Crime Reports

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Andres Espinoza, 21, was sentenced to four years in state prison on July 27 for last year’s collision that resulted in the death of victim Norbert Azevedo Jr. “The victim’s wife, siblings and two young children gave impact statements to the...

GREENFIELD — Local law enforcement has seized illegal guns, drugs and fireworks in Greenfield following a search related to a child pornography investigation. According to the Greenfield Police Department, members of the South Monterey County Task Force served a search warrant at a residence in...

SOLEDAD — John Lydon, a 52-year-old inmate of Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, was sentenced Oct. 10 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of fellow inmate Son Kim Tran. On May 16, Lydon pleaded to the murder of...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 174:09 p.m. Domestic violence and child abuse on 10th St.6:56 p.m. Warrant on Paloma Wy. Feb. 187:12 a.m. Hit-and-run on 13th St.1:46 p.m. Outstanding warrant on Maple Av.2:00 p.m. CPS Referral on 8th St.2:31 p.m....

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 3011:10 a.m. Grand Theft on King St.7:36 p.m. CPS Referral on Pearl St.8:09 p.m. CPS Referral on San Antonio Dr. July 110:19 a.m. CPS Referral on Patterson St.12:08 p.m. Vehicle towed (parked over...

SALINAS VALLEY — Three Norteño gang members have been ordered to stand trial on dozens of charges connected to two mass-casualty shootings that devastated South Monterey County in early 2024, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Nov. 13...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department is looking for the person or persons responsible for desecrating statues, crosses and other memorial religious items and flowers left to honor deceased family members at the Greenfield Cemetery. According to City Manager Paul Wood, the vandalism occurred Nov. 16...

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 Jan. 51:05 a.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.10:00 a.m. Bench warrant on S. San Lorenzo Av.1:44 p.m. Bench warrant/tampering with vehicle on N. Russ Av. Jan. 612:13 a.m. Speeding on Division St.10:30 a.m. Burglary on Jayne...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 51:18 a.m. Outside agency assistance on Broadway Cl.5:06 a.m. Arson on River Rd.10:26 a.m. Petty theft on Lynn St.11:52 a.m. Domestic violence on N Vanderhurst Av. June 69:29 a.m. Property vandalism on Pearl St.9:46 a.m. Theft...