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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 7, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 2711:14 p.m. Mental Health Crisis on N. 3rd St. Nov. 282:30 p.m. Domestic Violence and child abuse on Beverly Ct. Nov. 292:36 a.m. Expired registration over six months on Broadway St.8:02 p.m. Probation violation on S....

Police Reports | Published Aug. 19, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 19:00 a.m. Matter of Record (municipal code violation) on Bickle Dr.10:30 a.m. APS referral on S Vanderhurst.4:08 p.m. Theft report on Bassett St.7:57 p.m. Brandishing firearm on River Dr. Aug. 22:32 a.m. DUI arrest on Hwy...

Prisoner sentenced to life for killing another inmate

On June 7, Brant Q. Daniel, a 43-year-old inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, pled guilty to the charge of murder. Judge Lydia Villarreal accepted the inmate’s plea.

Police Reports | Published Feb. 19, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 38:56 a.m. CPS referral on Sandringham St.10:56 a.m. Stolen license plate on Mustang Cl.4:20 p.m. Matter of Record (battery report) on Canal St.7:55 p.m. Unlawful possession of paraphernalia on S San Lorenzo St. Feb. 58:30...

Greenfield man found guilty of second-degree murder for deadly crash

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GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury found Greenfield resident Baltazar Donato guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 18. The jury further found Donato, 28, guilty of additional counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving under the...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published June 28, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD June 196:31 a.m. Driving without a license on Heidi Dr.8:24 a.m. Non-injury hit-and-run on Cherry Av.10:33 p.m. Info Report (missing person) on Elm Av. June 2011:45 a.m. Traffic collision on Walnut Av.11:47 a.m. Driving...

Police announce connection between King City mass shooting and double homicide near Soledad

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SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and King City Police Department investigators announced Thursday that they have developed information connecting the deadly mass shooting in King City and the double homicide near Soledad. On March 3, 11 residents were shot during a mass shooting...

Police Reports | Published Nov. 25, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 268:06 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired registration over six months) on Industrial Wy.10:24 a.m. CPS Referral on Bassett St.12:29 p.m. Burglary on River Dr.2:54 p.m. Criminal Threats on N Vanderhurst Av.3:57 p.m. Trespassing on Canal St.4:03...

Officers respond to illegal sideshow in Soledad

SOLEDAD — An illegal sideshow event of an estimated 500 vehicles took place in and around Soledad on May 5, with crowding and risky behavior drawing in law enforcement response from multiple agencies. The event began as an unofficial Cinco de Mayo get-together, but quickly...

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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Soledad landlord pays $30K for violating California’s tenant laws

SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Consumer Protection Unit has resolved a case against Mi Tierra Linda LLC, the owner of an apartment...