Crime Archives

Man arrested in Hollister for threatening roommate with shotgun

March 22, 2022 1:08 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– Hollister Police said they arrested a person after his roommate said they threatened to shoot them on Monday night.…

Scotts Valley arrest made for fentanyl and Glock after man locked himself in Starbucks bathroom

March 22, 2022 8:03 AM Ricardo Tovar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Scotts Valley Police said they arrested a man after a Drive-Thru Starbucks employee said the same man displayed a…

Man arrested for burglary of gas station with bb gun in Salinas

March 21, 2022 12:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they arrested a man on Saturday after they allegedly broke into a gas station with a bb gun. At 12:45…

Hollister man found guilty for harassing a woman over the phone

March 21, 2022 10:51 PM Sarah Rosenthal

A Hollister man has been found guilty of harassing a woman with multiple phone…

2 more teens arrested in Watsonville double stabbing

March 18, 2022 12:17 PM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 21, 2022 at 1:17 p.m.– Watsonville Police said that two suspects that were wanted for a stabbing that…

Seaside Police hosted 6-mile run to honor Officer Jorge Alvarado Jr.

February 28, 2022 6:00 PM Ricardo Tovar, Carina Nocon

Salinas Police honored one of their own officers with a procession Monday after he was fatally shot Friday…

Hollister Police investigating shooting following crash

March 19, 2022 11:00 AM Victor Guzman

One person was injured and is expected to be okay following a shooting and vehicle collision in…

Marina Police arrest attempted car burglar

March 18, 2022 7:51 PM Ricardo Tovar

MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Marina Police arrested a Salinas man who they said broke into a car on the 3100 block of Lake Drive on Thursday.…

3 Greenfield men arrested for stealing $8,000 worth of equipment

March 17, 2022 12:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– Greenfield Police arrested three suspects in connection with a commercial burglary on the 600 block of El Camino Real…

Salinas Police looking for man that threatened people with knife

March 16, 2022 2:46 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police said they are looking for a man who stole a bike and threatened people with a knife. When the store’s Loss…

Salinas tow company owner pleads no contest to unlawfully towing

March 16, 2022 10:58 AM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Monterey County District Attorney said that the owner of a salinas tow company pleaded no contest to five felony…

Arrest made in connection to shooting death of 17-year-old in Salinas

February 24, 2022 7:41 PM Joronica Vinluan, Ricardo Tovar, Sarah Rosenthal

Salinas Police detectives are investigating a shooting in north Salinas that left a 17-year-old…

Monterey man sentenced to 12 years in state prison for child molestation

January 10, 2022 2:32 PM Melody Waintal, Ricardo Tovar

Monterey County jury found 38-year-old Anthony Castillo guilty of child molestation and sexual batter on Friday, Jan. 7.…

Three people arrested in connection to multiple burglaries in Marina

March 12, 2022 11:31 AM Victor Guzman

Marina Police arrested three people after a string of burglaries along Reservation…

Former San Jose State Director of Sports Medicine charged with more sexual assault allegations

March 11, 2022 11:53 AM Ricardo Tovar

Federal prosecutors charged the former Director of Sports Medicine at San Jose State University Thursday with civil rights violations for sexual…

Card skimmer found in Capitola ATM

March 10, 2022 12:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV)– Capitola Police Officers found a card skimmer at an ATM on Monday at Comerica Bank. Officers went to 1960 41st Avenue…

WATCH: Stockton ‘candy salesman’ sets up armed robbery

March 10, 2022 3:07 PM Ricardo Tovar

STOCKTON, Calif (KION-TV)– Stockton Police are looking for four armed robbers after one of them posed as a candy salesman to get into a person’s…

Santa Cruz Police stop in-progress carjacking

March 10, 2022 2:37 PM Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz Police stopped a carjacker Tuesday at 4 p.m.…

Marina man gets 16 years in prison for attempted murder, arson and stalking

March 9, 2022 4:14 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man who pleaded no contest on felony charges of attempted murder, arson, domestic violence and stalking was sentenced…

Northern California woman arrested for lying in 2016 self-kidnapping can be released on bond

March 3, 2022 5:45 PM Ricardo Tovar

REDDING, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE MARCH 8, 2022 at 4:41 p.m.– A Sacramento County judge ordered that a woman who is accused of faking her own…

Two people hospitalized after a shooting in Salinas

March 7, 2022 7:03 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE March 7th, 2022 at 10:37 p.m. Salinas police said two people were taken to the hospital following a shooting on Soledad…

Watsonville High School student arrested for carrying BB gun to school

March 7, 2022 3:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

Watsonville High School was put on temporary lockdown Monday afternoon and a student was arrested for carrying a replica…

Greenfield traffic stops leads to ghost gun and DUI charges

March 7, 2022 12:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)– A ghost gun was found during a traffic stop arrest Monday morning on the 300 Block of 9th Street. During a midnight…

Man arrested with two assault rifles in Santa Cruz

March 7, 2022 11:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

Santa Cruz, Calif. (KION-TV)– A man was arrested after calls of someone brandishing a firearm and threatening to shoot people were reported on…

Catalytic converter marking event aims to help law enforcement prosecute thieves

March 5, 2022 4:22 PM Victor Guzman

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is trying out a new way to prevent catalytic converter thefts in the…

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy and Watsonville officer injured during pursuit

