Crime Reports

BIG SUR — A Monterey County judge has found 31-year-old Ivan Gomez guilty of starting the Big Sur Dolan Fire, which seriously injured a firefighter and destroyed multiple residences, as well as throwing rocks at a vehicle, cultivating marijuana and 12 counts of animal...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 163:12 p.m. CPS Referral on Bassett St.7:27 p.m. Outside agency assistance on Mesa Verde Rd. April 1712:33 a.m. Outside agency assistance on Tiburon Pl.2:30 a.m. Domestic violence on Spruce Dr.1:03 p.m. Petty theft on S First...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide. Inmate Cory Benton suffered multiple stab wounds after allegedly being attacked by three other inmates with an inmate-manufactured weapon at about...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department is seeking the public’s help in providing information about two suspects involved in an armed robbery last Saturday night. Local detectives are asking for any video, photographs or information related to the incident, which took place at about 11:09 p.m....

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate incidents involving the discovery of human remains last Saturday in north Monterey County and Salinas, including the death of an infant found alongside a roadway. At about 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, fire personnel,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 271:57 a.m. Missing person on Elm Av.6:00 p.m. Mental Health Hold on El Camino Real.6:31 p.m. Suspicious circumstances on El Camino Real. Dec. 281:40 a.m. Runaway juvenile on Oak Av.9:30 a.m. Driving without...

MONTEREY COUNTY — SPCA Monterey County is seeking information about a man impersonating a veterinarian in Monterey County. A Prunedale man is providing veterinary care without a license, according to SPCA, and is suspected of animal abuse and cruelty. “He has been giving veterinary examinations, prescribing...

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 — Soledad Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday night that injured two people. According to police, officers responded to the shooting at about 10 p.m. on Aug. 29 in the 1500 block of Palm Avenue, where they found two gunshot victims in the...