Crime Reports

SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced April 30 that Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Juan Jose Bueno, 30, was sentenced to serve a term of life without the possibility of parole after being convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. Bueno was also...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 179:07 a.m. Vandalism on Calcagno St.1:37 p.m. Battery on N Vanderhurst Av.1:45 p.m. Vandalism on Oates Av. Oct. 1810:36 p.m. Battery on Cambridge Av. Oct. 197:49 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on Lynn St.9:08 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court will be transitioning to a new case management system, eCourt, effective Jan. 20. To ensure a smooth conversion process, residents are asked to observe the following deadlines and filing requirements: Effective Jan. 5, electronic filings will no longer be...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 2110:34 a.m. Domestic violence report on Bluff Ave.12:07 p.m. Reckless vehicle on Division St.12:18 p.m. Loud music on Beech St.1:34 p.m. Alarm activation on Broadway St.5:20 p.m. Driving with a suspended license/hit-and-run on Broadway...

GONZALES — A 12-year-old child was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Wednesday afternoon in Gonzales. On Sept. 20, at about 3:16 p.m., the Gonzales Police Department responded to the report of a traffic collision involving an SUV and a pedestrian. The collision...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police are investigating a double homicide that occurred late Monday night at a local gas station and are asking community members who were at the scene to come forward with information. According to the Greenfield Police Department, officers responded at approximately 10:50...

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Oct. 23 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At about 9:52 a.m., staff in a recreation yard observed inmates Robert England, Todd Givens and Ray...

GONZALES — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a suspected murder-suicide that took place Saturday morning in Gonzales. At about 9:08 a.m. on Feb. 18, sheriff’s deputies responded to a physical altercation in progress in the 28000 block of Alta Street. Two brothers —...

GONZALES — On March 14, a jury found Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, guilty of multiple charges arising from a daylong crime spree in September 2023. Matangi was convicted of carjacking, attempted carjacking, residential burglary, first-degree robbery, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, being a...