Crime Reports

SOLEDAD — A Soledad High School senior who was set to graduate in June died this past weekend after ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl. “Over the weekend our community suffered another tragedy due to a narcotic overdose,” Soledad Police said on social media Monday. Officers...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 266:58 p.m. Battery on a cohabitant on Calcagno St. April 2710:08 a.m. Vandalism on S Vanderhurst Av.10:15 p.m. Matter or Record on San Antonio. April 286:20 a.m. Vehicle towed (blocking traffic) on S Second St.3:43...

BIG SUR — A Monterey County judge has sentenced 31-year-old Ivan Gomez to 24 years in state prison for starting the Dolan Fire near Big Sur in 2020, which seriously injured a firefighter and destroyed multiple residences. Gomez, who had previously been found guilty of...

SOLEDAD — Law enforcement officials from seven agencies assisted in the arrest of four Watsonville gang members Saturday night following a chase that began in Soledad and ended near Watsonville High School, after the suspects threw four handguns out the windows of the vehicle. According...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 187:30 p.m. CPS Referral on River Dr.7:53 p.m. Vandalism on Wentworth St. April 192:23 p.m. CPS Referral on N Second St.2:54 p.m. Theft on Canal St. April 2011:20 a.m. Burglary on 11:20 a.m. April 212:59...

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge has sentenced Gerardo Silva, a 49-year-old Greenfield resident, to 36 years in prison for committing 15 counts of a lewd act upon a child under 14 years old. All the offenses are violent felonies and are considered “strikes” under...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 159:23 p.m. Outside agency assistance on 8th St.9:33 p.m. Violation of probation on Lynn St. April 168:36 a.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Ellis St.12:55 p.m. APS Referral on River Dr. April 176:12 p.m. CPS Referral...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Shortly after 6 p.m. on May 3, SVSP officers responded when Edgar Delgado was attacked by an incarcerated person with a...

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County Task Force served five search warrants in King City early Wednesday morning that resulted in the arrests of four local gang members for weapons-related charges, including the manufacturing of ghost guns. The Task Force, which includes the Soledad and...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 84:16 a.m. Lost property report. April 912:27 p.m. Petty theft on S Third St.2:35 p.m. Violation of probation on Broadway St.5:21 p.m. Vehicle theft (parts) on Broadway St.10:30 p.m. Felon in possession of a...