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March 12, 2026

Free emergency preparedness gathering May 11

A community emergency preparedness gathering is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, at Rancho CaƱada (former golf course) in the Fiesta Room Club House from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Carmel Valley.

Soledad Police Department launches enforcement campaign for holiday season

Soledad Police Department
SOLEDAD — The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2022 alone, 1,062 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Soledad Police Department wants to remind the public of...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 8, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 812:31 a.m. DUI on Broadway St.5:47 p.m. Property vandalism on Collins St.6:26 p.m. Municipal code violation (noise and unruling behavior) on S Second St.11:03 p.m. Evading police/reckless driving on Willow St. Aug. 92:23 a.m....

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 7, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 132:14 p.m. Battery on Pearl St.2:51 p.m. Battery on Canal St.10:25 p.m. DUI on S First St.11:07 p.m. Matter of Record (shelter assistance) on S First St. June 1411:38 a.m. Post Release Community Supervision violation on...

Flock camera alerts Greenfield Police of stolen vehicle

Police arrest crime
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department was alerted by the Flock Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) system of a stolen vehicle traveling toward Greenfield on Nov. 5. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on southbound Highway 101 near Espinoza Road, where the three...

Enforcement efforts continue against unlicensed cannabis cultivators in Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — 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, continued enforcement efforts in July against the unlicensed cannabis industry. Last week the Monterey County Cannabis Enforcement Unit...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 6, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 97:12 p.m. Stalking on Bassett St. June 109:37 a.m. Battery on Meyer St.1:18 p.m. Public intoxication on Broadway St.6:34 p.m. Outside Agency Assistance on Basset St.8:46 p.m. DUI on Lynn St.9:46 p.m....

Police nab Salinas murder suspect in Soledad

A teenager was arrested last Wednesday at a relative’s home in Soledad for the murder of 43-year-old Jess Gonzales, who was shot and killed March 23 near North Main and Massa streets in Salinas.

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office IDs body found in Salinas Riverbed near Greenfield

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
GREENFIELD — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body that was found in the Salinas Riverbed near Greenfield on Sunday. At about 9:40 a.m. on Dec. 14, a reporting party called in to say they had located a body. MCSO officials said the body...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmates found guilty of first-degree attempted murder

Law judge court
SOLEDAD — After a five-day trial, on Oct. 4, a jury found Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) inmates Jorge Farias, 37, and Michael Bloom, 43, guilty of first-degree attempted murder on an inmate. Farias was found to have suffered two prior strike convictions under California’s...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 4, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 102:07 p.m. Bench Warrant on San Antonio Dr.6:00 p.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.8:35...