Crime Archives – KION546

Police investigate deadly shooting at homeless encampment in Salinas

August 14, 2022 7:25 PM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Police are asking the public if they know anything about a deadly shooting that happened at a homeless encampment over the…

Salinas Fire investigating arson at South Salinas froyo location

August 12, 2022 11:33 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Salinas Fire said they contained a shrub fire Friday morning outside the MYO Frozen Yogurt on South Main Street. Salinas…

Police: 17-year-old student arrested for making violent threats towards Gonzales school

August 11, 2022 11:49 AM Ricardo Tovar

GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Gonzales Unified School District was informed Thursday of a “non-specific threat” being made “to no particular…

Man arrested in Santa Cruz with loaded handgun and Xanax

August 11, 2022 4:49 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Sunday, Santa Cruz Police said they arrested a man that was oddly parked in a roadway on Ocean Street and blocking…

Man arrested for DUI with loaded gun and drugs for sale

August 10, 2022 10:54 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man over the weekend after finding various illegal items…

Hawaii resident charged with murder for stabbing woman 59 times in 1982

August 9, 2022 1:06 PM Ricardo Tovar

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A teenage girl’s dead body was found naked with excessive stab wounds in Sunnyvale in 1982, said the Santa Clara…

Authorities say 16-year-old Kiely Rodni may have been abducted after she disappeared following a campground party in Northern California on August 6.

Search intensifies for California teen Kiely Rodni, who may have been abducted after a party

August 9, 2022 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Stella Chan, CNN Friends, family and authorities are scrambling to find 16-year-old Kiely Rodni after she disappeared following a campground party…

CDCR investigating third inmate homicide of year at Salinas Valley State Prison

August 9, 2022 2:56 PM Ricardo Tovar

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- On August 3, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said an inmate was murdered after being attacked…

Hollister Police charging teen with felonies after blowing off-hand with fireworks

August 6, 2022 10:12 AM Victor Guzman

A minor was badly injured after an explosion in north Hollister on Saturday…

Salinas man found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder.

April 8, 2021 9:47 AM Victor Guzman, Avery Johnson

Salinas police say a suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting near Industrial Place and Sanborn Wednesday…

Parents charged with fentanyl-related death of 15-month-old

August 5, 2022 2:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The parents of a 15-month-old who was found dead with fentanyl in her system have been charged with the negligent…

Former UFC Heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez pleads not guilty to attempted murder charges

March 1, 2022 9:20 AM Ricardo Tovar

Former UFC Champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail for the second time in court on Monday.…

Seaside releases new policy to prioritize cold cases

July 27, 2022 5:34 PM KION546-Newsroom

The Seaside Police Department is sending a message to murderers: “we will never…

Murder-suicide claims life of Soledad native, Navy sailor

August 4, 2022 3:31 PM Victor Guzman

Authorities in Fallon, Nevada are investigating a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two enlisted sailors, including a Soledad…

Deadly crash on River Street leaves one dead and 4-year-old injured

August 4, 2022 9:30 AM Joronica Vinluan

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)- Early Thursday morning Santa Cruz Police responded to a crash that caused Highway 1 to close. The incident happened at…

Three arrested and five firearms found during South County searches

August 4, 2022 4:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- The South Monterey County Task force served three warrants that led to the arrest of three and recovery of four pistols…