CAL FIRE declares burn ban in San Benito, Monterey counties
As the Central Coast transitions into spring and summer, CAL FIRE has suspended all burn permits within the State Responsibility Area and Local Responsibility Areas under contract with CAL FIRE, in San Benito and Monterey counties.
1 arrested in King City homicide; 2nd suspect remains at large
KING CITY ā King City Police Department (KCPD) is continuing its investigation into a homicide that occurred on Dec. 1, 2024, in the 800 block of Willow Street, where a 31-year-old man was found shot inside a vehicle and was pronounced dead at the...
King City man gets 5 years in prison for stalking woman
KING CITY ā King City resident Angel Ramirez Garcia has been sentenced to five years and four months in state prison after pleading no contest to felony charges of stalking and criminal threats.
Garcia, 26, also admitted one prior āstrikeā offense under Californiaās Three Strikes...
Police Reports | Published Dec. 9, 2020
Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
Nov. 177:34 a.m. Vandalism (in excess of $400) on Broadway St.12:49 p.m. Petty Theft on Queen St.2:55 p.m. Lost property on Division St.4:26 p.m. Administrative citation (burning rubbish within city limits) on N Vanderhurst Av.9:54 p.m....
Police Reports | Published Sept. 11, 2019
Police Reports are obtained from the local Police Departments.
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 7, 2026
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....
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 20, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
July 116:00 p.m. Civil Matter on Bassett St.
July 128:43 a.m. Petty Theft on Broadway St.1:19 p.m. Expired registration over six months on Broadway St.10:54 p.m. Petty Theft and probation violation on Broadway St.
July 1312:30 a.m....
San Ardo man arrested for child sex abuse
SAN ARDO ā Monterey County Child Protective Services contacted the Monterey County Sheriffās Office on March 20 at about 9:45 a.m. to report it had received information about an incident involving the sexual abuse of a child.
At that time, the Sheriffās Office Investigations Unit...
CDCR investigating deadly force incident at Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD ā California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating an attempted homicide at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) after a use-of-force incident.
On July 12, at 9:37 a.m., SVSP staff in a recreation yard observed two inmates striking another inmate with manufactured...
Gang-related shooting kills 1 in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā A 20-year-old Greenfield man has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed another man in a gang-related incident Saturday morning.
According to the Greenfield Police Department, local officers responded to a victim of a shooting in the 50 block of Fourth Street...




















