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January 15, 2026

Soledad Police arrest potential serial child predator from King City

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SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has arrested 33-year-old Rutilio Caliahua Quiahua, a King City resident, on multiple charges related to sexual offenses involving minors under the age of 16. The arrest, announced April 29, follows an extensive investigation in which Soledad Police detectives identified at...

Police Reports | Published Oct. 28, 2020

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 512:10 a.m. Under the influence on Broadway Cl.8:34 a.m. Municipal code violation on Broadway St.10:13 a.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on King St.2:52 p.m. Lost property on S First St.4:58 p.m. Matter of Record (suspicious activity)...

Greenfield man sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation

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GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Eleuterio Dominguez Ortiz, 38, was sentenced on Dec. 19 to 40 years in prison for committing four counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14. ā€œThese offenses are serious and violent felonies and considered strikes under California’s Three Strikes...

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate convicted of first-degree attempted murder of peace officer

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SOLEDAD — A jury convicted Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) inmate Oussama Sahibi on Oct. 17 for attempted murder of a peace officer for stabbing a lieutenant at SVSP in Soledad. On April 11, 2023, around 8:30 p.m., Sahibi went to a California Department of...

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 Dec. 31, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Dec. 141:07 a.m. Shoplifting on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:12 p.m. Violation of probation on Nestles Rd. Dec. 159:46 a.m. Traffic violation on Orchard Ln.11:12 a.m. Assault on H De La Rosa Sr St.11:13...

King City gang members convicted of 2019 Greenfield murder

SALINAS VALLEY — A Monterey County jury has convicted two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man. Eduardo Solis, aka ā€œSleepy,ā€ 21, and Jose Juarez, aka ā€œTrips,ā€ 24, both of King City, were found guilty...

Police Reports | Published Dec. 4, 2019

Note to Readers: Following Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT Nov. 182:38 a.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Broadway.8:25 a.m. Stolen vehicle report on San Antonio Dr.12:28 p.m. Fraud report on Bassett St.1:32 p.m. Missing person report on Bassett St.3:29 p.m....

Fresh Express agrees to pay $280K for exposing over 80 employees to noxious bleach odors

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SALINAS — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Environmental Protection Unit entered into a stipulated judgment March 15 with Fresh Express Inc. for violations of pesticide-related laws that exposed its employees to noxious odors resulting from the use of sodium hypochlorite (commonly known as bleach)...

Search warrant leads to Soledad man’s arrest for drug and gun possession

SOLEDAD — A Soledad man was arrested on nearly a dozen gun- and drug-related charges following a multi-agency search warrant operation earlier this month. Officers from the Soledad Police Department, Salinas Valley State Prison, the Correctional Training Facility and the Department of Homeland Security served...

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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...