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Second King City shooting on same day leaves three wounded.
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Second King City shooting on same day leaves three wounded.

  • Pam Marino
  • Mar 22, 2017

Hours after an 18-year-old male student was wounded by gunfire outside of King City High School on Tuesday, a man and two male teens were woun…

Ex-King City cop's corruption trial delayed.
Salinas

Ex-King City cop's corruption trial delayed.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Dec 23, 2015

During a public hearing Dec. 22 on the high-profile King City corruption case of former police Sgt. Bobby Carrillo, the court opted to delay j…

Victims of car-towing scheme settle class-action lawsuit against King City police.
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Victims of car-towing scheme settle class-action lawsuit against King City police.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 30, 2015

In January of 2012, Jesus Garcia was driving through King City when a police officer pulled him over. He was cited for a minor traffic infract…

Assemblyman Luis Alejo asks feds to take over King City Police Department.
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Assemblyman Luis Alejo asks feds to take over King City Police Department.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 13, 2015

So much for second chances. Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, is through waiting for the King City Police Department to shape up. 

Former King City police chief and cop get 30-day jail sentence.
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Former King City police chief and cop get 30-day jail sentence.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Oct 7, 2015

King City's former police Chief Dominic Baldiviez and former cop Mario Mottu Sr. received three years probation and a 30-day jail sentence Wed…

Newly hired and fired King City police chief sues Chicago PD for civil rights violations.
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Newly hired and fired King City police chief sues Chicago PD for civil rights violations.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 6, 2015

Before he was sworn in as King City police chief on June 22, Ron Forgue served on Chicago PD for 29 years. 

Squid considers vanity plates to survive a dull trial, oozes to Monterey in hopes of joining good ol' boys club.
Issue Jul 23, 2015

Squid considers vanity plates to survive a dull trial, oozes to Monterey in hopes of joining good ol' boys club.

  • Jul 23, 2015

ENGINE TROUBLE…It’s no secret Squid dislikes chores like cleaning the lair and going to the DMV. But as Squid recently learned, there’s only o…

Retired King City police chief goes to trial on charges of perjury and embezzlement of a police car.
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Retired King City police chief goes to trial on charges of perjury and embezzlement of a police car.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jul 16, 2015

Since six King City police officers were arrested in early 2014, three have entered into plea bargains. Retired Chief Nick Baldiviez is the fi…

Squid goes on an architectural tour with Monterey Mayor Clyde Roberson, starts fundraising for the Bobby Carrillo defense fund.
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Squid goes on an architectural tour with Monterey Mayor Clyde Roberson, starts fundraising for the Bobby Carrillo defense fund.

  • Dec 25, 2014

CLYDE SHOW… Not much surprises Squid, but when Monterey landed renowned architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLC (SOM) to redesign…

King City Police Sgt. Mark Baker pleads no contest to misdemeanor charge in plea deal.
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King City Police Sgt. Mark Baker pleads no contest to misdemeanor charge in plea deal.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Dec 4, 2014

Days before his case was scheduled to go to go trial, King City Police Sgt. Mark Allen Baker agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and pleade…

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