Crime Reports

Note to Readers: Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 912:43 a.m. Domestic violence arrest report on Willow.6:54 a.m. Burglary report on Broadway St.8:20 a.m. Burglary report on Broadway St.9:00 a.m. Vandalism report on Bassett St.10:28 a.m. Violation of court order...

SAN ARDO — Monterey County Child Protective Services contacted the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on March 20 at about 9:45 a.m. to report it had received information about an incident involving the sexual abuse of a child. At that time, the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit...

KING CITY — King City Police Department has named a person of interest in the Dec. 1 shooting that killed a man on Willow Street. Through the ongoing investigation, local detectives were able to identify Israel Martinez, a 20-year-old resident of King City, as someone...

On June 7 at about 9:50 a.m., Salinas police officers responded to a victim of a shooting in the 1300 block of Rhode Island Street. On arrival they located the 43-year-old male victim suffering from a single non-life threatening gunshot wound to his lower body.

SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad. At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking...

On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the Black man whose death under Chauvin’s knee led to a nationwide uprising against police brutality last summer. The news was met with a kind of collective sigh of relief,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 610:48 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on King St.2:22 p.m. Possession of a stolen vehicle on San Antonio Dr.6:13 p.m. DUI on Bedford Av.10:36 p.m. Drive-by shooting on N San Lorenzo Av.10:37...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 224 p.m. Local bench warrant on Broadway St.9 p.m. Vehicle towed (unlicensed driver) on Broadway St. Feb. 237:53 a.m. Theft report on Seventh St.9:15 a.m. CPS referral on Bassett St.11:20 a.m. Stolen vehicle/recovery report on...