March 5, 2022 3:53 PM Victor Guzman

A 27-year-old Salinas man is in jail after leading multiple law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through…

Juvenile arrested in Greenfield for suspected murder attempt

March 4, 2022 11:53 PM Sarah Rosenthal

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION) A minor was arrested for attempted murder in Greenfield on Friday after police said they found a man stabbed in the torso.…

Public memorial planned for Salinas Police Officer killed in line of duty

March 4, 2022 1:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– KION has independently confirmed that a public memorial service is planned for Officer Jorge David Alvarado Jr. for…

Hollister mail and identity theft arrest uncovers over 30 victims

March 4, 2022 1:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– A Friday morning search of a woman at a local hotel room unveiled “mounds” of stolen identification cards, mail, checks…

DA: Monterey County to make human trafficking serious and violent felony

March 4, 2022 5:42 PM Ricardo Tovar

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– On Friday, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni endorsed Bill 1042 that would make human…

Sand City drug arrest yields meth, heroin and suboxone films

March 4, 2022 10:33 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop earlier this week yielded heroin, meth and a glass pipe. A vehicle was doing an unsafe maneuver and when…

14-year-old arrested for a shooting in Morgan Hill

March 3, 2022 10:48 PM Sarah Rosenthal

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION) A 14-year-old was arrested on Thursday in Morgan Hill for shooting a gun during an argument back in January. Morgan Hill…

Underage BDSM sexual assault leads to gun arrest, 80 firearms found

March 1, 2022 12:36 PM Joronica Vinluan, Ricardo Tovar

On Thursday the Monterey County Sheriff’s Detectives served a search warrant in Sheppard’s Knoll to investigate the sexual assault of a 17-year-old…

Salinas Police officer murdered returned fire, helps investigators capture killer

February 28, 2022 12:27 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Salinas Police has released new details regarding a shooting that took the life of a Salinas Police officer during a…

Gov. Gavin Newsom releases statement on the death of Salinas Police Officer

February 28, 2022 7:32 AM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Governor Gavin Newsom is commemorating Salinas Police Officer Jorge David Alvarado, Jr. who was shot and killed in the line of…

Sand City marijuana arrest, 4 loaded ‘ghost guns’ found

February 25, 2022 11:56 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAND CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Sand City Police pulled over a vehicle that reeked of burnt weed. When officers spoke to the three people in the car…

Monterey County District Attorney’s Office confirms Salinas officer killed overnight

February 26, 2022 2:35 AM Victor Guzman

The Salinas Police Department confirms an officer-involved incident is being investigated after reports of heavy police presence in multiple areas of…

Salinas Police Officer killed in shooting identified

February 26, 2022 12:32 PM Ricardo Tovar, Victor Guzman

In a somber press conference held by the Salinas Police Department, Police Chief Roberto Filice identified the officer killed in the line of duty…

Police: Video released of 2016 Hollister arrest, suspect beaten multiple times

February 24, 2022 7:02 PM Ricardo Tovar

HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Hollister Police Department released surveillance video from a 2016 arrest of a suspect who they say was under the…

Gonzales theft leads to arrest in Shasta County, 40 guns found

February 24, 2022 6:34 PM Ricardo Tovar

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Sheriff’s SWAT team served a search warrant in Shasta County and uncovered over 40 weapons ranging from…

Police: No knife found in Salinas gym parking lot confrontation

February 24, 2022 5:36 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– Police responded to reports of a knife being pulled on someone in the parking lot of a gym on North Davis Road Thursday…

Live Oak attempted catalytic converter theft caught on camera

February 24, 2022 3:55 PM Ricardo Tovar

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV)– A viewer sent a video of an attempted catalytic converter theft that occurred around 1 p.m. Wednesday. The viewer…

3 former Minneapolis police officers found guilty of violating George Floyd’s civil rights

February 24, 2022 12:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Jones and Christina Maxouris, CNN Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of…

Salinas Police searching for purse thief

February 24, 2022 1:18 PM Ricardo Tovar

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Salinas Police department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a man who stole a purse Wednesday morning.…

Gilroy woman sentenced for participating in Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol

March 3, 2021 12:15 PM Avery Johnson

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has been working to identify and charge the people suspected of being involved…

Militia group members guilty pleas tossed in federal court for destroying evidence related to federal officer shooting

April 9, 2021 2:42 PM Avery Johnson

Four members of a militia group associated with the boogaloo movement have been indicted for allegedly trying to…

Man arrested in North Salinas for having a loaded firearm and drugs for sale

February 22, 2022 7:51 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) A man in North Salinas was arrested on multiple gun and drug charges after he was found smoking marijuana with a minor…

Suspected gang member arrested after crashing into a car

February 22, 2022 11:41 PM Sarah Rosenthal

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV) A suspected gang member in Soledad was arrested for weapons and vehicle code charges after rear-ending a car, according to…

35 men arrested for sexual assault crimes in San Jose

February 22, 2022 9:27 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION-TV)– Between Jan. 1 to Feb. 14 the San Jose Police Department Sexual Assault Investigation Unit arrested 35 suspects with…

Police: 5 gang members arrested in Watsonville for guns and drugs

February 21, 2022 10:58 AM Ricardo Tovar

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– A traffic stop on Friday led to the arrest of a known gang member, and three firearms, drugs and body armor were…