Crime Archives

Man purchases items with stolen credit card

October 22, 2021 1:36 PM Melody Waintal

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Salinas Police is looking for a man who bought a new wet/dry vacuum and other items from Walmart and Home Depot using someone…

Los Angeles officer to stand trial in corpse fondling case

October 21, 2021 4:31 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer who acknowledged touching a dead woman’s breast while on duty has been ordered to stand trial on…

Victim survives attempted murder, home riddled with bullets

October 21, 2021 3:54 PM Veronica Macias

The victims of a targeted shooting in King City are alive and unharmed d yet they fear for their safety since the suspects of their attack have not…

16-year-old suspect arrested in connection to March homicide on Broadway Circle

April 1, 2021 3:49 PM Melody Waintal, Avery Johnson

King City police are investigating a homicide that happened on Broadway Circle early Wednesday…

Board of Supervisors move to stop placements of sexually violent predators in Santa Cruz County

October 20, 2021 12:01 PM Lisa Principi

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty is introducing an agenda item to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators in the…

45-year-old man survives shooting in Watsonville

October 20, 2021 11:59 AM Melody Waintal

Santa Cruz Sheriff’s office reported a shooting that happened Saturday morning at around 9:20 a.m. in the apartment complex on Stewart Avenue in…

61-year-old San Jose man sentenced for child molestation

October 20, 2021 10:54 AM Melody Waintal

Judge sentenced 61-year-old San Jose resident Michael Kimball to 11 years and four months in prison for child molestation.…

Woman arrested in Scotts Valley for allegedly attempting to kidnap a 3-year-old girl

October 20, 2021 2:05 PM Victor Guzman

A 3-year-old girl is safe after Scotts Valley Police said a woman attempted to kidnap the girl right in front of her…

21-year-old man shot to death in Santa Cruz County

October 19, 2021 11:06 AM Melody Waintal

Santa Cruz County Sheriff is investigating a homicide that took place on…

Hollister man arrested for allegedly robbing victim he met through social media

October 19, 2021 2:59 PM Melody Waintal

A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing another individual he met through social…

Arrest in connection with body found in trunk in California

October 16, 2021 11:22 AM Associated Press

STANTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an Oklahoma City man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a man whose body was found in the…

San Jose man sentenced to life in prison for murdering man in Santa Cruz Mountains

June 15, 2020 4:20 PM Avery Johnson

The death of a San Jose man in Santa Cruz County is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Sheriff’s…

Salinas Police arrest the second suspect involved in killing 18-year-old near W. Lake Street

September 27, 2021 1:59 PM Melody Waintal

Salinas Police are near W Lake Street, west of N Main Street, responding to a reported shooting since 1 p.m. on Monday.…

Del Rey Oaks Police catch person stealing checks from ATM

October 13, 2021 12:46 PM Melody Waintal

Police arrested a suspect that has been stealing checks from ATM machines in Wells Fargo and Bank of America in Del Rey Oaks, and possibly other…

DA released date on hearing for 16-year-old involved in homicide prior to officer-involved shooting

October 5, 2021 9:15 AM Melody Waintal, Max Tarlton, Stephanie Aceves

Monterey County District Attorney’s office said they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened near North Main St. and Chaparral…

Seaside Police finds “ghost” gun near King Middle School

October 12, 2021 2:47 PM Melody Waintal

Seaside Police K9 Officer Dillon detained three underaged suspects and found one of them carrying a loaded “Ghost” gun on…

One victim dead, another recovering from a double shooting in Soledad

October 11, 2021 11:39 AM Melody Waintal

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION) Soledad Police is investigating a double shooting that happened Sunday night, leaving one victim dead and another recovering…

Salinas Police arrest attempted robbery suspect

October 11, 2021 12:59 PM Melody Waintal

Salinas Police arrested a 24-year-old suspect that tried to steal from a 31-year-old woman and her 5-year-old son near 1900 Davis Road over the…

Sanks Brothers sentenced up to 26 years in prison for 2016 Salinas Chinatown homicide

September 2, 2021 11:58 AM Victor Guzman

Two brothers believed to have been responsible for the death of 23-year-old Kareem Jamal King pleaded guilty to the crime in a Monterey County court…

Man accused of setting fire at his own home, displacing four people

October 7, 2021 6:12 PM Victor Guzman

A Monterey man has been arrested after setting fire to the duplex he was living in, leaving four people…

Pacific Grove Police looking for man accused of stealing checks from banks

October 7, 2021 2:27 PM Victor Guzman

The Pacific Grove Police Department confirms they’re investigating reports of deposited checks being stolen from multiple banks in the…

‘Zodiac Killer’ has allegedly been identified

October 6, 2021 4:45 PM Melody Waintal

The group claims to have found new evidence that links the killer to Poste, claiming the scar on Poste’s forehead matches the scar on the Zodiac…

Meth addict caught behind a Walgreens in Santa Cruz

October 6, 2021 11:51 AM Melody Waintal

Santa Cruz Police found a male subject behind the Walgreens on Soquel with a metal crowbar next to him Tuesday morning.…

Salinas PD reports multiple pedestrians were run over

October 5, 2021 3:06 PM Melody Waintal

Salinas Police Department responded to several pedestrian-involved collisions last…

Monterey County Sheriff arrest suspect who after high-speed chase in Castroville

October 5, 2021 1:53 PM Melody Waintal

Monterey County Sheriff arrest a suspect in Castroville after stealing a car from a victim in…

