Monterey County Local News: Crime & Justice

KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has scheduled a community forum on Thursday to discuss the planning process for creating a Monterey County Family Justice Center, South County Office in King City. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Sept. 22 forum, which will take place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. [...]

Fifteen inmates who participate in the California Prison Industry Authority received their state-certified apprenticeships and job certifications last Thursday at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.

Here are some reasons why road deaths have been on the rise in California.

Some of California’s ‘reddest’ counties suddenly have alarmingly high homicide rates. What’s going on?

Last April, the state Judicial Council finally answered a years-long question of where to build a new courthouse in Monterey County, because the old one has long been deemed seismically unsafe.

After Marina police stopped resident Daniel John Wetle for reckless driving and found him in possession of a ghost gun, they executed a search of his home.

On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 14, 150 inmates who had been refusing to eat at the Monterey County jail ended their two-week hunger strike.

A months-long saga is concluding in Spreckels, just as a new video and social media explosion unfolds in Cachagua.

Though elected, county sheriffs are among the least accountable public officials. That may be changing.

Controversial former Carmel mayor Steve Dallas was known to enjoy attending high-priced events while he served in office from 2016-2018. That fondness for such tony events now has him in hot water.

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced murder charges on Thursday afternoon, July 7, in a 40-year cold case for the murder of Anne Pham. Pham was a 5-year-old Seaside resident who was kidnapped while walking to her kindergarten class…

California has banned assault weapons since 1989. After a recent SCOTUS decision, that may end.

Hartnell College will use a three-year, $480,000 grant from the California Community Colleges system to ensure that more incarcerated students can continue their education.