Scottish rape suspect accused of faking his own death in Monterey County
Monterey County Sheriff’s officials suspect a man who is wanted in Scotland on 24 counts of rape may have faked his own death as part of a plot to evade justice. Read More …
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Suspects in Cholame tap room burglary arrested for pair of King City break-ins
Two teens from Colorado — a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old — are suspected of a string of burglaries last week that started at the Mission Trail Cider House taproom in Cholame and ending after they were arrested in Monterey County. Read More …
Monterey County deputies break up opium poppy grow
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies destroyed thousands of opium poppy plants over the weekend that were being grown in a field in Moss Landing.
Last week, sheriff’s investigators learned of the grow site and confirmed that the plants were indeed Papaver Somniferum, commonly known as opium poppies. Read More …
‘Miracle boy’ charged with shooting firefighter from Paso Robles
A Santa Cruz man whose life was saved by a firefighter and who once dreamed of himself becoming a fireman has been identified as the gunman who shot and wounded a Read More …
Deputies chase shooter through Fort Hunter Liggett
Deputies arrested a man Monday evening who allegedly shot a U.S. Forest Service worker. The suspect then led officers on a chase through Fort Hunter Liggett in southern Monterey County. Shortly Read More …
Man suffers massive blood loss in Monterey County shark attack
A shark attacked a man who was spear fishing in the area of Pescadero Point near Pebble Beach Friday afternoon. The victim suffered massive blood loss but survived, according to the Read More …
LSD overdose led to music festival death
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department determined a 20-year-old Ventura woman who died at Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton in May after attending a music festival had overdosed on Read More …