Crime Reports

BIG SUR — Three hikers were rescued early Monday morning after becoming lost and disoriented in Limekiln State Park, with one experiencing a medical emergency. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team was requested by Big Sur Fire at about 7:30 p.m. on...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 165:24 a.m. Hit-and-run with property damage on Andrus St. Aug. 178:02 a.m. Bench warrant on Division St.12:10 p.m. Possession of a controlled substance on Broadway St.2:00 p.m. Domestic violence on Sussex Wy.5:10 p.m. Grand Theft...

SOLEDAD — A former correctional officer at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud after prosecutors determined she fabricated workplace injuries and received more than $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. Lorena Hernandez Alvarado, 43, of King City, also pleaded...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide. Correctional staff observed incarcerated people Dillon King and Justin Learmont approach Michael Loftin in a recreation yard at about 12:50...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 1411:07 a.m. Bench warrant on Broadway St.4:19 p.m. Unlicensed driver on San Antonio Dr.11:09 p.m. Unlawful possession of paraphernalia on Broadway St.11:32 p.m. Unlawful possession of paraphernalia on Broadway St. Aug. 151:46 a.m. Parole violation...

SOLEDAD — Soledad police arrested a local teenager last Saturday in connection with a stabbing that left another juvenile with a leg wound. Officers responded at about 3:31 p.m. on Sept. 4 to a report of a stabbing at Gabilan Drive and Benito Street. Upon...

BIG SUR — A San Simeon man has been convicted of felony assault and misdemeanor battery stemming from an attack on a State Parks employee at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. A jury found David Carl...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 51:42 a.m. Vandalism on San Antonio Dr. Aug. 61:09 a.m. Use of cellphone while driving on San Antonio Dr.3:19 a.m. Civil matter on Broadway St.9:33 a.m. Found property on Broadway St.1:11 p.m. Vandalism on N....

SOLEDAD — A 41-year-old Soledad man was arrested Thursday after police said he admitted to recording female students from Soledad High School for his sexual gratification. According to the Soledad Police Department, officers were dispatched at about 4:13 p.m. on Sept. 10 to a report...

SOLEDAD — A traffic stop in Soledad last month led to a pursuit and the arrest of a juvenile, according to the Soledad Police Department. At about 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, a Soledad police officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Monterey and Third...