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August 5, 2025

Armed robbery in King City leads to officer-involved shooting near Soledad

Police car crime
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has released additional preliminary facts surrounding the officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday on Highway 101 northbound near Soledad. At about 5:30 p.m. on June 3, a person armed with a handgun got out of a black Mazda...

A Tribute to Heroes: Gonzales observes Memorial Day 2024

Gonzales Memorial Day
GONZALES — Soldiers from every military branch were honored Monday at the Gonzales Cemetery for a Memorial Day Observance, hosted by the Gonzales American Legion Post 81. Members of the Soledad High JROTC and the Gonzales Police Explorers led a presentation of the flags, and...

CSUMB institute to target entrepreneurs in South Monterey County

SALINAS VALLEY — California State University Monterey Bay’s Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco 2023 AHEAD program. The iiED’s proposal, which specifically targeted potential entrepreneurs from underserved and isolated...

California Rodeo Salinas raises awareness for domestic violence in October

SALINAS VALLEY — California Rodeo Salinas will support the Man Up Crusade in October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with a belt buckle drawing and more. The Man Up Crusade is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating public awareness on the issue of domestic violence. The...

Hot Summer Days: Soledad triumphs over heat wave to host 3rd annual car show

SOLEDAD — Despite soaring temperatures, the City of Soledad successfully hosted the third annual Soledad Hot Summer Days Car Show and Fundraiser. ā€œHuge thank you to all the people, groups and organizations that helped make Hot Summer Days 2024 successful,ā€ stated the City on social...

Soledad Historical Society’s ā€˜History of Women’s Fashion’ exhibit opens Saturday

SOLEDAD — Soledad Historical Society has announced a new display at the museum, located at 137 Soledad St., in Soledad. The exhibit, titled ā€œThe History of Women’s Fashion,ā€ features more than 50 vintage dresses and showcases the evolution of women’s fashion through the decades,...

MST donates vehicle to City of Greenfield, bolstering community programs

MST Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s Omar Vigil and Jose Sanchez recently met with Pat Lewis, fleet maintenance superintendent at Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), to receive a vehicle that MST donated to their organization and the Greenfield Recreation Department. The vehicle will be instrumental for the...

Track and Field | South Monterey County teams ready to begin divisional meets

Track and Field
SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County high school track and field teams will be entering Pacific Coast Athletic League meets this week and will all gather on Saturday at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational. On Tuesday, Gonzales High traveled to Watsonville for a Santa Lucia...

Law enforcement agencies to announce breakthrough in South Monterey County double homicide, King City mass shooting and Salinas armed robbery cases

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, King City Police Department and Salinas Police Department have scheduled a joint press conference Friday morning to make a major announcement involving three ongoing investigations. Officials are planning to unveil ā€œsignificant developmentsā€ related to the double homicide that...

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

Law judge court
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 first-degree murder for intentionally running over Guadalupe Garcia. On Nov. 16, 2021, Ortiz was in a car stolen from a friend’s...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 30, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 1412:43 a.m. Mental Health Crisis on S. San Lorenzo Av.8:36 a.m....