Crime Reports

KING CITY — While at the Salinas Valley Fair on May 19 at about 7:30 p.m., a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Mounted Horse Patrol observed a physical fight outside the fairgrounds in King City between what appeared to be teenage...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Aug. 238:00 a.m. Municipal code violation (dog bite) on Oak Av.9:01 a.m. Gang contact on San Antonio Dr.2:32 p.m. Suspicious circumstances on Calaveras Wy.2:46 p.m. Suspicious circumstances/fraud on El Camino Real.6:20 p.m. DUI on...

KING CITY — King City resident Christopher Garduno was sentenced Aug. 26 to serve six years in state prison after pleading no contest to a single charge of committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14. Garduno, 20, also admitted that...

KING CITY — King City Police Department (KCPD) responded to the report of a stabbing on May 2 at about 10 p.m. in the 200 block of Broadway Street. On arrival, officers contacted the victim, a 40-year-old male, who reported that the suspect, 42-year-old Rene...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Carrie Panetta has announced the retirement of Judge Marla Anderson, effective April 30, after nearly 30 years of service on the Monterey County Superior Court. In 1995, Anderson was appointed to the Monterey County bench by...

Column by Capt. Allen Rowe, King City Police Department

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 — Last Sunday, Oct. 2, the Information and Technology Resources (ITR) team at Hartnell College detected abnormal network activity that prompted a manual network shutdown.  Currently, Hartnell College is working with third-party forensic incident response specialists and federal law enforcement to investigate this...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 66:13 a.m. Unlicensed driver on N. Russ St.12:31 p.m. Illegal parking on Broadway St.1:08 p.m. Vehicle abatement on Broadway St.2:12 p.m. Vehicle abatement on Leeds Ave.5:00 p.m. Civil issue on San Antonio Dr.8:24 p.m....