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April 6, 2026

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...

Police Briefs | Published May 15, 2019

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Briefs — Published Jan. 24

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 24, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 15:10 a.m. Arson on Bassett St.4:08 p.m. Lost property on Bassett St. Nov. 210:38 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired tags over six months) on Copley St.12:35 p.m. Mental Health Hold on S Vanderhurst...

Salinas Valley State Prison looking for missing inmate

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for a state prison inmate who walked away from the minimum-support facility at Salinas Valley State Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 2.

Greenfield juvenile arrested for attempted murder after stabbing man

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police and fire departments responded to a domestic disturbance March 4 at about 4 p.m. on the 100 block of Eighth Street. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male suffering from a single stab wound to the torso....

Police Briefs — Published June 14

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Soledad man found guilty in 2010 murder of ex-girlfriend

Law judge court
SOLEDAD — A Monterey County jury has found Noel Ledesma, 44, formerly of Soledad and Yuma, Ariz., guilty of first-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced. Martinez and Ledesma had dated in early 2010...

Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder for intentionally running over pedestrian to avoid arrest

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — A Monterey County Jury has found Paulo Cesar Alcaraz Ortiz, 27, of Greenfield, guilty of first-degree murder for intentionally running over Guadalupe Garcia. Judge Andrew Liu will sentence Ortiz, who is facing more than 25 years to life in prison, on Sept. 4. On...

Soledad shooting suspect turns himself in to police

SOLEDAD — The suspect who was wanted for Wednesday’s shooting that injured a man in Soledad has turned himself in to police. Xavier Diaz, 25, walked into the Monterey County Jail and self-surrendered Thursday evening, announced Soledad Police Department. ā€œThank you to all of those that...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 1, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 152:56 a.m. DUI on Oak Av.1:43 p.m. Disorderly conduct and probation violation on Walnut Av.4:58...