Crime Reports

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is seeking information about a man impersonating a veterinarian in Monterey County. A Prunedale man is providing veterinary care without a license, according to SPCA, and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty. “He has been giving veterinary examinations, prescribing...

KING CITY — While at the Salinas Valley Fair on May 19 at about 7:30 p.m., a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Mounted Horse Patrol observed a physical fight outside the fairgrounds in King City between what appeared to be teenage...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 310:40 a.m. Warrants citation and driving without a license on 3rd St.1:32 p.m. Arson, trespassing and violation of probation on Walnut Av.5:36 p.m. Criminal Threats on 8th St.6:00 p.m. Assisted KCPD with a quadruple homicide...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced July 22 that four owners of local smoke shops and markets throughout Monterey County have paid civil penalties for unlawfully selling flavored tobacco products, among other violations of law. The sale of flavored tobacco products is...

SALINAS — Multiple agencies from across Monterey County responded to a four-alarm fire that severely damaged Taylor Farms’ food production facility in Salinas last Wednesday. The 225,000-square-foot building, located in the 1200 block of Abbott Street, had been closed for the winter but was in...

MONTEREY COUNTY — September is Pedestrian Safety Month in California, and Monterey County Health Department is reminding drivers to slow down and be alert for people walking on the roads. Pedestrian deaths make up more than 24% of all traffic-related fatalities in California. Nationally, an...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Jan. 88:36 a.m. Mental Health Hold on 3rd St.12:32 p.m. Assault on Thorp Av.1:00 p.m. Trespass and felony warrant on 4th St. Jan. 912:30 a.m. Shoplifting on El Camino Real.2:08 a.m. Traffic collision in the...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 47:43 p.m. CPS Referral on Seventh St.8:24 p.m. Domestic Violence report on River Dr. Sept. 512:45 a.m. DUI on Division St.2:51 p.m. Shoplifting on Broadway St.8:26 p.m. Unlicensed driver on Airport...

SOLEDAD — 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...