Crime Reports

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 68:30 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired registration over six months) on 2nd St.4:58 p.m. Burglary on Elm Av.10:39 p.m. Stolen vehicle, domestic violence and felony warrant on Oak Av. Feb. 710:11 a.m. Probation compliance...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 13:14 a.m. Mental Health Hold on Broadway Cl.9:00 a.m. Vehicle towed (illegally parked, no plates) on Ellis St.7:44 p.m. Felony bench warrant on Bassett St.11:16 p.m. Willful cruelty to child on N Third...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Carrie Panetta announced that Judge Jennifer O’Keefe has been elected by the bench to serve as the court’s next assistant presiding judge as of Jan. 1. O’Keefe will serve in that role for 2026 and 2027...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is seeking information about a man impersonating a veterinarian in Monterey County. A Prunedale man is providing veterinary care without a license, according to SPCA, and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty. “He has been giving veterinary examinations, prescribing...

KING CITY — On Jan. 22, the victim of a sexual assault reported being attacked by Christopher Rios of the King City area, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies contacted the victim, who had many physical injuries, and after interviews and evidence collection,...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a theft that occurred overnight in the 200 Block of Bassett Street on Jan. 22.  During the investigation, a KCPD officer reviewed video surveillance footage that captured the theft. As the officer continued...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 1912:36 a.m. Petty theft and battery non prosecution report on Broadway St.12:46 p.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on Pearl St.8:32 p.m. Theft report on Rio Vista Dr. Sept. 2011:02 a.m. Petty theft on River Dr.1:00...

KING CITY — Raul Lucas of Salinas has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder while personally using a firearm for the benefit of the Sureno criminal street gang. On Dec. 26, 2021, 21-year-old Lucas and three other Sureno gang members met up in...

GREENFIELD — An employee of South Monterey County Joint Union High School District was arrested Tuesday in connection with an embezzlement case, according to detectives from the South County Major Crimes Investigations Unit. On Jan. 13, detectives were notified of a possible embezzlement and began...

LOCKWOOD — Lockwood resident Michael David Paulsen pleaded guilty to three counts of committing forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14 years of age.  Monterey County Judge Rafael Vazquez will sentence Paulsen, 62, on Feb. 13 to a stipulated sentence of 30 years in...