Crime Reports

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 912:58 p.m. Expired registration on Orchard St. May 101:37 a.m. CPS referral on Bassett St.10:45 a.m. Vandalism (excess of $400) report on Broadway St.10:50 a.m. Petty theft report on Bassett St.2:50 p.m. Possession of methamphetamine on...

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 Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 102:30 p.m. Civil Issue on Meyer St.6:47 p.m. DUI on River Dr. Dec. 119:35 a.m. Mental Health Crisis on Meyer St.8:51 p.m. Civil Issue on Patterson St. Dec. 128:00 a.m. Possession of marijuana at school on...

Column by Capt. Allen Rowe, King City Police Department

KING CITY — King City Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Thursday, Dec. 28, from 6 to 10 p.m. at an undisclosed location within King City. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is alerting Monterey County residents of online scams that have been hitting the community. The scams begin with a text message or email warning the recipient of some potentially fraudulent charges on their account. When the person...

SAN LUCAS — Kyle Anthony Griffith, 40, a resident of Ventura County, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Dec. 16 for causing a fatal collision that killed a 35-year-old King City woman last November. On Nov. 3, 2019, around 7:30 p.m.,...