King City Police Department offers holiday safety tips
KING CITY ā Every holiday season there is an uptick in the number of thefts, residential and vehicle burglaries and robberies ā this year is no different.
āWe are already seeing a rise in the number of reported thefts in the City and are sure...
Investigation underway for early morning vehicle fire in King City
KING CITY ā 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...
UPDATE: Woman found dead in Ventana Wilderness identified
(UPDATED 4/13/26 at 5:25 p.m.)
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Sheriffās Office has identified a woman whose body was found near Sykes Hot Springs in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest.
Authorities identified the body as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields of Carlsbad.
According to...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 26, 2022
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KING CITY
Jan. 55:57 a.m. Mental Health Evaluation on Broadway St.9:30 p.m. APS Referral on River Dr.
Jan. 69:34 a.m. Burglary on S First St.9:34 a.m. Found property on Broadway St.11:27 a.m. Petty Theft on N...
Police Reports | Published July 8, 2020
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KING CITY
June 185:06 a.m. Vehicle burglary on Bedford Av.1:06 p.m. Petty theft on Lynn St.4:31 p.m. Vandalism in excess of $400 on Campbell St.
June 1912:25 p.m. Vehicle burglary on Ellis St.
June 203:04 a.m. Driving with a suspended...
Monterey County Sheriffās Office recovers stolen equipment in ag theft spree
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Over the past two weeks, multiple agricultural businesses in Monterey County have been targeted by a wave of burglaries, resulting in the theft of valuable equipment.
The Monterey County Sheriffās Office Ag Crimes Unit has been actively investigating these incidents, leading to...
King City man found guilty of violently raping child
KING CITY ā A Monterey County jury has convicted Leonardo Ramirez Jr., a resident of King City, for violently raping a 10-year-old girl during a 2018 residential burglary after his identity was discovered from DNA found in a discarded Covid mask last year.
Ramirez, 28,...
City of King announces police chief’s departure
KING CITY ā King City Police Chief Keith Boyd will be leaving his post to accept the undersheriff position with the Monterey County Sheriffās Office, city officials announced this week.
Boydās last day on the job with the City of King will be Dec. 29.
āChief...
Police Briefs | Published Nov. 14, 2018
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Police Briefs | Published Feb. 27, 2019
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