Crime Reports

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.

GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 5 that Noel Aguilera Ledesma, 43, currently a resident of Yuma, Ariz., has been arrested and charged with the cold-case murder of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez, in 2010. On Oct. 10, 2010, a vehicle was discovered...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Jan. 154:00 p.m. Overdoes on Walnut Av.8:05 p.m. Hit-and-run traffic collision on Tyler Av.8:06 p.m. Violation of restraining order on Tyler Av.8:30 p.m. Hit-and-run traffic collision on Walnut Av.8:44 p.m. Verbal domestic on...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 193:00 a.m. Public intoxication on Bassett St.10:48 a.m. Expired registration tags on Broadway St.1:29 p.m. Mental Health Hold on Broadway St.3:15 p.m. Petty theft on Livingston Av.4:35 p.m. Outside agency assistance (missing...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has received a $100,000 grant for Monterey County’s first Family Justice Center, Holding on to Hope, which will be located in King City at 250 Franciscan Way.  Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Dec. 4 that...

A former janitor at Gonzales High School has been arrested after law enforcement officials say he admitted to having inappropriate relationships with at least seven underage victims.

SALINAS VALLEY — Four residents were killed and seven others injured following a shooting Sunday night outside a home on Second Street in King City, and now a $20,000 reward is being offered to help capture the suspects involved. The four killed have been identified...

SOLEDAD — An armed robbery at the Soledad Valley Liquors store on Front Street on Wednesday night led to the apprehension of three suspects, including two minors. On July 10, Soledad officers were dispatched to the liquor store following a report of an armed robbery...

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County faced an unexpected challenge in the heart of a warm summer afternoon Tuesday. Around 2 p.m. on July 23, the usually tranquil fields near Greenfield were suddenly ablaze as a fire broke out on Metz Road. Fueled by strong winds,...

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Jose Marquez, 31, was found guilty of animal abuse with an allegation that the crime involved a deadly or dangerous weapon, resisting a police officer and burglary, all of which are felonies. A Monterey County judge further found true enhancements for...