Crime Reports

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 — Monterey County emergency dispatchers are being credited with helping save two lost hikers in separate fall incidents, actions county officials say exemplify the professionalism and mission of the 9-1-1 system. According to the County of Monterey Emergency Communications Department, Dispatchers Dawn McNeil...

KING CITY — A 33-year-old man from King City has been arrested for vandalism after police said he broke the front window to the local Wells Fargo bank. According to the King City Police Department, on Feb. 21 at about 11:15 a.m., officers responded to...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 67:42 a.m. Mental Health Crisis on Bassett St.8:19 a.m. Alarm Activation on Broadway St.8:48 a.m. 72-hour vehicle tag on Broadway St.9:09 a.m. Illegal dumping (of construction material) on Broadway St.9:26 a.m. Civil...

KING CITY — A community prayer vigil for the families of the victims in last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting in King City will take place Thursday night at Chalone Peaks Middle School. The vigil begins at 6 p.m. inside the multipurpose room at the school,...

SALINAS — Multiple agencies from across Monterey County responded to a four-alarm fire that severely damaged Taylor Farms’ food production facility in Salinas last Wednesday. The 225,000-square-foot building, located in the 1200 block of Abbott Street, had been closed for the winter but was in...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 99:06 a.m. Vehicle vandalism on Elm Av.9:12 a.m. Stolen vehicle on Walnut Av.3:16 p.m. Felony warrant on Walnut Av.6:16 p.m. Petty theft on El Camino Real.7:27 p.m. Probation violation on El Camino Real.9:33...

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 — An in-progress burglary at a local greenhouse facility last week led to a multi-agency vehicle pursuit from Salinas to Gilroy and the recovery of a large load of marijuana. At about 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 25, a security guard reported an in-progress...

King City Police Department is asking the public’s help to locate a 13-year-old girl from King City who went missing Friday after being dropped off at the Salinas Valley Fair.