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...

GONZALES — A small aircraft made an emergency landing north of Gonzales on Sunday, reported the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office, along with fire crews, responded to the plane, which had safely landed in an agricultural field. The pilot was uninjured,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 126:50 p.m. Vandalism on Mustang Ct. Jan. 131:27 a.m. Stolen vehicle on N Second St.12:00 p.m. Lost property on S Vanderhurst Av.12:58 p.m. Matter of Record on N Vanderhurst Av. Jan. 141:25 a.m. Mental...

KING CITY — On March 16, at about 10:13 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department responded to the 400 block of Jayne Street regarding a report of subjects cocking a handgun and getting into a vehicle not known to the area. When officers...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 17:09 a.m. Vehicle vandalism on Mustang Ct.1:34 p.m. Burglary on Sandringham St.6:41 p.m. Resisting officers on Broadway St.10:24 p.m. Inflicting corporal injury to spouse/cohabitant on N Vanderhurst Av. Aug. 25:06 a.m. Metal knuckles on S Mildred...

SOLEDAD — An armed robbery at the Soledad Valley Liquors store on Front Street on Wednesday night led to the apprehension of three suspects, including two minors. On July 10, Soledad officers were dispatched to the liquor store following a report of an armed robbery...

MONTEREY COUNTY — In celebration of Constitution Day 2025, the judges of Monterey County Superior Court launched a special outreach initiative to educate young students about their civic rights and responsibilities. From Sept. 15 through 25, judges, commissioners and temporary judges made personal visits to...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is placing Level IV high-security sections within its facilities — including Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad — on modified program in response to a surge in violence against staff and incarcerated persons, effective March...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 21:08 p.m. Threatening crime with intent to terrorize on Sussex Ct.3:51 p.m. Invasion of privacy on Canal St. Sept. 312:00 p.m. CPS Referral on Oxford Ave.3:03 p.m. Sexual assault of a minor on Bedford Ave. Sept....