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April 4, 2026

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate dies from stabbing

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide. Inmate Cory Benton suffered multiple stab wounds after allegedly being attacked by three other inmates with an inmate-manufactured weapon at about...

Highway crash injures 7 near Soledad

Five children and two adults were injured Monday morning after their SUV crashed into the center divide on Highway 101 near Soledad.

Police Briefs — Published May 24

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 15, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 218:40 a.m. Speeding on Bitterwater Rd.11:15 a.m. Missing person report on Livingston Ave.11:16 a.m. Coroner Case on Bluff Ave.7:10 p.m. Unlicensed driver on Ellis St.7:25 p.m. Medical Call on Broadway St.7:27 p.m. CPS...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 19, 2021

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 269:36 a.m. Matter of Record (child custody) on S San Lorenzo.11:07 a.m. Municipal code violation (vehicle parked over 72 hours) on S San Lorenzo.12:19 p.m. Felony bench warrant on Broadway St. April 279:34 a.m. Destroying/concealing evidence...

Man arrested after Sunday morning stabbing in Greenfield

Police arrest crime
GREENFIELD — Greenfield police are investigating a stabbing that occurred early Sunday morning on the 400 block of 10th Street. Officers responded to the scene just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 28 after receiving a report of a stabbing involving two adults. One individual was...

Greenfield police officer faces assault charges

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield police officer has been arrested on felony charges related to assault. An arrest warrant was issued on June 10 for Christian Tapia, a four-year veteran of the Greenfield Police Department. He surrendered himself at the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office to face...

Police Briefs — Published Jan. 24

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Police Briefs — Published August 22, 2018

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

CDCR officials search for inmate who walked away from Salinas Valley State Prison

UPDATE: Delgado was located at a fast-food restaurant in Nipomo on June 26. He was taken into custody and transported back to Salinas Valley State Prison. SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 1, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 152:56 a.m. DUI on Oak Av.1:43 p.m. Disorderly conduct and probation violation on Walnut Av.4:58...