage Road and Chualar Canyon Road in Chualar.