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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 23, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Sept. 1811:14 a.m. Vehicle violation (72-hour ordinance) on Jayne St.11:45 a.m. Possession of drug paraphernalia on Broadway St.12:00 p.m. Fight at school on Broadway St.8:49 p.m. Child molestation on Patterson St.10:42 p.m. Drunk in...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate gets life sentence for murdering fellow inmate

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SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison, after being convicted of second-degree murder, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on April 24. Romero was also convicted of personally...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 6, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Nov. 2712:32 a.m. Battery with serious injury on Heidi Dr.12:32 a.m. Child endangerment on Heidi Dr.8:31 a.m. Vandalism on Pinot Av.8:45 a.m. Trespassing advisement on Elm Av.9:48 a.m. Possession of firearm on 11th St.10:40 a.m....

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 17, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 2911:15 a.m. Dead body found on Cambridge Av.7:11 p.m. DUI on Broadway St. July 309:43 a.m. Trespassing on Canal St.2:00 p.m. Vandalism on Broadway St.5:30 p.m. Mental Health Hold on Broadway St. July...

Jury convicts Bay Area man for 2023 crime spree involving shooting, multiple carjackings

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GONZALES — On March 14, a jury found Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, guilty of multiple charges arising from a daylong crime spree in September 2023. Matangi was convicted of carjacking, attempted carjacking, residential burglary, first-degree robbery, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, being a...

Police Reports | Published Jan. 27, 2021

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 16:42 a.m. Animal call report on N Third St. Jan. 212:09 a.m. Missing person report/returned on Division St.6:52 a.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on Broadway St.7:30 p.m. Attempted stolen vehicle on San Antonio Park Rd. Jan. 48:04 a.m....

Greenfield police arrest San Jose man after slow speed pursuit

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield patrol officer observed a vehicle driving unsafely on July 6 at about 9:30 p.m.  The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the driver fled, traveling half a mile at about 20 mph. After stopping, the driver — Manuel Soto, 33, of...

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...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 12, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 163:12 p.m. CPS Referral on Bassett St.7:27 p.m. Outside agency assistance on Mesa Verde Rd. April 1712:33 a.m. Outside agency assistance on Tiburon Pl.2:30 a.m. Domestic violence on Spruce Dr.1:03 p.m. Petty theft on S First...

Soledad High student dies from fentanyl overdose

SOLEDAD — A Soledad High School senior who was set to graduate in June died this past weekend after ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl. ā€œOver the weekend our community suffered another tragedy due to a narcotic overdose,ā€ Soledad Police said on social media Monday. Officers...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 7, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 2711:14 p.m. Mental Health Crisis on N. 3rd St. Nov. 282:30 p.m. Domestic Violence and...