Crime Reports

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the homicide of inmate Joseph Mendoza, which occurred on April 8 at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad. At about 5:39 p.m., staff observed inmates Edgar Frayre and Nicolas Young attacking Mendoza...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 110:49 a.m. Vandalism on Lynn St. March 212:30 p.m. Missing person on Lynn St.5:53 p.m. Robbery on Broadway St.7:08 p.m. Petty theft on Canal St. March 311:15 pm. Shoplifting on Canal St. March 45:34 a.m....

GREENFIELD — Authorities have arrested eight young men in connection with San Jose’s first homicide of 2025, all of whom have been linked to a gang based out of Greenfield. Six of the suspects are residents of South Monterey County, including individuals from Greenfield, Soledad...

GREENFIELD — On March 21, around 11 p.m., a Greenfield Police officer patrolling Patriot Park discovered a large gathering in a vineyard in the 41000 block of Elm Avenue, adjacent to the park, just outside Greenfield. Upon approaching, more than 40 individuals fled the scene...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 203:43 a.m. Possession of a controlled substance on S. Mildred Av.9:00 a.m. Possession of marijuana at school on Broadway St.3:03 p.m. Bench warrant on N. Vanderhurst Av.3:43 p.m. Lost property report on Soberanes...

SOLEDAD — A Monterey County judge sentenced Tyrone Owens, 41, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, to a total term of 25-years-to-life in prison for a sexual assault that occurred on prison grounds.  Owens was sentenced as a third “strike” offender pursuant...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police and fire departments responded to a car accident at the local Post Office on March 21 at about 2 p.m. An 82-year-old man accidentally drove his vehicle into the side of the building, police said. He and his 90-year-old wife, who...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Feb. 1010:05 a.m. Found property on King St.10:39 a.m. Suspicious circumstances on 7th St.1:37 p.m. Violation of court order on N. Vanderhurst Av. Feb. 119:17 a.m. CPS report on N. Mildred Av.3:33 p.m. Hit-and-run (property...

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Jose Anguiano, 45, was sentenced Feb. 28 to a total of three years and four months in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.  Anguiano was sentenced to two years and eight months for assault by means of force likely to...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Feb. 278:27 p.m. Traffic violation on Front St.10:52 p.m. Possession of drugs on Palm Av. Feb. 2812:42 p.m. Domestic violence on Larkspur St.3:58 p.m. Info Report (person) on Main St. March 16:23 p.m. Domestic Violence on Gardenia...