Crime Reports

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 277:47 a.m. CPS Referral on Talbot St.8:42 a.m. CPS Referral on Vivian Av.9:01 p.m. Public intoxication on Jayne St. Sept. 2812:20 a.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on N Mildred St.9:03 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 149:00 a.m. Possession of marijuana on Meyer St.9:36 a.m. Vandalism on Broadway St. April 159:13 a.m. APS Referral on Canal St.9:32 a.m. Violation court order on Spruce Dr.5:41 p.m. Vandalism and obstruction of officer on...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 239:21 a.m. Welfare check on Hicks Dr.9:25 a.m. CPS Referral on Barolo Cr.8:38 p.m. Suspicious circumstances (missing package) on Cardona Cr.11:45 p.m. Recovered two stolen license plates on Hicks Dr. March 242:00 a.m. Runaway juvenile on 7th...

Police briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Lawrence Adams, 45, was convicted by a jury on June 26 of first-degree murder, assault by a life prisoner and custodial possession of a weapon. Judge Stephanie E. Hulsey presided over the four-day trial. On Oct. 5, 2022, Adams...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 97:49 a.m. Possession of open container in public on Broadway St.8:05 a.m. Possession of open container in public on Broadway St.10:40 a.m. Fight on school grounds on Broadway St.8:43 p.m. Unlawful possession of paraphernalia...

CALIFORNIA — California Highway Patrol (CHP) is highlighting new public safety laws passed during this year’s legislative session and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Unless otherwise noted, these laws took effect Jan. 1, 2026. “CHP is committed to keeping the public informed so they can...

(UPDATED 4/13/26 at 5:25 p.m.) MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a woman whose body was found near Sykes Hot Springs in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest. Authorities identified the body as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields of Carlsbad. According to...

GONZALES — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 7 that Manuel Basaldua, 34, of Gonzales has been arrested and charged with felony DUI charges from on an incident on May 12, 2024. Basaldua, vice principal at an elementary school in Salinas, has been charged...