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Man with 14 warrants arrested after standoff with Monterey police
MONTEREY, Calif. — Police in Monterey say a man wanted on 14 warrants barricaded himself inside a home on Cielo Vista Drive in Monterey on Thursday night, and refused to come out. Authorities blocked off roads in the area during negotiations with the suspect to surrender. A SWAT team...
Salinas man loses limb in fireworks accident according to fire chief
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV) -- A Salinas man was seriously injured after an accident involving illegal fireworks on Monday night. Salinas Fire Department paramedics responded to reports of a man screaming near Independence and East Boronda Road. When crews arrived on scene, they said the man was missing his right hand and had shrapnel in his The post Salinas man loses limb in fireworks accident according to fire chief appeared first on KION546.
Man suffers second-degree burns during Salinas fire
SALINAS, Calif. — A spokesperson for the Salinas Fire Department said they responded to a structure fire Thursday evening. Firefighters were dispatched to a fire at a double-wide mobile home at around 7:05 p.m. at 1280 Rider Avenue. A man was found suffering from second-degree burns. He suffered burns...
1 dead in East Salinas shooting, 2 juveniles arrested
SALINAS, Calif. — Salinas police said they are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred on Wednesday night. Video in the media player above from previous coverage. Police said in a social media post that at around 11:05 p.m. a ShotSpotter with multiple rounds was detected in front of a home on North Pearl Street. Multiple callers said they heard gunshots and a male screaming.
300 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in Seaside
SEASIDE, Calif. — More than 300 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized following a probation search in Seaside Tuesday. The Monterey County Probation Department and Seaside Police Department were conducting a probation search of a 17-year-old Seaside resident when the illegal fireworks were discovered. They were confiscated by law enforcement.
Photo story: blown tire causes rollover crash
A California Highway Patrol Officer confers with a tow operator at the scene of a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Watsonville Wednesday. The CHP said a male driver was traveling south on Highway 1 around noon in a Rialto recreational vehicle. As he approached Airport Boulevard, a tire blew out, causing the Rialto to swerve from the fast lane across the slow lane and crash through a guardrail before knocking over a tree and turning over on a steep hillside.
Local law enforcement crackdown on illegal fireworks sales online
SEASIDE, Calif. — As the Fourth of July holiday draws near, Seaside police are escalating their efforts to curb the sale and use of illegal fireworks, especially online. "As you scroll down, you'll see, I mean, they're everywhere. This is a box full of them. You got 'em right here," said Jacob Sweyd with the Seaside Police Department.
Officers unite to carry Flame of Hope through Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY — Police officers, prison personnel and community members carried the Flame of Hope through the streets of both Greenfield and Soledad last Wednesday as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Greenfield had more than a dozen runners and Soledad had more than two-dozen participants, who received...
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