Crime Reports

GONZALES — A Gonzales man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of stabbing animals inside a school property in February 2023, Monterey County prosecutors said. Jose Jesse Marquez, 31, was handed a jail term of 19 years and...

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...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has scheduled a community forum on Thursday to discuss the planning process for creating a Monterey County Family Justice Center, South County Office in King City. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Sept. 22...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department received multiple reports of gunshots heard in the area of St. Charles Place and Huerta Avenue, near Village Green Park, on June 13 at about 8:20 p.m. Greenfield officers, along with assistance from the Soledad and King City police departments,...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County collected more than $70 million in marijuana taxes but spent just $93,000 for youth drug education — the top priority set by residents — according to a civil grand jury report. Some of the largest expenditures the grand jury noted...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Sept. 47:30 a.m. Info Report (suspicious circumstances) on El Camino Real.2:08 p.m. Hit-and-run traffic collision on El Camino Real.5:12 p.m. Info Report (suspicious circumstances) on Walnut Av. Sept. 51:25 a.m. Theft on Rava Pk.1:34...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 154:21 p.m. Battery on Pearl St.4:45 p.m. CPS Referral on Cherry Av. Aug. 169:01 a.m. Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia on N Russ Av.12:15 p.m. Battery on a police officer on Broadway St.3:04...