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April 20, 2026

PG&E customers lost nearly $300K to scammers in 2025

Scams
CENTRAL COAST — As the holiday season gets underway, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is joining Utilities United Against Scams to help customers recognize potential scams and to ā€œSlow Down, Verify and Stop the Scam.ā€ During a time when many Californians are occupied with...

Farmworker receives $17K settlement from Salinas companies over retaliation claims related to working conditions

Law judge court
SALINAS — Fanciful Company Inc. and D’Arrigo Bros Co. of California, located in Salinas, have paid $17,000 in lost wages to a farmworker to resolve a California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) unfair labor practices complaint. The complaint alleged ā€œthat the companies fired the worker...

Soledad Police to conduct DUI checkpoint on Friday

Soledad Police Department
SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 20, from 6 to 11 p.m. at an undisclosed location within the city of Soledad. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 20, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 289:50 a.m. Check fraud on Airport Rd.1:46 p.m. Trespassing on Broadway Cl. March 2911:48 a.m. Lost property on Canal St.2:56 p.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on Broadway St.5:26 p.m. Annoying communications on Maple St.9:31 p.m....

Catalytic converter thefts reported in South Monterey County

Police car crime
GREENFIELD — Several community members in Greenfield had their catalytic converters stolen overnight on Oct. 14, according to Greenfield Police Department. Similar thefts were also reported in other South Monterey County cities, including Soledad and King City. A catalytic converter is part of a vehicle’s exhaust...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 9, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD July 291:29 a.m. Property vandalism on Walnut Av.8:17 a.m. CPS Referral on Pasque Av.10:22 a.m. Property vandalism (graffiti) on Pinot Av.10:53 a.m. Property vandalism (graffiti) on Riesling Av.10:57 a.m. Property vandalism (graffiti)...

Greenfield man sentenced to prison for felony assault, vandalizing vehicles with rocks

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Jose Anguiano, 45, was sentenced Feb. 28 to a total of three years and four months in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  Anguiano was sentenced to two years and eight months for assault by means of force likely to...

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 March 3, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 83:01 p.m. APS Referral on Queen St.7:12 p.m. Assault with a deadly weapon (non firearm) on Division St. Feb. 95:17 p.m. Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia on Broadway St. Feb. 1011:17 a.m. Agency Outside Assistance4:29 p.m. Abandoned...

Prisoner sentenced to life for killing another inmate

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.

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Gonzales Police

Gonzales Police urge focus behind the wheel during Distracted Driving Awareness...

GONZALES — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Gonzales Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes...