Crime Reports

SALINAS VALLEY — A 20-year-old Soledad man died last Friday after his vehicle overturned on Los Coches Road near Greenfield while attempting to evade police during a pursuit. According to a report released Friday from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) King City Area, Soledad Police...

KING CITY — A Monterey County jury has convicted two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man. Eduardo Solis, aka “Sleepy,” 21, and Jose Juarez, aka “Trips,” 24, both of King City, were found guilty...

KING CITY — King City Police Department has named a person of interest in the Dec. 1 shooting that killed a man on Willow Street. Through the ongoing investigation, local detectives were able to identify Israel Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of King City, as someone...

MONTEREY COUNTY — A 23-year veteran of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against his former employer alleging he was illegally fired after helping to form a union, refusing to endorse candidates for sheriff and opposing the sexual harassment of...

KING CITY — King City police and fire departments responded to the report of a vehicle fire in the 300 block of Ellis Street early Friday morning. The vehicle was parked in a carport with apartments overhead. Upon arrival at about 5:30 a.m., local police...

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.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 255:30 a.m. Battery on Canal St.10:15 a.m. Burglary on Broadway St. Jan. 261:19 a.m. DUI on King St.11:00 a.m. Traffic warrant on Division St.11:00 a.m. Missing person/returned on Division St.1:00 p.m. Public nuisance (noise and unruling...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, continued enforcement efforts in July against the unlicensed cannabis industry. Last week the Monterey County Cannabis Enforcement Unit...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 272:18 a.m. Runaway juvenile on Amherst Dr.1:31 p.m. Cruelty to child with possible injury/death on Rider Av.3:18 p.m. Grand Theft on Bluff Av.4:00 p.m. Grand Theft (catalytic converter) on Monte Vista Pl.7:00 p.m....

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.