Armed robbery in King City leads to officer-involved shooting near Soledad
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County District Attorneyās Office has released additional preliminary facts surrounding the officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday on Highway 101 northbound near Soledad.
At about 5:30 p.m. on June 3, a person armed with a handgun got out of a black Mazda...
Police Briefs | Published May 15, 2019
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Police Briefs ā Published Jan. 24
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 24, 2021
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KING CITY
Nov. 15:10 a.m. Arson on Bassett St.4:08 p.m. Lost property on Bassett St.
Nov. 210:38 a.m. Vehicle towed (expired tags over six months) on Copley St.12:35 p.m. Mental Health Hold on S Vanderhurst...
Salinas Valley State Prison looking for missing inmate
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for a state prison inmate who walked away from the minimum-support facility at Salinas Valley State Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Greenfield juvenile arrested for attempted murder after stabbing man
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield police and fire departments responded to a domestic disturbance March 4 at about 4 p.m. on the 100 block of Eighth Street.
When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male suffering from a single stab wound to the torso....
Police Briefs ā Published June 14
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Soledad man found guilty in 2010 murder of ex-girlfriend
SOLEDAD ā A Monterey County jury has found Noel Ledesma, 44, formerly of Soledad and Yuma, Ariz., guilty of first-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez, the Monterey County District Attorneyās Office announced.
Martinez and Ledesma had dated in early 2010...
Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder for intentionally running over pedestrian to avoid arrest
GREENFIELD ā A Monterey County Jury has found Paulo Cesar Alcaraz Ortiz, 27, of Greenfield, guilty of first-degree murder for intentionally running over Guadalupe Garcia.
Judge Andrew Liu will sentence Ortiz, who is facing more than 25 years to life in prison, on Sept. 4.
On...
Soledad shooting suspect turns himself in to police
SOLEDAD ā The suspect who was wanted for Wednesdayās shooting that injured a man in Soledad has turned himself in to police.
Xavier Diaz, 25, walked into the Monterey County Jail and self-surrendered Thursday evening, announced Soledad Police Department.
āThank you to all of those that...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 1, 2026
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GREENFIELD
Feb. 152:56 a.m. DUI on Oak Av.1:43 p.m. Disorderly conduct and probation violation on Walnut Av.4:58...























