Crime Reports

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield police officer has been arrested on felony charges related to assault. An arrest warrant was issued on June 10 for Christian Tapia, a four-year veteran of the Greenfield Police Department. He surrendered himself at the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office to face...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 2312:08 a.m. Dead body found on S Second St.8:11 a.m. Vehicle towed (illegal blocking of an entrance) on Spruce Dr.11:43 a.m. Falsely identifying oneself to a police officer on Broadway St.2:20 p.m....

SALINAS VALLEY — A Monterey County jury has convicted two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man. Eduardo Solis, aka “Sleepy,” 21, and Jose Juarez, aka “Trips,” 24, both of King City, were found guilty...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Juan Hernandez Velasco was sentenced on June 7 to 42 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old and two counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 years...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 1412:01 p.m. Under the influence of a controlled substance on Broadway St.5:46 p.m. Violation of a court order and probation on Calcagno St.8:00 p.m. Matter of Record on US 101 N/B.9:52 p.m. Verbal domestic...

SOLEDAD — Two men and a woman have been arrested for child endangerment as well as for weapons and narcotics violations in Soledad. On May 31, at 2 p.m., a South Monterey County Task Force detective spotted a known parolee in a vehicle driving in...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 94:49 a.m. Attempted theft on Patterson St.6:14 a.m. Grand Theft on Willow St.8:25 a.m. Vandalism on King St.9:04 a.m. Theft (catalytic converter) on Ellis St.10:15 a.m. Vandalism on Bishop St.10:32 a.m. Vandalism...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Parkside Park on May 26 at about 4:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male with a stab wound. They learned the stabbing occurred about an hour earlier...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 22:06 a.m. Matter of Record (suspicious circumstances) on King St.6:20 a.m. Criminal threats on Broadway St.1:15 p.m. Outside agency assistance on Sussex Ct.2:41 p.m. Outside agency assistance on S San Lorenzo Av.10:13 p.m....

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...