Crime Archives

Salinas man sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of girlfriend’s daughter

February 5, 2021 2:11 PM Avery Johnson

A Monterey County judge has sentenced a Salinas man to 16 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to…

Vehicle, apartment building hit by gunfire on Benito Street

February 5, 2021 1:08 PM Avery Johnson

Soledad police said officers are investigating a shooting that happened on Benito Street Thursday…

Suspect caught on camera taking package from Hollister home

February 5, 2021 12:19 PM Avery Johnson

Hollister police are working to identify a suspect accused of stealing a…

Salinas police search for suspect accused of using stolen credit card

February 5, 2021 12:00 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police said they are looking for a…

Castroville man arrested on stolen property, drug, and firearm charges

February 5, 2021 6:41 AM Carina Nocon

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Deputies with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man at a traffic stop after an investigation that lasted…

UPDATE: Suspect believed to have made threats against mall identified as Seaside resident

February 3, 2021 5:34 PM Avery Johnson, Aaron Groff

San Jose police said they have arrested a suspect after he streamed information on social media…

One person injured in shooting near Reservation Road and Del Monte

February 4, 2021 5:32 PM Avery Johnson

Marina police are looking for a suspect in connection to a shooting near Reservation Road and Del Monte…

Former AD 30 candidate sentenced for felony election fraud

February 4, 2021 3:31 PM Avery Johnson

Prunedale resident and former Assembly District 30 candidate Neil Kitchens has been sentenced…

Former Salinas resident sentenced to prison for molesting child at Pizza Factory

February 4, 2021 3:06 PM Avery Johnson

A former Salinas resident has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for molesting a child with…

Soledad police use Facebook Messenger to catch child molestation suspect

February 4, 2021 2:05 PM Avery Johnson

Former Soledad resident Ramon Rangel Mendoza has been sentenced to prison for charges related to…

Marina Police ask for help identifying porch pirate caught on camera

February 3, 2021 11:16 PM Dominoe Ibarra

The Marina Police Department is asking residents for their help with identifying a suspect caught on camera stealing a…

Salinas woman to be sentenced for crash that killed three people

February 2, 2021 3:02 PM Avery Johnson

A Salinas woman will soon be sentenced to prison for a crash that killed three people and injured one other person in…

Monterey police search for men accused of robbing Smoke Shop at gunpoint

February 1, 2021 4:54 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey Police Department is looking for two men suspected of robbing a business at…

Pacific Grove sees eight catalytic converter thefts since October

January 31, 2021 5:53 PM Amelia Rosenberg

The Pacific Grove Police Department says its officers have responded to eight reports of catalytic converter thefts since October.…

King City man accused of inappropriately touching juvenile

January 29, 2021 5:35 PM Avery Johnson

King City police say a 70-year-old man has been arrested after he was accused of inappropriately touching a…

Santa Clara County deputy accused of faking shooting arrested

January 29, 2021 4:14 PM Avery Johnson

A deputy with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested following accusations…

Suspect arrested in connection to homicide on Vista Del Lago

January 29, 2021 2:46 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect has been arrested in connection to a homicide…

Watsonville man arrested for allegedly vandalizing park mural, building

January 29, 2021 11:28 AM Avery Johnson

Watsonville police say a gang member has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a hand-painted mural at River…

Santa Cruz police search for battery suspect

January 28, 2021 2:26 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz police are searching for a man who they says is a suspect in a battery…

Audit: California jobless agency’s inaction led to fraud

January 28, 2021 12:27 PM The Associated Press

California’s unemployment agency was warned early in the pandemic about an increase in…

Double homicide suspect arrested three years later

January 27, 2021 12:02 AM Amelia Rosenberg

A man suspected of killing two people in January 2017 was arrested…

Woman accused of slashing man’s face in Watsonville while on bail for stabbing case

January 26, 2021 4:07 PM Avery Johnson

A woman accused of slashing a man’s face in Watsonville has been…

Former Seaside resident pleads guilty to raping underage relative in middle of jury trial

January 26, 2021 2:13 PM Avery Johnson

A former Seaside resident has pleaded guilty to multiple forcible rape and sexual assault charges, according…

One person shot in attempted carjacking on S. Main Street in Salinas

January 26, 2021 1:34 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police are investigating an attempted murder and attempted carjacking that happened on S. Main…

Suspect arrested in connection to 2017 double homicide in Salinas

January 26, 2021 12:51 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police said they have arrested a suspect in connection to a 2017 double…

At least one person shot in Salinas Saturday evening

Teen dies of injuries following December shooting in Salinas

January 26, 2021 11:25 AM Avery Johnson

A 17-year-old has died of injuries resulting from a shooting in…

Indianapolis police have charged a minor in connection with the fatal shooting of 5 people and an unborn child

