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Gonzales man found guilty of domestic violence and dissuading a witness

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GONZALES — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced June 25 that a jury found Jose Omar Soto Velasquez of Gonzales guilty of felony domestic violence and dissuading or intimidating a witness. Velasquez and Jane Doe had been dating approximately one year and lived together for...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 4, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 71:08 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on S Third St.4:30 p.m. Lost property on Bassett St.6:00 p.m. Runaway juvenile/returned on King St.6:27 p.m. Battery on Collins St. July 811:38 a.m. Found property on Bishop...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 11, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 239:21 a.m. Burglary on El Camino Real.5:11 p.m. Hit-and-run on Oak Av.8:35 p.m. Traffic warrants on Walnut Av.9:40 p.m. DUI on 4th St. Dec. 241:47 a.m. Probation violation on Walnut Av.7:02 p.m. Mental Health...

Monterey County Superior Court selects new court executive officer

Chris Ruhl has been selected to serve as Court Executive Officer for the Monterey County Superior Court beginning May 15.

Gang-related shooting kills 1 in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — A 20-year-old Greenfield man has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed another man in a gang-related incident Saturday morning. According to the Greenfield Police Department, local officers responded to a victim of a shooting in the 50 block of Fourth Street...

Police Briefs — Published April 19

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Multiple agencies bust unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County

SALINAS VALLEY — Last month the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, conducted cannabis enforcement operations targeting unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County. In total, these...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 26, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 203:43 a.m. Possession of a controlled substance on S. Mildred Av.9:00 a.m. Possession of marijuana at school on Broadway St.3:03 p.m. Bench warrant on N. Vanderhurst Av.3:43 p.m. Lost property report on Soberanes...

Police Reports | Published Sept. 9, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 247:00 a.m. Felony battery on Orchard St.8:24 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired tags) on Pearl St.10:34 a.m. Violation of probation on Jayne St.7:50 p.m. Battery on San Antonio Dr. Aug. 256:00 a.m. Possession of a controlled substance...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 7, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 159:05 a.m. Shoplifting on Canal St. March 1611:11 a.m. Grand Theft on Pearl St.11:31 a.m. APS Referral on Heritage Ct.4:23 p.m. Fraud report on Bluff Av. March 177:30 a.m. Under the influence of narcotics on S Vanderhurst...

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Soledad man sentenced to 25 years to life in 2010 Greenfield...

SOLEDAD — Former Soledad resident Noel Aguilera Ledesma was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on March 12 for the 2010 murder...