Crime Reports

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department received multiple reports of gunshots heard in the area of St. Charles Place and Huerta Avenue, near Village Green Park, on June 13 at about 8:20 p.m. Greenfield officers, along with assistance from the Soledad and King City police departments,...

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...

On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the Black man whose death under Chauvin’s knee led to a nationwide uprising against police brutality last summer. The news was met with a kind of collective sigh of relief,...

GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 15 that Jubentino Matias Aguilar, 46, of Greenfield, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison by Judge Pamela Butler. On April 11, 2023, the victims’ mother brought them to the Greenfield Police Department after her...

SOLEDAD — John Lydon, a 52-year-old inmate of Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, was sentenced Oct. 10 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of fellow inmate Son Kim Tran. On May 16, Lydon pleaded to the murder of...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 1710:26 a.m. 72-hour parking violation on Jayne St.5:38 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on S. First St5:40 p.m. Driving while using cellphone on Collins St.6:10 p.m. Unlicensed driver on S. Vanderhurst...

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...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Aug. 51:42 a.m. Vandalism on San Antonio Dr. Aug. 61:09 a.m. Use of cellphone while driving on San Antonio Dr.3:19 a.m. Civil matter on Broadway St.9:33 a.m. Found property on Broadway St.1:11 p.m. Vandalism on N....

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 Jan. 282:05 p.m. Domestic Violence on Meyer St.10:09 p.m. Unlicensed driver on Broadway St. Jan. 299:45 a.m. Driving without a license on Amherst Dr.10:48 a.m. Annoying phone calls on Broadway St.12:00 p.m. CPS Report on...