Superintendent issues final update on racist doll incident investigation
The SUHSD Superintendent Dan Burns announced the final report from the third party investigation of the racist doll incident at Salinas High…
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Scammers uses retired Watsonville Police Chief voices to request donations
According to Watsonville Police, the latest phone scam claims to be a trusted official to trick people in to giving them money. …
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Stockton couple caught stealing catalytic converter in Watsonville
Watsonville Police arrested a couple from Stockton they confirmed were trying to steal a catalytic converter.…
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Woman gets purse stolen after her car gets hit by a motorcycle on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz
A woman from Salinas had her purse stolen after she was rear-ended by a 20-year-old motorcyclist in an unincorporated part of Santa Cruz, according…
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Salinas Police and community members trying to keep the ShotSpotter program in the city for another year
The ShotSpotter was implemented in the city back in December of 2016 to increase police response time, save lives and make the community safer. The…
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Salinas man sentenced for molesting members of his household
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday, 38 year old Jorge Tomas Perez Morales, of Salinas,…
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69-year-old man arrested for child molestation
PAJARO, Calif. (KION-TV) Investigators from Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 69-year-old man from Pajaro accused of child molestation.…
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Meet Monterey County’s ‘courtroom dogs’ who help kids face their abusers in court
Man’s best friend has long been providing comfort to children with special needs, veterans experiencing PTSD after war, and patients in hospitals.…
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Jury convicts Salinas man for raping a 14-year-old
Monterey County jury found 42-year-old man from Salinas guilty of two counts of forcible rape and one count of oral copulation of a…
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“Ghost” gun found in stolen vehicle in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) Seaside Police said they found a loaded “ghost” gun while responding to a report of a stolen vehicle. Authorities said, the…
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Police identify suspect accused of killing a pedestrian, injuring Soledad Police Chief during chase
A pedestrian was killed and two officers are injured after a police chase this morning from Greenfield to Soledad.…
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Man points gun-shaped lighters at people passing by in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Sheriff arrested a man that was pointing a lighter shaped like a gun at people passing by near Thunder Lane and Soquel Drive on…
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Owner of the stolen vehicle used in Soledad deadly pursuit speaks
Silvia was sitting outside doing yard work when she heard her car turn on and peel off. She tried to wave the man to stop, but it was too…
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Seaside Police searching for man that tried to rob Disco Mania
Seaside Police are looking for a suspect that fire three gunshots in Disco Mania and appeared to try to rob the business on…
Continue Reading 56-year-old Soledad Man sentenced for child molestation
Judge sentenced 56-year-old from Soledad to18 years in prison for molesting two children from Monterey and Los Angeles County.…
Continue Reading ShotSpotter and Automated License Plate Reader up for renewal in Salinas
Salinas City Council is expected to vote whether or not they will be renewing their subscription to ShotSpotter.…
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Woman attacked in Monterey while walking her dog
Monterey Police Department arrested a man who attacked and tried to rape a woman while she was walking her dog.…
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Salinas is one of the worst places to work-from-home, study says
While many people are back to work, many others are still telecommuting, and for those in Salinas, the numbers aren’t very…
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Man arrested with weapons and drugs in Santa Cruz
A Santa Cruz County resident is facing 11 charges after being arrested for weapons and drug possession on…
Continue Reading Greenfield man convicted for domestic violence and child cruelty
A jury found Carlos Hernandez, 32, guilty of misdemeanor battery on his child’s parent and two counts of cruelty to a…
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Monterey County Sheriff arrest two armed gang members
This week Monterey County Sheriff arrested a 34-year-old and 33-year-old gang suspects in Soledad.…
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Watsonville Police arrest shooting suspect
Watsonville police detectives arrested a gunman who was wanted for critically injuring a man on Carey Avenue during a mid-October…
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Bank robber on the run captured
Soledad, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County’s Sheriff’s Office announced a man, considered armed and dangerous, and wanted for a bank robbery has been…
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Salinas PD K9 catches ice cream man selling meth
Salinas Police Department’s Violence Suppression Task Force arrested two more drug dealers this week with the help of their K9…
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Gonzales woman sentence after man, child die in DUI crash
One man and one child are dead following a DUI crash…
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Salinas Police searching for suspect after robbery at Credit Union
