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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 10, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 812:13 a.m. Property damage via hit-and-run on Bedford Ave.6:00 a.m. Petty theft on N. Vanderhurst Ave.6:13 a.m. Commercial burglary alarm on Broadway St.3:49 p.m. Suspicious person trying to open vehicle on Amherst Dr.6:40...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 28, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 178:49 a.m. Driving with a suspended license on Apple Av.1:43 p.m. Driving without a license (fifth citation) on 8th St.2:41 p.m. Probation violation on 3rd St.4:30 p.m. DUI on Oak Av.8:22 p.m....

Inmate dies after altercation with correctional officers at CTF in Soledad

Correctional Training Facility
SOLEDAD — Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Investigative Services Unit is investigating the death of an inmate who died after he attacked correctional officers during an altercation. On March 21, at about 11 a.m., officers were releasing inmates from their cells when 61-year-old inmate Joseph Altamirano...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 22, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD May 110:55 a.m. Theft on Monterey St. May 26:09 a.m. Obstruction on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:25 a.m. Misconduct on Market St.1:46 p.m. Verbal domestic on Fourth St.4:35 p.m. Assault on H De La...

Soledad man sentenced for DUI murder

Law judge court
SOLEDAD — Soledad resident David Merino Ramirez, 32, was sentenced April 11 to 15-years-to-life in state prison after a jury in February convicted him of murder and vehicular manslaughter. On Aug. 21, 2020, around 9 p.m., Ramirez was driving northbound at speeds exceeding 80mph on...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 22, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 281:02 a.m. Matter of Record on Broadway St.1:37 p.m. Violation of a protective order on Calcagno St.1:57 p.m. Assault with a deadly weapon/criminal threats on Sussex Wy.4:57 p.m. Hit-and-run on N Vanderhurst...

Greenfield Police arrest man for attempted murder

Greenfield Police crime
GREENFIELD — A 21-year-old man has been arrested for the attempted murder of two individuals in Greenfield, police said. On Jan. 9, Greenfield Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of 11th Street. During the investigation, it was determined that Eric...

Travel nurse found guilty of child molestation in Greenfield

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GREENFIELD — Travis Harris, a 40-year-old travel nurse from Scotts Valley, was found guilty by a jury on several charges related to child molestation, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on April 15. The verdict was reached after a trial overseen by Judge Pamela...

Salinas resident gets 17 years in prison for DUI crash that killed Gonzales man

SALINAS — Salinas resident Luciano Rojas Medina, 47, has been sentenced to prison for gross vehicular manslaughter with intoxication and for driving under the influence causing great bodily injury. On Oct. 1, 2018, at 7:38 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of...

Greenfield man sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge sentenced Juan Jimenez-Ramirez of Greenfield to six years in prison on Aug. 22 for one count of committing a lewd act upon a child under age 14. Jimenez-Ramirez, 29, will also be required to register as a sex offender...

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CHP urges Californians to buckle up and drive sober this Thanksgiving...

CALIFORNIA ā€” As the holiday season gets underway, California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding motorists that the simplest way to stay safe on the road...