Crime Reports

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 238:06 a.m. Speeding on Division St.8:30 a.m. Report of domestic violence on Amherst Dr.11:14 a.m. Speeding on Division St.11:29 a.m. Use of cellphone while driving on Division St.12:01 p.m. Speeding on Division St.12:26...

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday night. At around 9:25 p.m. on April 24, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1700 block of Vosti Avenue. Upon their arrival, they discovered a male victim, identified as...

GREENFIELD — Travis Harris, a 40-year-old travel nurse from Scotts Valley, was found guilty by a jury on several charges related to child molestation, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on April 15. The verdict was reached after a trial overseen by Judge Pamela...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 168:50 a.m. Vandalism on River Dr.3:55 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on N. Mildred Av.5:00 p.m. Resisting arrest and participating in criminal street gang on San Antonio Dr.7:00 p.m. Found property on N....

GONZALES — On March 14, a jury found Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, guilty of multiple charges arising from a daylong crime spree in September 2023. Matangi was convicted of carjacking, attempted carjacking, residential burglary, first-degree robbery, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, being a...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 82:50 p.m. Shoplifting on Canal St.6:31 p.m. Missing person on Jayne St. March 99:40 p.m. Domestic violence on E. San Antonio Dr. March 108:32 p.m. DUI on Broadway St. March 1112:09 p.m. Fight at...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has made two arrests linked to the ongoing issues of gang violence in South Monterey County. On Friday, 21-year-old Romeo Tejeda-Gonzalez was taken into custody on Highway 101 south of Gonzales. He was wanted for his involvement in a series...

SOLEDAD — 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 Mendoza...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 110:49 a.m. Vandalism on Lynn St. March 212:30 p.m. Missing person on Lynn St.5:53 p.m. Robbery on Broadway St.7:08 p.m. Petty theft on Canal St. March 311:15 pm. Shoplifting on Canal St. March 45:34 a.m....

GREENFIELD — Authorities have arrested eight young men in connection with San Jose’s first homicide of 2025, all of whom have been linked to a gang based out of Greenfield. Six of the suspects are residents of South Monterey County, including individuals from Greenfield, Soledad...