Crime, Fire & Courts

A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday after he was found in a hotel with a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing out of Fresno. Darwin Linares, 24, was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. He was...

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigating two separate incidents involving the discovery of human remains. On Aug.1, just after 8:30am, North Monterey County Fire and Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of an infant that had been located near the area...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is looking for Danielle Staley, 35, who was last seen on Nov. 6, around 11:23pm near Rio Del Mar State Beach. New information indicates she may be at risk, and foul play may be involved, SCSO said. She is described...

Four men were arrested during a multi-agency undercover operation targeting individuals allegedly using the internet to seek sexual contact with minors, Monterey County Sheriff’s Commander Andres Rosas said Tuesday. Arrested were Omar Rivera Hernandez, 28, of Gilroy; Luis Cruz Jr., 32, of Marina; Andrew Jesus...

A Prunedale man was arrested Sunday by Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies after he reportedly broke into a home and then took off in a van.

An 81-year-old woman suffered major injuries early Monday after she was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash that led to an arrest two days later of a 78-year-old woman. The victim was walking across Cynthia Drive at Tuttle Avenue around 6:30am in the...

A Seaside man was arrested in Pajaro on Saturday after he reportedly entered the open door of a residence, walked into a bedroom occupied by two young girls, began mumbling and proceeded to remove his pants. The girls, ages 6 and 9, screamed, and their...

A 23-year-old motorcyclist died Sept. 23 morning following a collision with a pickup on Corralitos Road, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officers responded at about 7:01am to the intersection of Corralitos and Merk roads. According to CHP, a 61-year-old Watsonville man was driving a white...

Construction work has begun on Main Street, between 5th Street and E. Lake Avenue, which will mean occasional closures, Watsonville officials said. Work will take place from 9am to 3pm, Sept. 2 through Oct. 3. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Main Street will have...

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office have announced the arrest of a juvenile suspect in the shooting death of 18-year-old Adrian Puga during an illegal street takeover in Prunedale.  Sheriff Tina Nieto made the announcement at a press conference Friday that the arrest was made in...