Crime Reports

KING CITY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, King City Police Department and Salinas Police Department have scheduled a joint press conference Friday morning to make a major announcement involving three ongoing investigations. Officials are planning to unveil “significant developments” related to the double homicide that...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

SAN ARDO — A 70-year-old woman from San Ardo has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and one year of probation after pleading guilty for failing to take care of her animals. According to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, Debra Kallmeyer was contacted...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 219:01 a.m. Property vandalism on Bedford Av.10:03 a.m. Burglary on N Russ St. June 229:29 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on South Mildred Av.2:24 p.m. Grand theft on Carlson St. June 238:41 a.m. Vehicle towed on...

Police Reports are 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...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials are investigating the May 31 death of 25-year-old inmate Elazer Black as a homicide. At around 12:34 p.m. on Sunday, correctional officers responded to a disturbance inside a Facility B general population housing unit. Black had collapsed to...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is warning residents of scammers impersonating law enforcement. “Fraudsters may try to trick unsuspecting victims into providing their personal information or sending money by pretending to be law enforcement agents or representatives of other government agencies,” according...

SAN ARDO — A Monterey County judge sentenced Angel Rojas Lugos, 43, of San Ardo, to 142 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on May 19. On March 15, a jury found Lugos guilty of two counts of committing oral...