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September 14, 2025

Monterey County warns of Covid-19 scam letter circulating online

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Department of Social Services is alerting clients and the community to beware of a letter circulating on social media that looks like it comes from the state telling them that they must get tested for Covid-19 to continue their...

Crews tackle structure fire near King City

KING CITY — Firefighters responded to a structure fire near Highway 101 and Jolon Road, just outside of King City, on April 17 around 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival, crews found a fully involved structure fire that had spread to nearby vegetation. ā€œThanks to quick and coordinated...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 7, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 257:32 a.m. Bench warrant on Division St.5:22 p.m. Inappropriate touching on Canal St.7:45 p.m. Mental health crisis on S. San Lorenzo Ave.9:45 p.m. Bench warrant on Division St. June 2612:47 a.m. Domestic violence on...

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...

King City teens arrested for December murders

KING CITY — An additional two teenagers from King City have been arrested for their involvement in the deaths of two residents and an unborn child last December. King City Police Department detectives arrested the juvenile males, both 17 years old, on July 25 for...

Police Reports | Published Sept. 30, 2020

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 128:00 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on S Vanderhurst Av.8:00 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours on Broadway St.11:35 a.m. DUI on Jayne St.11:43 a.m. APS Report on Bassett St.6:00 p.m. Burglary on Bluff...

Suspects arrested after killing teen on bicycle in King City

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KING CITY — A 17-year-old male riding his bicycle in the 500 block of North Third Street in King City was shot multiple times by a group of four to five assailants on Feb. 28 at about 9:30 p.m. The suspects approached the victim, displayed...

Hunter dies in rollover accident in South Monterey County

JOLON — A hunter died on the opening day of deer-hunting season in the Fort Hunter Liggett area near Jolon on Saturday morning. According to local officials, 28-year-old Ryan Bricker of Salinas was in a Jeep when it rolled down an embankment in southern Monterey...

2 children die in mobile home fire in King City

KING CITY — Two young children died in a fire in the early hours of Nov. 7, the City of King announced in a news release Monday.  Members of the King City Volunteer Fire Department received a 12:22 a.m. fire call at the 700 block...

Gang member pleads guilty to King City murders

KING CITY — Raul Lucas of Salinas has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder while personally using a firearm for the benefit of the Sureno criminal street gang. On Dec. 26, 2021, 21-year-old Lucas and three other Sureno gang members met up in...
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