January 25, 2021 9:22 AM CNN

Indianapolis Metro Police have charged a suspect in connection with the shooting deaths of five people and an unborn child, police said Monday in a…

Man faces DUI and hit and run charges after crashing into building

January 25, 2021 6:08 AM Carina Nocon

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) 38-year old Alfonso Ortiz Islas is suspected of crashing into a building and fleeing the scene while under the influence of…

Five people including a pregnant woman were killed in Indianapolis in the city’s ‘largest mass casualty shooting’ in more than a decade

January 24, 2021 4:56 PM CNN

Five people and an unborn child were killed Sunday after an early-morning shooting in Indianapolis’ northeast side, police said — an incident the…

Salinas Police: Officer okay after man suspected of DUI crashes into patrol car

January 24, 2021 1:53 PM Victor Guzman

Salinas Police say a patrol officer is okay after a man suspected of DUI crashed into the officer’s police car Saturday…

Man arrested after admitting to burglary

January 23, 2021 5:35 PM Amelia Rosenberg

A man was booked into the Monterey County Jail Friday after confessing to a…

Capitol rioter charged with threatening to ‘assassinate’ Rep. Ocasio-Cortez

January 23, 2021 12:25 PM CNN

The Justice Department revealed new charges against a Texas man who allegedly participated in the Capitol attack and posted online death threats…

Santa Cruz Police: Four juveniles arrested in connection to a shooting on Hagemann and Soquel Avenue

January 22, 2021 5:12 PM Avery Johnson, Dominoe Ibarra

The Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating a shooting on Hagemann.…

Former Salinas coach pleads no contest to rape, sexual assault charges

January 22, 2021 5:07 PM Avery Johnson

A former Salinas coach is facing more than 28 years in prison after pleading no contest to several…

Police identify man killed in stabbing on Russell Road

January 22, 2021 4:20 PM Avery Johnson

Police have released the identity of a man killed in a stabbing on Russell Road…

Derick Almena pleads guilty to deaths of 36 people in ‘Ghost Ship’ fire

January 22, 2021 11:10 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

The master tenant of a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where 36 people perished when a fire…

Instagram shoe sale in Salinas results in robbery, hit and run arrest

January 22, 2021 10:57 AM Avery Johnson

Salinas police say a man was arrested in connection to a robbery and hit and…

Santa Cruz police investigate shooting on Seaside Street

January 22, 2021 10:40 AM Avery Johnson

The Santa Cruz Police Department said it is investigating a shooting that happened in the 200 block of…

King City Police identify trends in “crash and run” traffic collisions

January 22, 2021 6:04 AM Carina Nocon

KING CITY, Calif (KION) The King City Police Department is sharing their concerns about traffic safety issues in the area. The department reviewed…

Salinas man pleads no contest to child molestation charges involving four children

January 21, 2021 2:24 PM Avery Johnson

A Salinas man, 47-year-old Rafael Becerra, has pleaded no contest to four felony charges relating to…

Marina police search for suspected package thief

January 21, 2021 11:59 AM Avery Johnson

Marina police are asking residents to be on the look out for a package thief…

Russell Road reopens after police investigate homicide in Salinas

January 20, 2021 1:16 PM Avery Johnson

Salinas police say they are investigating a homicide that happened on Russell…

Man arrested in Watsonville attempted murder investigation

January 20, 2021 3:09 PM Victor Guzman

Watsonville Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a January 7 attempted murder…

Escaped Monterey County Jail inmate turns himself in

January 18, 2021 9:10 PM Veronica Macias, Avery Johnson

Detectives are continuing to search for a homicide suspect who escaped from the Monterey County Jail…

Santa Cruz police search for man accused of exposing himself

January 19, 2021 6:00 PM Avery Johnson

Santa Cruz police are looking for a man accused of exposing himself…

Salinas Police: Driver, two passengers arrested following chase

January 19, 2021 12:52 PM Avery Johnson

Three people were arrested following a chase in north Salinas that ended with police finding illegal items in the…

Woman in custody after stealing vehicle with man still inside

January 19, 2021 7:25 AM Carina Nocon

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A San Jose woman is now in custody after reportedly stealing a vain, and almost kidnapping an elderly man who was inside…

Soledad Police: Three arrested for having ‘ghost gun’ during traffic stop

January 18, 2021 12:11 PM Avery Johnson

Soledad police said three people have been arrested on several charges following a traffic…

California man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus

January 18, 2021 10:55 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested…

Marina Police Department on the hunt for porch priate

January 17, 2021 4:53 PM Amelia Rosenberg

MARINA, Calif. (KION) The Marina Police Department is asking people to be on the look out for a man who was caught on camera stealing packages from…