Monterey County Local News: Crime & Justice

Chuckawalla Valley State Prison shutdown may cost hundreds of jobs.

As many as 30 inmates on California's death row may be innocent, statistics show.

Five new police officers and one community service officer, all bilingual speakers, have joined the Greenfield Police Department.

The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury has released a new report on the county Coroner’s Office, finding insufficient staff and inefficient workflows resulting in delayed autopsy reports.

California is one of 27 states where the death penalty is legal, but no one has been executed since 2006.

Angela Zuniga was 21 years old at the time of the commission of the murder of 14-year-old Ricardo Ruiz.

In Seaside, about 50 tickets are written for broken tail lights or headlights each year. The Lights On! program aims to reduce this number.

Former police chiefs of King City’s past gathered with new Chief of Police James Hunt during his swearing-in ceremony May 9.

With applause and cheers, dozens of people celebrated the unanimous vote on May 16 to repeal a prohibition on cruising on city streets.

Fenton & Keller has opened a new law office in King City, led by attorney John E. Kesecker, with plans for an official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony next month.