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8 suspects arrested in San Jose homicide tied to Greenfield gang; 6 from South Monterey County

GREENFIELD — Authorities have arrested eight young men in connection with San Jose’s first homicide of 2025, all of whom have been linked to a gang based out of Greenfield. Six of the suspects are residents of South Monterey County, including individuals from Greenfield, Soledad...

Women arrested for $3M embezzlement scheme from Taylor Farms

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SALINAS — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Oct. 18 that Karen Rodriguez, 38, and Elizabeth Vargas, 34, both current residents of Arizona, have been charged with embezzling more than $3 million from Taylor Farms. Rodriguez and Vargas were employed in the Human Resources department...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 12, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Feb. 278:27 p.m. Traffic violation on Front St.10:52 p.m. Possession of drugs on Palm Av. Feb. 2812:42 p.m. Domestic violence on Larkspur St.3:58 p.m. Info Report (person) on Main St. March 16:23 p.m. Domestic Violence on Gardenia...

Police Reports | Published Nov. 18, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 179:07 a.m. Vandalism on Calcagno St.1:37 p.m. Battery on N Vanderhurst Av.1:45 p.m. Vandalism on Oates Av. Oct. 1810:36 p.m. Battery on Cambridge Av. Oct. 197:49 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on Lynn St.9:08 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked...

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 Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad. At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking Mendoza...

Greenfield teen arrested for possession of ā€˜ghost gun’

KING CITY — On March 16, at about 10:13 p.m., officers from the King City Police Department responded to the 400 block of Jayne Street regarding a report of subjects cocking a handgun and getting into a vehicle not known to the area. When officers...

Salinas Valley State Prison investigating inmate’s death as homicide

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Shortly after 6 p.m. on May 3, SVSP officers responded when Edgar Delgado was attacked by an incarcerated person with a...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published June 29, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 610:44 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on Bishop St.11:45 a.m. Outside Agency Assistance on Carlson Av.3:59 p.m. Found property on King St.5:26 p.m. Mental Health Hold on Bluff Av. June 71:16 p.m....

Police Reports | Published July 17, 2019

Police Reports are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 29, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 1812:13 a.m. DUI on 7th St.9:09 a.m. Stolen vehicle on Oak Av.11:14 a.m. Hit-and-run on St. Charles Pl.2:24 p.m. Pedestrian versus vehicle traffic collision on Apple Av.4:04 p.m. Hit-and-run on Gavilan Dr.8:52...

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Greenfield man sentenced to 25 years in prison for child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge sentenced Miguel Rubio, 42, of Greenfield, to 25 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible lewd...