Crime Reports

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 2712:52 p.m. Battery on Wentworth St.4:36 p.m. DUI on N Mildred Av.8:48 p.m. Missing person on Pearl St. June 284:39 a.m. Matter of Record (taser deployment) on Bassett St.9:12 a.m. Disobeying a court order on Bassett...

King City Police Department is asking the public’s help to locate a 13-year-old girl from King City who went missing Friday after being dropped off at the Salinas Valley Fair.

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...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Residents with a passion for public service and a keen interest in local government are encouraged to apply for a position on the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury. The upcoming term will run from June 13, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 14 death of an incarcerated person at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At about 5:15 p.m., staff observed Orlando Ochoa assaulting Israel Mendoza and responded by utilizing chemical...

Police Reports are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Note to Readers: Following Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT Sept. 162:02 a.m. Suspended drivers license on Walnut Ave.3:05 a.m. Follow up contact for Salinas PD on El Camino Real. Sept. 171:09 a.m. Juvenile problem on Greenleaf Loop2:03 a.m. Outside agency assist...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In light of recent reports of pets being abandoned during challenging times, both Hitchcock Road Animal Services and SPCA Monterey County are joining messages to remind all pet owners that dumping or abandoning animals is both illegal and inhumane. California law explicitly...

KING CITY — A 28-year-old King City man is facing misdemeanor charges after police say he falsely reported a hostage situation involving multiple armed subjects at a local residence. According to King City police, at about 7:39 a.m. on Feb. 24, Monterey County Communications received...