Crime Reports

SOLEDAD — A former correctional officer at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud after prosecutors determined she fabricated workplace injuries and received more than $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. Lorena Hernandez Alvarado, 43, of King City, also pleaded...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide. Correctional staff observed incarcerated people Dillon King and Justin Learmont approach Michael Loftin in a recreation yard at about 12:50...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 1411:07 a.m. Bench warrant on Broadway St.4:19 p.m. Unlicensed driver on San Antonio Dr.11:09 p.m. Unlawful possession of paraphernalia on Broadway St.11:32 p.m. Unlawful possession of paraphernalia on Broadway St. Aug. 151:46 a.m. Parole violation...

SOLEDAD — Soledad police arrested a local teenager last Saturday in connection with a stabbing that left another juvenile with a leg wound. Officers responded at about 3:31 p.m. on Sept. 4 to a report of a stabbing at Gabilan Drive and Benito Street. Upon...

BIG SUR — A San Simeon man has been convicted of felony assault and misdemeanor battery stemming from an attack on a State Parks employee at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. A jury found David Carl...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 51:42 a.m. Vandalism on San Antonio Dr. Aug. 61:09 a.m. Use of cellphone while driving on San Antonio Dr.3:19 a.m. Civil matter on Broadway St.9:33 a.m. Found property on Broadway St.1:11 p.m. Vandalism on N....

SOLEDAD — A 41-year-old Soledad man was arrested Thursday after police said he admitted to recording female students from Soledad High School for his sexual gratification. According to the Soledad Police Department, officers were dispatched at about 4:13 p.m. on Sept. 10 to a report...

SOLEDAD — A traffic stop in Soledad last month led to a pursuit and the arrest of a juvenile, according to the Soledad Police Department. At about 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, a Soledad police officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Monterey and Third...

SOLEDAD — A man was taken into custody Tuesday after allegedly setting multiple fires in Soledad, according to the Soledad Police Department. At about 4:49 a.m. on Sept. 8, Soledad police officers responded to the area of H. De La Rosa and Front Street after...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 2612:00 a.m. Assault on Broadway St.8:12 a.m. Resisting arrest on Division St.11:20 p.m. Probation violation on Canal St. July 2712:19 a.m. Battery on peace office and drunk in public on Broadway St.6:30 a.m. Vandalism on...