Wrong-way driver kills Gonzales man near Salinas
On Oct. 1 at about 7:34 p.m., a collision involving four vehicles occurred on southbound Highway 101, north of Spence Road, killing a Gonzales man and injuring four others.
King City gang members sentenced to life in prison for 2019 Greenfield murder
KING CITY — A Monterey County judge has given life sentences to two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man.
On Sept. 29, Judge Mark E. Hood sentenced Eduardo Solis, aka “Sleepy,” 21, and Jose...
Soledad DUI checkpoint a success with zero arrests
SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol conducted a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in the 100 block of Front Street on April 21.
Police said Friday’s checkpoint was “a success, and thankfully we came across no DUI drivers.”
A total...
Police arrest Greenfield resident for shooting in King City
GREENFIELD — Through continuing investigation, King City Police Department detectives identified several subjects as persons of interest in the April 15 shooting of a juvenile in the 600 block of Bishop Street in King City.
On May 11, KCPD officers, along with assistance from other...
Police Briefs | Published April 3, 2019
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Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder for killing supervisor
GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury found Greenfield resident Imeldo Ramirez Merino guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 14.
The jury also found true a special circumstance that Merino, 28, intentionally killed Benito Godinez Canales by means of lying in wait with personal use of...
Soledad gang member arrested for guns, drugs
SOLEDAD — With the recent violence in South Monterey County, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Property Crimes Unit began investigating 35-year-old Francisco Galvan of Soledad.
Detectives identified a house where Galvan was residing in the 200 block of Seventh Street in the city of Soledad.
On...
Two Watsonville men arrested for double homicide near Gonzales
WATSONVILLE — Two Watsonville men were arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of fatally shooting a man and a woman near Gonzales on Oct. 23.
David Ireta-Reyes, 24, and William Garcia-Fuentes, 25, were arrested on $2 million warrants, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said.
On Oct....
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Salinas Valley State Prison inmate gets life sentence for murdering fellow...
SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison,...
