New details released in King City officer-involved shooting
KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has released video footage and additional details about the officer-involved shooting Monday night in King City.
According to the DA’s Office, Joshua Varao of King City called 9-1-1 at 6:53 p.m. on Dec. 19, stating that his...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 13, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
July 311:07 a.m. Civil Matter on Divina Wy.
July 48:55 a.m. Parking violation on Broadway St.10:18 a.m. Probation violation on Canal St.12:29 p.m. Hit-and-Run on Broadway St.8:20 p.m. Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia on Broadway...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 12, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
SOLEDAD
Oct. 311:39 a.m. Violation of probation on Main St.11:11 a.m. Info Report (assault) on Main St.
Nov. 18:24 p.m. Traffic violation on Gabilan Dr.11:23 p.m. Civil matters on West St.
Nov. 21:27 p.m. Burglary on Kidder St.3:28 p.m....
Police Briefs – Published May 2
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Vegetation fire burns 6 acres near San Ardo
Around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, CAL FIRE received a call for a vegetation fire in the San Ardo oil fields, near the community of San Ardo in Monterey County.
King City man convicted of assaulting neighbors with firearm
KING CITY — Following a two-and-a-half-week jury trial, King City resident Mike Riddle, 65, was convicted May 17 of two counts of assault with a firearm, along with enhancements for the use of a firearm.
On Jan. 16, 2022, Riddle’s neighbors called 911 to report...
Sunday night shooting kills 1 in Soledad
SOLEDAD — Soledad Police is looking for two suspects involved in a shooting that killed one person and injured another Sunday night.
At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10, officers from the Soledad Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Iris...
King City Police arrest gang member for fight
On May 17, at about 12:31 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Broadway for a fight in progress.
Deputy on horseback stops fleeing suspect in King City
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...
Soledad man sentenced to prison for false imprisonment
A Monterey Superior Court Judge last week sentenced Luis Plaza, 27, of Soledad, to 16 months in state prison for false imprisonment.

