Suspects from San Mateo arrested for narcotics and firearm possession

October 4, 2021 11:36 PM Sarah Rosenthal

The Santa Cruz Police Department arrested two people from San Mateo for possessing drugs and weapons in their vehicle on…

Pipe bomb found at Harbor High School

October 3, 2021 4:39 PM Amelia Rosenberg

A makeshift pipe bomb was found at Harbor High School Saturday…

Police arrest suspect after helicopter and drone hover over Salinas

September 29, 2021 3:40 PM Melody Waintal

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) UPDATE Sept. 30 12:55 p.m. Salinas Police was in Chinatown area on Wednesday to arrest one of the suspects from Monday’s…

Former Seaside Police Officer charged for DUI crash after a hit-and-run conviction

September 29, 2021 6:45 PM Melody Waintal

San Luis Obispo County’s District Attorney said former Seaside Police Officer, was charged with a felony driving under the influence of…

Police arrest Monterey man for illegal possession of narcotics and firearm

September 29, 2021 5:47 PM Melody Waintal

According to the police, he didn’t have a valid driver’s license and was on Post Release Community Supervision for selling drugs.…

Victim hospitalized after apparent gang-related shooting

September 27, 2021 12:40 PM Melody Waintal

After responding to a shooting on Sunday at 2 a.m., Salinas Police reported two people were standing outside their vehicle near De La Torre Boulevard…

Santa Cruz Police: Shotgun recovered after road rage incident

September 26, 2021 2:40 PM Victor Guzman

Santa Cruz Police say a road rage incident in city limits led to the arrest of a man who was later found to be in possession of a…

Two inmates convicted for stabbing another inmate in Salinas Valley State Prison

September 24, 2021 5:05 PM Melody Waintal

After a two-week jury trial, Monterey County District Attorney convicted Brian Pacheco, 40, and Jason Partee, 42, for stabbing another inmate, Manual…

Seaside Police search for suspect in attempted ATM robbery using explosives devices

September 23, 2021 9:47 PM Veronica Macias

FBI and ATF are currently investigating an explosion and attempted ATM burglary in…

Two people arrested in King City for stealing a car

September 24, 2021 10:51 AM Melody Waintal

The King City Police Department arrested two people after a vehicle was reported stolen in King City around 6:30 p.m. on…

Firearm arrests in Monterey County tripled in the last year

September 23, 2021 5:17 PM Katie Nicora

Monterey Police Department made their third firearm-related arrest this week. They said the number of firearm arrests made in Monterey County rose…

Hollister Pollice arrest the suspect from afternoon shooting

September 22, 2021 6:54 PM Melody Waintal

Hollister Police arrested a suspect for attempting to murder a 30-year-old male Tuesday…

Hollister Police: One person hurt in afternoon shooting on Fourth Street

September 21, 2021 5:05 PM Victor Guzman

One person is being treated at a local hospital after a shooting in Hollister that happened at the 1400 block of Fourth…

Suspect in deadly DUI crash that killed two people is sentenced to 8 years in prison

September 21, 2021 3:42 PM Victor Guzman

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A 22-year-old Watsonville man has been sentenced to eight years in state prison after pleading no contest to DUI charges…

17 prison gang members indicted, including leaders of statewide “criminal enterprise”

September 17, 2021 1:21 PM Victor Guzman

– More than a dozen prison gang members have been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges related to gang activity, including attempted murder.…

$1.8 million in drugs seized in multi-agency drug trafficking operation

September 16, 2021 10:48 AM Victor Guzman

Salinas Police and multiple agencies, including Homeland Security, announced multiple arrests related to a drug trafficking…

Two corrections units closing in Santa Cruz County

September 14, 2021 1:04 PM Lisa Principi

Santa Cruz Correction Facility is expected to temporarily close two of its units after experiencing staffing…

Santa Cruz Police alongside US Marshals attempting to apprehend suspect

September 13, 2021 5:25 PM Victor Guzman

A portion of Santa Cruz is blocked off as US Marshals and the Santa Cruz Police Department attempt to apprehend a suspect who is believed to be…

Santa Cruz County proposes ordinance to stop discriminatory 9-1-1 calls

September 13, 2021 12:33 PM Lisa Principi

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is introducing a new ordinance to ban discriminatory reports made to law…

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office seeking help finding assault suspect

September 10, 2021 12:20 PM Victor Guzman

Deputies with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office need help identifying a man believed to have been involved in a knife attack on September…

Santa Cruz D.A. announces additional convictions in 2014 double-homicide that left 4-year-old girl dead

September 10, 2021 4:31 PM Victor Guzman

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The final defendants from a 2014 double-homicide in Watsonville have entered guilty pleas for their role in a…

Two men arrested in connection to San Lucas homicide

September 6, 2021 5:38 AM Carina Nocon

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened early Sunday morning around 3:35 a.m.…

Man arrested for allegedly killing ex-girlfriend in 2002 in Salinas

September 9, 2021 12:37 PM Victor Guzman

It has been almost 20 years since Loretta Paluszynski was found stabbed to death in her Salinas home. Police say this week they were finally able to…

Salinas Police make multiple arrests in drug trafficking operation

September 9, 2021 12:08 PM Victor Guzman

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Nine search warrants were served in Salinas and the state of Arizona as part of an ongoing drug trafficking operation…

King City Police arrest suspect allegedly involved in vandalism incidents

September 7, 2021 11:51 AM Victor Guzman

King City Police are looking to the public for help identifying and locating a man accused of four separate incidents of vandalism in the…