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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 4, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 167:45 a.m. Traffic accident on Walnut Av.3:06 p.m. Criminal threats on S El Camino Real.3:12 p.m. Hit-and-run on Oak Av. Dec. 173:31 p.m. Dog at Large on El Camino Real.4:03 p.m. Bicycle theft on Livingston...

Greenfield man gets 42 years in prison for child molestation

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Juan Hernandez Velasco was sentenced on June 7 to 42 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old and two counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 years...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 1, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 174:09 p.m. Domestic violence and child abuse on 10th St.6:56 p.m. Warrant on Paloma Wy. Feb. 187:12 a.m. Hit-and-run on 13th St.1:46 p.m. Outstanding warrant on Maple Av.2:00 p.m. CPS Referral on 8th St.2:31 p.m....

12-year-old injured after being struck by SUV in Gonzales

GONZALES — A 12-year-old child was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Wednesday afternoon in Gonzales. On Sept. 20, at about 3:16 p.m., the Gonzales Police Department responded to the report of a traffic collision involving an SUV and a pedestrian. The collision...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 10, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 271:57 a.m. Missing person on Elm Av.6:00 p.m. Mental Health Hold on El Camino Real.6:31 p.m. Suspicious circumstances on El Camino Real. Dec. 281:40 a.m. Runaway juvenile on Oak Av.9:30 a.m. Driving without...

Police Briefs | Published Jan. 9, 2019

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Drunken driver hits pedestrian in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Local emergency personnel responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian traffic collision on Saturday night in the 500 block of Elm Avenue in Greenfield. The driver — 41-year-old Araceli Espinoza of Greenfield — was operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs when she struck...

Burglary at cannabis facility leads to vehicle pursuit, recovery of marijuana

Vehicle with marijuana
SALINAS VALLEY — An in-progress burglary at a local greenhouse facility last week led to a multi-agency vehicle pursuit from Salinas to Gilroy and the recovery of a large load of marijuana. At about 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 25, a security guard reported an in-progress...

Greenfield man sentenced to 40 years prison for child molestation

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 15 that Jubentino Matias Aguilar, 46, of Greenfield, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison by Judge Pamela Butler. On April 11, 2023, the victims’ mother brought them to the Greenfield Police Department after her...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 23, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Nov. 144:49 a.m. Misconduct on Oak Av.7:33 a.m. Hit-and-run on El Camino Real.11:45 a.m. Outside warrant on Walnut Av.12:35 p.m. Theft (from bank account) on Elmwood Dr.1:01 p.m. Juvenile issue on S El Camino Real.2:02...

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Assault rifle in bag

Detectives recover assault rifle after Soledad probationer arrest

SOLEDAD — Monterey County Sheriff’s detectives recovered an unlawfully possessed assault rifle and additional ammunition following a probation-related arrest and subsequent search warrant service,...