Police officers in Salinas are asking people to avoid the area of South Main and Acacia as they look for at least one suspect of a robbery Friday…
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San Jose woman dies in car crash near San Martin
A 24-year-old woman died in a car crash on Saturday going southbound on the 101 Freeway after being rear-ended by another car headed in the same…
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Salinas PD K9 helps bust one of three drug dealers
On Friday, the Violence Suppression Task Force arrested three drug dealers under two different search…
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Soledad Police say case involving Gabilan Elementary School student has been resolved
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION) UPDATE: 11/6/21 11:00 a.m. The Soledad Police Department says that this case has been resolved and that there is not threat to…
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Man arrested for vandalizing city planters in Hollister
A man in Hollister was arrested for causing around $3,000 worth of damage to city planters.…
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Correction Officer caught sending sexually explicit media to females under 14 years old
Salinas Police arrested a 22-year-old correctional officer for sending “sexually explicit content to a minor and annoying and molesting a child.”…
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Monterey County residents may have their personal information breached
A contractor providing behavioral health services to several Monterey County clients experienced a network data breach that could affect more than…
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Woman sentenced real estate scam that caused people to lose their homes
Many victims throughout California lost their homes because of her negligence, according to the District Attorney’s Office.…
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Salinas Police identify dead man near the creek
Salinas Police found a dead man in his late 20s or early 30s near the creek at 1400 block of Constitution Boulevard on Oct. 18…
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Catalytic converter thief arrested in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) Watsonville police officers arrested a suspect stealing a catalytic converter. Police say they responded to a O’Riley’s…
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Human remains found in Monterey County on Halloween in connection to Fairfield homicide
Fairfield Police Department said they arrested three individuals after human remains in Monterey County were discovered following the investigation…
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Former Monterey batting cage owner found dead pending charges on suspicion of sexually assaulting boys
The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against a former Monterey batting cage owner…
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Multiple home burglaries in Pacific Grove, police report
Pacific Grove Police Department arrested a 53-year-old woman accused of breaking into people’s homes and stealing their prescription medication, cash…
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Two arrested for deadly shooting near Gonzales
An organized event near Gonzales was the site of a deadly shooting that saw four people shot, two of them killed over the…
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Watsonville man arrested for stabbing and homophobic slurs
According to the police, the suspect was carrying two knives when he started calling the two victims “homophobic…
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Santa Cruz Police issues 28 citations and arrests 8 people over Halloween weekend
The police department said they were busy over 24 hours through the night into the early hours of November…
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San Jose man killed on Halloween
San Jose Police found a man with at least one gunshot wound on Oct. 31 after 3:30 p.m. near 5200 block of Great Oaks…
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FBI said shots were fired at Carmel-by-the-Sea Chase bank robbery
The Federal Bureau of Investigation of San Francisco is leading the investigation into a bank robbery that happened in…
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Sexually violent predator to be placed in East Palo Alto
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. (KION) Court decided to place Lamar Johnson in East Palo Alto after being released from prison. Johnson was convicted of…
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Watsonville man caught stealing mailbox keys from USPS
Watsonville Police arrested a man suspected of stealing several mailbox keys from a United States Postal Service…
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Three people found overdosing on fentanyl over the weekend at Derby Park
Officers responded to a welfare check on three people that were lying in the bowl of the skate park at Derby Park and quickly determined the three…
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Hollister police confiscate ghost gun
Officers with the Hollister Police Department confiscated a ghost gun Friday…
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Three arrested in relation to catalytic converter theft
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) Three people accused of stealing a catalytic converter were arrested Saturday. The Santa Cruz Police Department says that…
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Monterey Police looking for suspect in hit-and-run that left man badly injured
Monterey Police is asking for the public’s help looking for the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian around 9 p.m. Thursday…
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Woman bites and kicks Monterey Peace Officer, they say
Monterey Police Officers were kicked and bitten by an intoxicated woman after taking her to get a medical evaluation.…
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