Crime Reports

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is warning residents of scammers impersonating law enforcement. “Fraudsters may try to trick unsuspecting victims into providing their personal information or sending money by pretending to be law enforcement agents or representatives of other government agencies,” according...

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.

GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 21 that Greenfield resident Gustavo Espinoza Villalobos, 33, has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life in state prison by Superior Court Judge Mark Hood. On Dec. 13, 2024, a jury found Villalobos guilty of three counts of lewd...

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, King City Police Department and Salinas Police Department have scheduled a joint press conference Friday morning to make a major announcement involving three ongoing investigations. Officials are planning to unveil “significant developments” related to the double homicide that...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 912:58 p.m. Expired registration on Orchard St. May 101:37 a.m. CPS referral on Bassett St.10:45 a.m. Vandalism (excess of $400) report on Broadway St.10:50 a.m. Petty theft report on Bassett St.2:50 p.m. Possession of methamphetamine on...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 18:20 p.m. Matter of Record (road to success referral) on King St. May 211:05 a.m. Municipal code violation (parking limitations) on Brighton Av.1:51 p.m. Missing person (later located) on King St. May 31:27 p.m. Property vandalism on...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 71:47 a.m. Assault report on Jayne St.1:54 a.m. Domestic violence on Ellis St. Sept. 89:23 a.m. Lost property on River Rd.7:10 p.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Bassett St.7:51 p.m. Vandalism on Sussex Wy.11:21 p.m. Possession of...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield teenager was arrested last week for drunken driving and other charges following a police pursuit on Highway 101. On Saturday evening, Oct. 1, a patrol officer observed a vehicle driving in an unsafe manner and “believed the driver to be under...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 179:07 a.m. Vandalism on Calcagno St.1:37 p.m. Battery on N Vanderhurst Av.1:45 p.m. Vandalism on Oates Av. Oct. 1810:36 p.m. Battery on Cambridge Av. Oct. 197:49 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on Lynn St.9:08 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked...