Monterey County Local News: Crime & Justice


All Local Crime & Justice News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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01/13/2022
Special monitors sought to oversee Driftwood Health Care in Santa Cruz and 18 of sister operations in California on grounds of chronic understaffing, inadequate patient protections, inflated consumer ratings and false advertising.

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12/29/2021
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This article is the first of a two-part series on the county sheriffs system and how it could be reformed.

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12/22/2021
Justin Patterson, one of the candidates for Monterey County sheriff, recently answered some important questions about his run and what he hopes to accomplish if elected. The sheriff will be selected in the November 2022 general election.

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12/22/2021
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While overall crime is down in California, murder is on the rise. What’s going on?

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12/20/2021
Salinas is joining other cities across the nation in signing an amicus briefing in defense of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigratin policy.

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12/20/2021
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It's been nearly three months since students and parents, overwhelmed in the wake of revelations around racist treatment of a baby Black doll by Salinas High School students, flooded a board meeting of the Salinas Union High School District to…

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12/16/2021
As a candidate for Monterey County’s sheriff, Joe Moses recently answered some questions about not only the job he will campaign for, but also some tough inquiries into his past.

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12/06/2021
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It's now been four years since federal immigration officials had a desk to call their own in Monterey County Jail. With less coordination between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, which manages the…

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12/01/2021
There’s a shortage of court interpreters in California, and Monterey County is feeling the strain due to its large population of indigenous people who work in agriculture and speak in different dialects.

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11/30/2021
Jeff Hoyne is by far the most experienced candidate running for Monterey County Sheriff. He recently sat down to answer some questions.

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11/30/2021
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These activists bring attention to victims who don’t fit into ‘missing white woman syndrome.’

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11/23/2021
When a reckless driver intentionally targeted pedestrians, Soledad's police chief prevented further loss of life by hitting the car head-on.

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11/15/2021
The FBI recently released a statement through its Sacramento Field Office announcing a brand-new nationwide campaign against hate crimes.

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11/05/2021
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Sam Quinones wrote about opioids in his last book. But now a tidal wave of drugs from Mexican cartels is plaguing ‘The Least of Us.’

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11/05/2021
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The case remains stalled against the suspect behind the 2020 Dolan Fire, which scorched 125,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest.

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11/03/2021
Tina Nieto, Marina’s chief of police, is running for the position of Monterey County sheriff. She recently sat down with Voices of Monterey Bay to share more about herself, her experience, and her vision for the department should she win.

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10/28/2021
Jose Mendoza, a candidate for Monterey County sheriff, recently sat down with Voices of Monterey Bay to answer questions about what he hopes to accomplish if he wins.

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10/26/2021
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The new chief of the Salinas Police Department, Roberto Filice, is not new to the department—he’s worked at SPD since 2017, and has served as acting chief for the past few months while a search was underway.

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10/17/2021
Monterey County Sheriff Steve Bernal will not seek reelection and will retire at the end of 2022, according to an Oct. 18 video message Bernal posted on the Monterey County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

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10/13/2021
The state Court of Appeal has upheld a local trial court decision that threw out Measure Z, which Monterey County approved in 2016. The measure would have banned fracking, wastewater injection and any new oil and gas development in the county.