Crime Reports

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 47:43 p.m. CPS Referral on Seventh St.8:24 p.m. Domestic Violence report on River Dr. Sept. 512:45 a.m. DUI on Division St.2:51 p.m. Shoplifting on Broadway St.8:26 p.m. Unlicensed driver on Airport...

KING CITY — King City Police Department responded to a report of a subject breaking into an occupied apartment in the 300 block of S. Vanderhurst Avenue on Feb. 9 at about 6:20 p.m.  Upon arrival, officers learned the subject had walked away from the...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has announced the arrest of a Gonzales man who allegedly molested three juvenile victims in South Monterey County. On March 14, two juveniles reported sexual abuse by Eleuterio Ortiz, 38, of Gonzales. Following the report, Greenfield detectives, with the support of...

SALINAS VALLEY — A Monterey County grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Greenfield man in connection with six murders and other crimes tied to a series of 2024 shootings that shook South Monterey County, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. The indictment charges...

GREENFIELD — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has identified a suspect wanted in connection to the shooting and attempted homicide of two people in Greenfield on Sunday. At about 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, MCSO deputies and Greenfield Police officers responded to a report of...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni is warning residents about a surge in scams in which fraudsters pose as bank or government officials to steal money. Recently, a Monterey County resident was contacted via phone and text by scammers claiming the consumer’s...

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield police officer has been convicted of battery for attacking his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend while off-duty during a party in May 2022, announced Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni on Thursday. Christian Tapia-Leon, 31, an officer employed by the Greenfield Police Department,...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has recently been made aware of a concerning scam that has targeted several residents in the community. “We’re taking this issue very seriously and want to make sure you have the information you need to stay safe,” the Department stated...

SALINAS — Two former employees of a Taylor Farms subsidiary have pleaded no contest to embezzling more than $3 million from the company and will serve state prison sentences, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced June 17. Karen Rodriguez, 38, and Elizabeth Vargas, 34,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Nov. 109:54 a.m. Hit-and-Run on El Camino Real.5:35 p.m. DUI and driving with a suspended license on Oak Av. Nov. 113:40 p.m. Criminal threats on Borzini Cr. Nov. 123:28 a.m. Traffic collision on Walnut Av.3:48 a.m. Grand Theft...