Crime Reports

Column by Capt. Allen Rowe, King City Police Department

MONTEREY COUNTY — Many residents have never heard of a Civil Grand Jury, or if they have, they know little about its purpose. In California, a Civil Grand Jury is required in each of the 58 counties. Looking for effectiveness and efficiency, Civil Grand jurors...

KING CITY — Last Friday, Nov. 29, at about 11:30 p.m., a California Highway Patrol (CHP) Coastal Division K-9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on a pickup for speeding, in excess of 65 mph, on Highway 101 near King City.  During the traffic stop, the...

CENTRAL COAST — With scams that target utility customers continuing at a high rate, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins the Federal Trade Commission in recognizing National Consumer Protection Week, March 2-8, to help educate customers on how to spot the signs of...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a subject breaking into an occupied apartment in the 300 block of S. Vanderhurst Avenue on Feb. 9 at about 6:20 p.m.  Upon arrival, officers learned the subject had walked away from the...

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...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 118:19 a.m. Stolen vehicle/recovery report on Monte Vista Pl.8:43 a.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Division St.1:50 p.m. Vandalism in excess of $400 on Bassett St.2:40 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on Broadway St.4:24 p.m....

KING CITY — A search warrant was served Friday morning in King City as part of an ongoing investigation into last October’s attempted homicide on Amherst Drive. Detectives from the South County Major Crimes Unit (MCU), a collaborative unit of the Greenfield and King City...