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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 burn survivor speaks out about dangers of illegal fireworks
SALINAS, Calif. A man of Salinas lost three of fingers back in 2020 for using fireworks on Fourth of July. KION's Nataly Gutierrez will be speaking with the burn survivor. The post Salinas burn survivor speaks out about dangers of illegal fireworks appeared first on KION546.
Carmel Valley structure fire leaves one person, pets displaced
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A structure fire early Thursday morning in the Carmel Valley area has left one person and their pets displaced, according to Monterey County Regional Fire. Firefighters responded to a single-family residence at Via Contenta around 4 a.m. on Thursday. The home suffered severe damage but the one person inside was The post Carmel Valley structure fire leaves one person, pets displaced appeared first on KION546.
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.
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.
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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