Murder suspects who escaped Monterey County Jail caught by border patrol
The two inmates who escaped Monterey County Jail while facing gang-related murder charges were caught by the United States border patrol Tuesday night. Read More …
Tag: Monterey County
Stranded Morro Bay trio rescued after placing message in a bottle
A trio of Morro Bay residents were stranded atop a waterfall during an adventure in Monterey County but were rather quickly rescued after placing a help message in a water bottle and floating it down a river. Read More …
Scottish fugitive who faked his own death in Monterey County caught in Colorado
Months after a Scottish sexual assault suspect faked his own death off the coast of Monterey County, authorities caught the fugitive in Colorado, and he is now in custody awaiting extradition to Scotland. Read More …
Men who tried to snatch ATM stole Atascadero school vans, police say
Atascadero police have caught the men who allegedly tried to steal an ATM from a bank last month. Investigators also suspect the men recently snatched two vans from the Atascadero Unified School District. Read More …
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 …
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 …
Nationwide E. coli outbreak may be from Monterey County lettuce
A nationwide E. Coli outbreak that has resulted in more than 30 hospitalizations and prompted health officials to instruct consumers to stay away from romaine lettuce may have started in Monterey County. Read More …
Twenty-two injured in Blackhawk helicopter accident at Fort Hunter Liggett
An accident during a training exercise involving a Blackhawk helicopter caused a tent to collapse at Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County on Wednesday, leaving 22 soldiers injured. At about 9:30 Read More …
Monterey kayaker joyous when approached by great white shark, video
A man kayaking in Monterey last week was screaming with joy, not fear, when he was approached by a great white shark, not once, but twice. [ABC 7]
On July 2, Eddy Willis was fishing for halibut when he spotted a great white shark swimming by his kayak. Willis filmed the encounter. Read More …
Highway 1 to reopen north of Ragged Point on July 20
A stretch of Highway 1 north of Ragged Point that has been closed for more than a year following a massive landslide will reopen on July 20, according to Caltrans.
In May 2017, a massive landslide at Mud Creek in Big Sur shut down an approximately quarter mile stretch of Highway 1 that is about eight miles north of the Monterey and San Luis Obispo County line. Read More …