Crime Reports

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Nov. 29 death of incarcerated person Kevin Torres at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At 9:19 p.m., custody staff conducting a security check in a Housing Unit...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Carrie Panetta announced that Judge Jennifer O’Keefe has been elected by the bench to serve as the court’s next assistant presiding judge as of Jan. 1. O’Keefe will serve in that role for 2026 and 2027...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Fire Department responded to a homeless encampment, located near the off-ramp to Walnut Avenue, that caught fire Thursday afternoon. With the assistance of Cal Fire from Soledad, firefighters were able to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported. Officers temporarily shut down the...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 135:27 a.m. Battery report on Jayne St.12:00 p.m. Forcible entry report on Ellis St. April 141:41 a.m. Theft report on Broadway St.12:37 p.m. Violation of probation on Canal St.4:46 p.m. Matter of Record (vandalism) on Broadway...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 41:27 a.m. DUI on El Camino Real.10:14 a.m. Driving without a license on Walnut Av.3:49 p.m. Traffic collision on Walnut Av.7:13 p.m. Custody issue on 12th St.7:50 p.m. Petty theft and violation of probation...

GREENFIELD — Just before 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, officers from the Greenfield Police Department responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Third Street. Several individuals approached a victim seated in his car and fired multiple rounds, according to police. Fortunately, the gunfire...

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Jose Marquez, 31, was found guilty of animal abuse with an allegation that the crime involved a deadly or dangerous weapon, resisting a police officer and burglary, all of which are felonies. A Monterey County judge further found true enhancements for...