Crime Reports

CHUALAR — Monterey County fire crews rushed to contain a fire that broke out early Christmas morning at an auto repair shop in Chualar. Multiple structures were threatened by the blaze on Grant Street around 4 a.m., and five fire engines responded, according to the...

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Jose Christian Montenegro, 30, was sentenced Jan. 20 to 34 years in prison for committing four counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14 and one count of lewd act on a child under age 14. “These offenses are...

GREENFIELD — Local emergency personnel responded to a solo vehicle rollover in the 800 block of Orchard Street in Greenfield last Thursday night. According to the Greenfield Police Department, the driver was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol.  “Officers (obtained) a search warrant for...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department and agents from Homeland Security Investigations arrested Hugo Cesar Marquez on March 17 for multiple sex crimes involving children. Soledad Police began the investigation just three days prior after a woman came forward and reported her juvenile niece, who is...

GREENFIELD — Detectives from the South County Major Crimes Unit are investigating a homicide that occurred New Year’s Eve in Greenfield. According to a news release, Greenfield police officers responded to a report that a person had been shot in the 1100 block of Heidi...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 276:11 a.m. Burglary report on Broadway St.9:11 a.m. Criminal threats on Pearl St.10:21 a.m. Burglary report on Broadway Cl.12:55 p.m. Trespassing/vandalism on Divina Wy.4:19 p.m. Assault report on Broadway St. April 288:20 a.m. Forcible vandalism on...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield patrol officer observed a vehicle driving unsafely on July 6 at about 9:30 p.m.  The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled, traveling half a mile at about 20 mph. After stopping, the driver — Manuel Soto, 33, of...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is placing Level IV high-security sections within its facilities — including Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad — on modified program in response to a surge in violence against staff and incarcerated persons, effective March...

GREENFIELD — A 27-year-old Greenfield man has been sentenced to prison after pleading no contest to driving under the influence and impersonating a police officer. Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced April 26 that Clemente Martinez of Greenfield will receive a stipulated two-year...

KING CITY — King City Police Department has announced that Adrian Vasquez Martinez, a 22-year-old resident of Greenfield, was arrested on Feb. 27 in connection with a shooting that occurred last year. King City detectives, along with officers from the Greenfield Police Department and the...