Crime Reports

MONTEREY COUNTY — Salud Para La Gente, a nonprofit network of primary care clinics serving low-income individuals and families in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, has agreed to pay a total of $750,000 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for payment to...

SOLEDAD — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Crimes Unit has arrested a Soledad man in connection with a series of diesel fuel thefts across Monterey County. Detectives with the Agricultural Crimes Unit investigated the ongoing thefts by installing surveillance cameras at known fuel theft locations,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD May 18:42 a.m. Civil Matters on Vista de Soledad.4:20 p.m. Possession of weapons on Cabernet Dr.4:22 p.m. Possession of drugs on Orchard Ln. May 31:59 a.m. Possession of drugs on Nestles Rd.2:00 a.m. Violation of probation on...

SALINAS VALLEY — A Monterey County grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Greenfield man in connection with six murders and other crimes tied to a series of 2024 shootings that shook South Monterey County, according to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. The indictment charges...

GONZALES — May is National Bicycle Safety Month, and the Gonzales Police Department is urging everyone to be alert to keep bicyclists safe. From children riding to school to older adults staying active and healthy, bicycling is both a pastime and a mode of transportation...

GREENFIELD — A Soledad man was arrested May 5 after Greenfield police officers reportedly found a loaded handgun inside his vehicle during an investigation on Ninth Street. Officers with the Greenfield Police Department responded shortly after 8 p.m. to the 100 block of Ninth Street...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD April 135:07 p.m. Battery on Walnut Av. April 142:36 p.m. Attempted murder on Heidi Dr.3:12 p.m. Operating a motor scooter on a highway on El Camino Real. April 158:00 a.m. Traffic collision on Elm Av.9:51 a.m. Obstruction and...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police cited three juveniles Thursday morning during an ongoing enforcement effort targeting unsafe and unlawful e-scooter and e-bike use. According to the Greenfield Police Department, officers stopped the juveniles while they were riding to school for operating e-scooters “illegally, improperly or unsafely.”...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department announced Wednesday that it will begin a zero-tolerance enforcement campaign targeting unsafe and unlawful use of e-bikes and e-scooters throughout the city. According to police, the department has received ongoing complaints from residents regarding reckless riding involving e-bikes and e-scooters....

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a new fraud scheme targeting family members and friends of people incarcerated at the Monterey County Jail in Salinas. According to the Sheriff’s Office, scammers are calling relatives of incarcerated individuals while posing as...