Crime Reports

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County faced an unexpected challenge in the heart of a warm summer afternoon Tuesday. Around 2 p.m. on July 23, the usually tranquil fields near Greenfield were suddenly ablaze as a fire broke out on Metz Road. Fueled by strong winds,...

SOLEDAD — Officers from the Soledad Police Department were responding to a call for service on April 15 when they were notified of a potential threat to the community — a possible bomb in the bed of a nearby truck. They responded and located what...

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for a state prison inmate who walked away from the minimum-support facility at Salinas Valley State Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 2.

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...

Police Reports are obtained from the local Police Departments.

CHUALAR — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Jesus Julian Rios, 25, and Regino Mendoza Arce, 26, both of Salinas, for their involvement in a shooting that left two victims injured while attending a gathering at the St. Theodore’s Catholic Pastoral Center in...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD May 110:55 a.m. Theft on Monterey St. May 26:09 a.m. Obstruction on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:25 a.m. Misconduct on Market St.1:46 p.m. Verbal domestic on Fourth St.4:35 p.m. Assault on H De La...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 2011:32 a.m. Possession of alcohol at school on Elm Av.2:28 p.m. Suspicious circumstances (drugs found) on Walnut Av.7:30 p.m. Misconduct (possession of marijuana and threats) on Walnut Av.9:49 p.m. Domestic violence on Chalone...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 163:30 p.m. Burglary on Broadway St.4:38 p.m. Hit-and-Run on N. San Lorenzo Av. Dec. 175:30 a.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.7:00 a.m. CPS Referral on N. Vanderhurst Av.10:23 a.m. Unlicensed driver on Mustang Ct.6:36 p.m....

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 1012:39 a.m. Probation violation, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance on El Camino Real.4:20 a.m. Burglary on 4th St.8:23 a.m. Mental Health Hold on Alves Ln.8:20 p.m. Vandalism to property and...