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Greenfield shooting remains under investigation

Greenfield Police Department
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...

South Monterey County police chase ends in Watsonville

SOLEDAD — Law enforcement officials from seven agencies assisted in the arrest of four Watsonville gang members Saturday night following a chase that began in Soledad and ended near Watsonville High School, after the suspects threw four handguns out the windows of the vehicle. According...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 25, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 267:17 p.m. Grand theft on Sandringham St. July 277:58 a.m. Vehicle vandalism on Willow St.11:22 a.m. Code enforcement report (accumulation of garbage) on Bassett St.12:31 p.m. Code enforcement report (camping prohibited) on Sussex Wy.1:45 p.m. Failure...

Search warrants in King City lead to arrest for illegal firearms

KING CITY — Multiple law enforcement agencies served three search warrants in King City early Wednesday morning, resulting in one arrest for illegal firearms. Soledad Police Department detectives executed the warrants in the 600 block of Luckett Street, 900 block of Broadway Street and 100...

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...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 7, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Aug. 257:54 a.m. Assault on 12th St.1:05 p.m. Damaged property on Apple Av.4:34 p.m. Assault on Alves Ln. Aug. 269:06 a.m. Fight at school on S El Camino Real.9:23 a.m. Vandalism on 6th St.10:55 a.m. Damaged...

Police Reports | Published Sept. 11, 2019

Police Reports are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Greenfield woman convicted of domestic violence using knife

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has found Veronica Bautista Reyes, 27, of Greenfield, guilty of two felonies, including counts of assault with a knife and domestic violence, on April 14. According to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, the victim in this case decided...

State funding to help boost Soledad police patrols

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 grant to increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads. ā€œThis grant funding allows us to support our ongoing traffic...

Police Reports | Published April 22, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD April 138:22 a.m. CPS referral on El Camino Real.8:49 a.m. Reckless burning on Apple Av.11:33 a.m. APS cross reference referral on El Camino Real.11:55 a.m. Vehicle vandalism on Scott Cr.6:45 p.m. Possession of a controlled substance on...

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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death in Ventana Wilderness

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death in the Sykes Hot Springs area of the Ventana Wilderness in the...