On June 11th, 2021 at approximately 10:17 a.m., Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Tyler Street regarding a report of a male inside a parking garage brandishing a handgun. A witness reported the subject was standing on the upper floor of a parking garage and pointing a handgun at pedestrians on a sidewalk below him. All Monterey Police officers on duty responded to the parking garage and surrounding areas and searched for the subject for over an hour. The MPD worked with other City of Monterey employees, State Parks and adjacent law enforcement agencies. The search included a very strategic and deliberate search of the two garage structures and surrounding areas. As would be expected, the MPD deployed a number of tactical tools to address a potential issue of a subject with a gun in a highly populated area. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

On June 1, 2021 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Casa Verde reference a past tense domestic violence incident. The victim reported the suspect, Jay Hill, 31, of Seaside, forcibly kicked the front door to her residence open and battered her. Hill stole the victim’s cell phone, which recorded the incident, and threatened to harm the victim if she called the police. Officers learned Hill had 5 active misdemeanor warrants for his arrest, totaling $50,000 bail. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF
 

On June 6, 2021 at approximately 7:33 p.m. Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to a hit and run injury collision in the area of Del Monte and Camino El Estero. The collision involved three vehicles and resulted in minor injuries and complaints of pain. Marcelo Munoz Sixto, 18, of Salinas CA was identified as the driver who caused the collision. Munoz Sixto and his passenger, Fidencio LopezDaniel, 21, of Santa Rita, CA ran from the scene of the collision prior to police arrival.  NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

On June 2, 2021 at 4:59 PM, Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Figueroa Street regarding a report of a physical altercation between a single male and another group of males. When officers arrived on scene they were advised one of the males in the group was in possession of a handgun and had brandished it during the altercation by lifting up his shirt and displaying the gun tucked into his waistband. The group of males had left the area but were believed to be in a nearby business. The single male suffered a minor injury to the head as a result of being kicked and he declined medical treatment. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

On May 16, 2021 at approximately 4:22 p.m. Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to an in progress robbery at Super Cuts, 488 Alvarado Street. Dispatch informed officers the suspect was inside the business, threatening employees and demanding money. NEWS RELEASE AND PHOTO IN PDF

On May 14, 2021 at approximately 12:10 a.m., Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Del Monte Avenue at Cunningham Road. Officers arrived on scene and observed a sedan that appeared to have been traveling east on Del Monte Avenue when it lost control and struck a utility pole. Officers and medical personnel attempted to render aid to the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. Tragically, the driver succumbed to injuries sustained from the collision. The driver was identified as Demarshe Ervin, 27 years old of Salinas. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF

On May 11, 2021 at approximately 10:30 a.m. Monterey Police Detectives observed a male and female removing property from a vehicle parked on Alcalde near North Fremont in Monterey. The vehicle had a stolen plate affixed to it. NEWS RELEASE IN PDF
 

On May 11, 2021 at approximately 10:30 a.m. Monterey Police Detectives observed a male and female removing property from a white BMW vehicle parked on Alcalde near North Fremont in Monterey. The vehicle had a stolen plate affixed to it. NEWS RELEASE AND PHOTO IN PDF