Crime Reports

SALINAS VALLEY — Thanks to the incarcerated population, the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad raised over $17,000 for Special Olympics during their Flame of Hope event. “I thought that was amazing,” said the Special Olympics athlete Hall-of-Famer known as J-Lo. “It’s like we won...

CENTRAL COAST — Utility scams have continued at an alarming rate during 2024, with nearly 15,000 Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers reporting more than $334,000 in losses to scammers. The average scam victim lost over $600, and more than 500 customers have reported falling...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has been notified that a contractor providing behavioral health services to various clients experienced a network data breach that may have involved unauthorized access to the personal data of 4,201 county residents. The breach occurred between Aug. 25 and 27...

KING CITY — Officers from the King City Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 400 block of Ellis Street for a vehicle code violation on April 9 at about 10:26 p.m. During the traffic stop, the driver — 39-year-old Efrain...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 179:07 a.m. Vandalism on Calcagno St.1:37 p.m. Battery on N Vanderhurst Av.1:45 p.m. Vandalism on Oates Av. Oct. 1810:36 p.m. Battery on Cambridge Av. Oct. 197:49 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on Lynn St.9:08 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Sept. 233:19 a.m. Lewd and lascivious acts with a minor on 7th St.11:58 a.m. Vehicle towed on 3rd St.1:53 p.m. Suspicious circumstances on Oak Av.2:07 p.m. Municipal code violation on El Camino Real.4:27 p.m....

A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate who walked away from the minimum-support facility at Salinas Valley State Prison on Aug. 2 was apprehended Saturday morning in Linda, in Yuba County.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 121:37 a.m. Vandalism on Soberanes St.6:56 a.m. Vandalism on Broadway St.4:37 p.m. Stolen vehicle on Broadway St.7:00 p.m. Matter of Record (graffiti) on Broadway St. Feb. 1312:42 a.m. Felony bench warrant on San Antonio...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials are investigating the May 31 death of 25-year-old inmate Elazer Black as a homicide. At around 12:34 p.m. on Sunday, correctional officers responded to a disturbance inside a Facility B general population housing unit. Black had collapsed to...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 222:44 p.m. Vandalism report on N Vanderhurst Av.3:01 p.m. Vehicle towed due to expired tags on S Vanderhurst Av.6:13 p.m. Matter of Record (child custody issue) on Canal St.9:22 p.m. DUI on Broadway St.9:52 p.m....