Man arrested in levee death
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a Pajaro man for the murder of Watsonville resident Jesús Alfonso Duarte Figueroa, whose body was found buried along the Pajaro River levee in April.
Bernardino Rickie Sanchez, 61, was booked into Monterey County Jail in lieu of...
Aptos man arrested for sexual acts involving children
An Aptos man was arrested on March 21 for several sex crimes involving minors.
Kevin Hurley, 67, was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child and dissuading a victim or witness, among other charges.
He faces a life sentence if convicted.
Hurley was not in...
Man arrested for Sunday night shooting
A Watsonville man was shot during an altercation late Sunday night near 7th and Hyde streets in Watsonville.
Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said a dispute between two men quickly escalated into a shooting, and then led to the suspect’s arrest in less than 24...
Watsonville Police Chief Jorge Zamora retiring after three years
The City of Watsonville on Thursday announced that Police Chief Jorge Zamora is retiring, with his last day set for Aug. 30.
The retirement will end a law enforcement career of more than three decades.
Zamora began as a police cadet when he was 15, and...
Two charged for infant’s death at unlicensed daycare center
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested two women who were allegedly running an unlicensed daycare center after a 3-month-old infant died in their care.
Maria Marquez, 62, and her daughter, Johanna Marquez, 35, both of Royal Oaks, were charged with involuntary manslaughter, felony child...
Monterey County Sheriff: ‘Bomb’ was lost computer
A suspicious bag left leaning against a California Highway Patrol vehicle in Prunedale Monday—which prompted a response from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad and the brief detainment of the man who left it—turned out to be nothing more than a lost computer bag.
According...
Body of Nicholas Magana-Zamora found
The body of a 15-year-old male who went missing July 23 in Watsonville in the Laken area off of Holohan Road was found in the waters of College Lake over the weekend.
Nicholas Magana-Zamora was last seen around 11am on July 23 after leaving his...
Man walking on trail injured by e-bike
An 84-year-old Bay Village resident was injured Tuesday morning after he was struck by a man on an electric bike on the Salsipudes Creek levee.
Michelle Pulido of Watsonville Police said the victim was struck on a wide pedestrian path around 10:45am. The suspect...
Two suspects arrested with stolen tractor
Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two subjects for conspiracy to commit a felony and being in possession of a stolen tractor.
One subject was also found to be a convicted felon in possession of methamphetamine and ammunition.
On April 20 Sheriff’s Deputies got a report of...
Cars and Coffee hits East Lake Village
People check out a string of early-day cars and trucks Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center during the weekly Cars and Coffee event....
