CHP K-9 sniffs out drugs worth $227K during traffic stop near King City
KING CITY — Last Friday, Nov. 29, at about 11:30 p.m., a California Highway Patrol (CHP) Coastal Division K-9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on a pickup for speeding, in excess of 65 mph, on Highway 101 near King City.
During the traffic stop, the...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 4, 2021
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
July 71:08 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on S Third St.4:30 p.m. Lost property on Bassett St.6:00 p.m. Runaway juvenile/returned on King St.6:27 p.m. Battery on Collins St.
July 811:38 a.m. Found property on Bishop...
King City man arrested for child porn
KING CITY — Greenfield detectives, assisted by the FBI and the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, served a search warrant Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, in the 100 block of Spruce Circle in King City.
Police said the warrant stemmed from a cybertip...
King City axe murderer sentenced to 76 years-to-life in state prison
KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 10 that Judge Rafael Vazquez sentenced Kevin James Powell to 76 years-to-life in state prison for first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder.
On Sept. 14, 2022, the deceased victim and his brother were in town...
Police Reports | Published March 3, 2021
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
Feb. 83:01 p.m. APS Referral on Queen St.7:12 p.m. Assault with a deadly weapon (non firearm) on Division St.
Feb. 95:17 p.m. Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia on Broadway St.
Feb. 1011:17 a.m. Agency Outside Assistance4:29 p.m. Abandoned...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 26, 2021
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
May 18:20 p.m. Matter of Record (road to success referral) on King St.
May 211:05 a.m. Municipal code violation (parking limitations) on Brighton Av.1:51 p.m. Missing person (later located) on King St.
May 31:27 p.m. Property vandalism on...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 7, 2026
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
Nov. 2711:14 p.m. Mental Health Crisis on N. 3rd St.
Nov. 282:30 p.m. Domestic Violence and child abuse on Beverly Ct.
Nov. 292:36 a.m. Expired registration over six months on Broadway St.8:02 p.m. Probation violation on S....
Salinas Valley State Prison among facilities placed on modified movement due to surge in violence
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is placing Level IV high-security sections within its facilities — including Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad — on modified program in response to a surge in violence against staff and incarcerated persons, effective March...
