Crime Reports

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 67:42 a.m. Mental Health Crisis on Bassett St.8:19 a.m. Alarm Activation on Broadway St.8:48 a.m. 72-hour vehicle tag on Broadway St.9:09 a.m. Illegal dumping (of construction material) on Broadway St.9:26 a.m. Civil...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 247:00 a.m. Felony battery on Orchard St.8:24 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired tags) on Pearl St.10:34 a.m. Violation of probation on Jayne St.7:50 p.m. Battery on San Antonio Dr. Aug. 256:00 a.m. Possession of a controlled substance...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison, after being convicted of second-degree murder, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on April 24. Romero was also convicted of personally...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD June 132:59 a.m. Violation of Probation on Front St.6:33 a.m. Violation of Probation on Palm Av.9:09 a.m. Parole compliance on Barcelona St.12:11 p.m. Shoplifting on Front St.3:37 p.m. Fraud on Tomasini St. June...

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury found Greenfield resident Imeldo Ramirez Merino guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 14. The jury also found true a special circumstance that Merino, 28, intentionally killed Benito Godinez Canales by means of lying in wait with personal use of...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

South County Major Crimes Unit has released a video surveillance photo of a suspect involved in a recent robbery at a convenience store in Greenfield.

SALINAS VALLEY — More than 200 community members attended last month’s Overdose Awareness Symposium 2022, hosted by Sun Street Centers to bring attention to the uptick in drug-related overdoses. Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez was master of ceremonies for the countywide event, held Aug. 31...

SALINAS VALLEY — Since the discovery of a sophisticated ransomware attack at Hartnell College in the early hours of Oct. 2, the college’s Information and Technology Resources (ITR) Department has been working overtime to secure data and systems, mitigate risk to all personnel and...

SOLEDAD — A Soledad man was arrested on nearly a dozen gun- and drug-related charges following a multi-agency search warrant operation earlier this month. Officers from the Soledad Police Department, Salinas Valley State Prison, the Correctional Training Facility and the Department of Homeland Security served...