CRIME & SAFETY
Convict arrested in Castroville for possession of narcotics and firearms
CASTROVILLE, Calif. — A traffic stop on Friday morning resulted in the arrest of a 34-year-old Castroville resident. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office Investigations Bureau Property Crimes Unit stopped the suspect on McDougall Street. Salvador Rocha was found in possession of a loaded firearm and narcotics that were packaged...
Local Salinas gang members indicted in racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, officers say
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday morning, Salinas Police and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 11 men are being charged with multiple homicides and robberies over the past decade. The U.S. Department of Justice said that the 11 men were allegedly a part of a racketeering conspiracy to "promote the aims of a local The post Local Salinas gang members indicted in racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, officers say appeared first on KION546.
11 ‘SAP Norteños' South Bay street gang members charged for racketeering
(KRON) – Nearly a dozen members of the Salinas Acosta Plaza Norteños (SAP Norteños) street gang have been charged with a single count of racketeering, U.S. District Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey said. The indictment was filed on April 18 and unsealed on Thursday. The 12-page indictment alleges eight murders during the last five years, multiple […]
Suspect in Marina 43-year-old cold case murders deemed mentally incompetent
MARINA, Calif. — A man suspected of two cold case killings from 1979 at Fort Ord was deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial, per Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni and Marina Police Chief Randy Hopkins. Jurn Lavern Norris, 69, was deemed incompetent to stand trial due to...
Salinas begins cracking down on an increased presence of unpermitted street food vendors.
Over the past few months, Salinas residents have seen an increase in street vendors in high-traffic areas, including food trucks. This can make it easy to grab a bite to eat, but also comes with issues. Residents have been calling city officials to report things like litter and oil on the streets.
Remembering fallen officers
The Never Forget Memorial Relay was held Sunday in Aptos Village Park. The eighth annual event featured 33 teams of four from police and fire departments, California State Parks, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office, the county Probation Department and others whose teams ran one 4-mile leg through the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.
Centerville man who made online threats to commit school shooting sentenced
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- A Centerville man was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday, May 1 to six years in prison for possessing a machine gun. 23-year-old Alex Jaques used an uzi-style weapon during a YouTube video in which he threatens to commit a mass shooting at a California school.
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