Housing Authority warns residents of fake social media posts about Section 8 housing
MONTEREY COUNTY — The Housing Authority of the County of Monterey (HACM) has received copies of misleading ads circulating on social media platforms, luring individuals with promises of “Affordable Housing Programs” or similar enticing titles.
One advertisement stated, “Section 8 Waiting List Now Accepting Applications”...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 22, 2024
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May 110:55 a.m. Theft on Monterey St.
May 26:09 a.m. Obstruction on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:25 a.m. Misconduct on Market St.1:46 p.m. Verbal domestic on Fourth St.4:35 p.m. Assault on H De La...
Lockwood man arrested for child molestation
LOCKWOOD — Heberth Reyes, 38, of Lockwood, was arrested May 9 on multiple counts of child molestation spanning over five years, announced Greenfield Police Department.
The investigation was conducted collaboratively with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and involved two juveniles; one in Greenfield and the...
King City woman arrested for child abuse
KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a welfare check on a woman who left her family’s residence after threatening to harm her two small children and herself on Dec. 21 at about 11:17 a.m.
Through the investigation it was...
King City man receives 2-year prison sentence for drunken driving
KING CITY — King City resident Osvaldo Chavez Herrejon, 30, was sentenced Nov. 10 to two years in prison for drunken driving.
On May 7, 2020, at 7:12 p.m., an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer observed a vehicle driving erratically to the point that it...
King City Police Department reminds drivers to always stop for school buses
KING CITY — This National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 17-21, the King City Police Department supports efforts throughout the state to keep children and caregivers safe by reminding drivers on the dangers of passing a stopped school bus.
Drivers are required to come to...
Jury convicts King City axe murderer
KING CITY — A Monterey County jury has convicted Kevin James Powell of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
On Sept. 14, 2022, the deceased victim and his brother were in town for work staying at a Motel 6 in King City. That night, after returning...
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 man arrested for selling narcotics at motel
On July 16, at about 12:15 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department received information from an anonymous source that a person was selling narcotics at the Silver Saddle Motel, 705 Broadway St., Room No. 110.
