Crime Reports

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

KING CITY — A 17-year-old male riding his bicycle in the 500 block of North Third Street in King City was shot multiple times by a group of four to five assailants on Feb. 28 at about 9:30 p.m. The suspects approached the victim, displayed...

SALINAS VALLEY — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad. At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 231:34 a.m. Criminal threats on S Russ St.5:08 a.m. Outside Agency Assistance on Sirrah Wy.9:16 a.m. Vandalism on Broadway St.11:53 a.m. Vandalism on S Third St.12:36 p.m. Missing person on San Lorenzo...

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,...

KING CITY — Monterey County Judge Rafael Vasquez has sentenced King City residents and farm labor contractors Elias Perez Jr., 43, and Alejandra Perez, 40, to three years in prison for insurance fraud committed between 2013 and 2017. Vasquez also suspended those prison sentences, placing...

SALINAS VALLEY — A 20-year-old Soledad man died last Friday after his vehicle overturned on Los Coches Road near Greenfield while attempting to evade police during a pursuit. According to a report released Friday from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) King City Area, Soledad Police...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 239:45 a.m. Missing person on N. Vanderhurst March 249:42 a.m. Stolen vehicle report (unfounded) on San Antonio Drive.3:44 p.m. 911 hangup on Jayne St.9:00 p.m. Missing person on Mustang Ct. March 251:08 a.m. Agency Outside...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD May 110:30 a.m. Suspicious circumstances on Vazquez Av.11:00 a.m. Found property on El Camino Real.7:00 p.m. Hit-and-run on St. Charles Pl. May 28:00 a.m. Theft on Cedar Dr.2:01 p.m. Found property (wallet) on Hicks Dr.3:01 p.m. Traffic...

KING CITY — Armando Rodriguez Garcia was sentenced on June 26 to 15 years to life in prison, plus an additional term of 41 years and eight months, for a series of violent actions last year in King City. In May, a jury convicted 37-year-old...