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April 26, 2025

Tag: murders and homicides

Inmate’s murder under investigation at Salinas Valley State Prison

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at...
County of Monterey

Monterey County to honor crime victims with courthouse ceremony, dove release...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Join members of the community in honoring victims of crime on Friday, April 11, from 12 to 1 p.m. at the...

8 suspects arrested in San Jose homicide tied to Greenfield gang;...

GREENFIELD — Authorities have arrested eight young men in connection with San Jose’s first homicide of 2025, all of whom have been linked to...
Police arrest crime

Man charged with murdering ex-girlfriend from Greenfield in 2010 cold case

GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 5 that Noel Aguilera Ledesma, 43, currently a resident of Yuma, Ariz., has been arrested...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmates convicted of murdering fellow inmate

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmates Roberto Carlos Cortez and Juan Jose Bueno were each convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and...
Law judge court

Jury convicts Salinas Valley State Prison inmate of murder and attempted...

SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Nov. 18 that Michael Ellison, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad, was...
Law judge court

Judge rules teen suspect in South Monterey County shooting spree will...

SALINAS VALLEY — A Monterey County judge has ruled that Angel Evans, 18, will be tried as an adult for his alleged role in...
Law judge court

Greenfield man gets 30 years-to-life for murder after intentionally running over...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Paulo Cesar Alcaraz Ortiz, 27, has been sentenced to 30 years and eight months-to-life in prison after being convicted of...
Salinas Valley State Prison

Homicide investigation underway following inmate’s death at Salinas Valley State Prison

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Sept. 30 death of an inmate atĀ Salinas Valley State PrisonĀ (SVSP) in Soledad...
Law judge court

Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder for intentionally running over pedestrian...

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County Jury has found Paulo Cesar Alcaraz Ortiz, 27, of Greenfield, guilty of first-degree murder for intentionally running over Guadalupe...

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Salinas Valley News Briefs | April 25, 2025

BIG SUR MARATHON BIG SUR — The Big Sur International Marathon will return to Highway 1 on Sunday, April 27, featuring a scenic 27-mile course...