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February 27, 2026

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 7, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 132:14 p.m. Battery on Pearl St.2:51 p.m. Battery on Canal St.10:25 p.m. DUI on S First St.11:07 p.m. Matter of Record (shelter assistance) on S First St. June 1411:38 a.m. Post Release Community Supervision violation on...

Greenfield student arrested for drug sales

GREENFIELD — A 17-year-old Greenfield High School student has been arrested for selling drugs to other students on campus, following an investigation by the school resource officer. On March 28, officers from Greenfield Police Department, with the assistance of Soledad Police Department, served a search...

Gonzales man dies after garbage truck backs into him

GONZALES — A 39-year-old Gonzales man has died after a garbage truck backed into him at the Johnson Canyon Landfill on Jan. 11. According to media reports, the incident happened at 10:15 a.m. at the facility, located at 31400 Johnson Canyon Road in Gonzales. California Highway Patrol...

Police Briefs | Published April 10, 2019

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 13, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 41:27 a.m. DUI on El Camino Real.10:14 a.m. Driving without a license on Walnut Av.3:49 p.m. Traffic collision on Walnut Av.7:13 p.m. Custody issue on 12th St.7:50 p.m. Petty theft and violation of probation...

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office receives $75K grant to fight alcohol-related harm

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in the community. ā€œThis initiative is essential to improving youth safety and giving law enforcement the tools needed to...

Police Briefs — Published May 10

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Taylor Farms plans to rebuild Salinas facility after 4-alarm fire

SALINAS — Multiple agencies from across Monterey County responded to a four-alarm fire that severely damaged Taylor Farms’ food production facility in Salinas last Wednesday. The 225,000-square-foot building, located in the 1200 block of Abbott Street, had been closed for the winter but was in...

Soledad teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student

Police arrest crime
SOLEDAD — Detectives from Soledad Police Department have arrested 34-year-old Main Street Middle School teacher Marina Ramirez Rico for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male former student. During an investigation on a different case, a video was located ā€œshowing the two engaged in...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 2, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Oct. 218:22 a.m. Property vandalism on El Camino Real.1:40 p.m. Assault (fight between juveniles) on Elm Av. Oct. 2212:20 a.m. DUI and unlicensed driver on 101 Frwy.1:20 p.m. Multiple runaway juveniles on Apricot St.7:22...

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SVSP inmate gets life sentence for attempted murder, assault of peace...

SOLEDAD — On Feb. 4, a Monterey County judge sentenced Tyrell Ainsworth, 33, to 70 years to life in prison plus an additional term...