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San Ardo man found guilty of 16 counts of child molestation

SAN ARDO — San Ardo resident Angel Rojas Lugos, 43, was found guilty on March 15 by a Monterey County jury of two counts of oral copulation on a child 10 years old or under and 14 counts of forcible lewd or lascivious acts...

Police Briefs | Published Feb. 6, 2019

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

CDCR officials investigating Oct. 14 inmate death at Salinas Valley State Prison as homicide

Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 14 death of an incarcerated person at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At about 5:15 p.m., staff observed Orlando Ochoa assaulting Israel Mendoza and responded by utilizing chemical...

King City theft investigation leads to one arrest

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a theft that occurred overnight in the 200 Block of Bassett Street on Jan. 22.  During the investigation, a KCPD officer reviewed video surveillance footage that captured the theft. As the officer continued...

King City Police arrest woman for aiding and abetting murder suspect

KING CITY — King City Police Department has arrested a local woman for aiding and abetting a known suspect involved in last December’s triple murder. Over the past year, the department has been investigating the Dec. 26, 2021, shooting that killed King City residents Carlos...

City of King announces police chief’s departure

KING CITY — King City Police Chief Keith Boyd will be leaving his post to accept the undersheriff position with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, city officials announced this week. Boyd’s last day on the job with the City of King will be Dec. 29. ā€œChief...

King City axe murderer sentenced to 76 years-to-life in state prison

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KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 10 that Judge Rafael Vazquez sentenced Kevin James Powell to 76 years-to-life in state prison for first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder. On Sept. 14, 2022, the deceased victim and his brother were in town...

Repeat DUI offender found guilty

On April 11, Francisco Napoles Medina, 54, of Watsonville, was found guilty by a jury of felony driving under the influence of alcohol with three prior DUI convictions, two of which were felonies.

Police Reports | Published April 29, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 135:27 a.m. Battery report on Jayne St.12:00 p.m. Forcible entry report on Ellis St. April 141:41 a.m. Theft report on Broadway St.12:37 p.m. Violation of probation on Canal St.4:46 p.m. Matter of Record (vandalism) on Broadway...

The Justice Corner: Rebuilding

Column by Capt. Allen Rowe, King City Police Department
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