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Jury finds Greenfield man guilty of child abuse

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has found 38-year-old Marcelo De Jesus of Greenfield guilty of child abuse. On Nov. 14, 2019, his 15-year-old daughter skipped school and went to the movies with her friends. When she got home, De Jesus brought her into a...

Sunday night shooting kills 1 in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police is looking for two suspects involved in a shooting that killed one person and injured another Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10, officers from the Soledad Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Iris...

Police Briefs | Published March 20, 2019

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Greenfield shooting remains under investigation

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GREENFIELD — Just before 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, officers from the Greenfield Police Department responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Third Street. Several individuals approached a victim seated in his car and fired multiple rounds, according to police. Fortunately, the gunfire...

Greenfield teacher arrested for sexual misconduct

A teacher at Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield was arrested last week for sexual misconduct with a minor.

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

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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...

Soledad Police Department launches enforcement campaign for holiday season

Soledad Police Department
SOLEDAD — The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2022 alone, 1,062 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Soledad Police Department wants to remind the public of...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 7, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Nov. 281:44 a.m. Theft on Huerta St.6:54 a.m. Fire on El Camino Real.9:34 a.m. Sexual assault on Tom Rogers Cr.9:41 a.m. Violation of restraining order on Tom Rogers Cr.1:02 p.m. Fraud on 13th St.4:38...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate dies from stabbing

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide. Inmate Cory Benton suffered multiple stab wounds after allegedly being attacked by three other inmates with an inmate-manufactured weapon at about...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 19, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD April 118:18 a.m. Mental Health Hold on El Camino Real.1:00 p.m. Dog bite on Mariposa Ct.1:52 p.m. DUI on El Camino Real.3:13 p.m. Lewd and lascivious acts with a minor on Oak Av.3:43 p.m. Non-injury vehicle...

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Salinas man pleads no contest in violent May 2025 domestic incident

SALINAS VALLEY — A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his...