Crime Reports

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police officers initiated a traffic stop for vehicle code violations and a DUI investigation on Feb. 27 at about 10:40 p.m. in the 300 block of Eighth Street. The driver, Florencio Merino Ramirez, did not have a valid driver’s license, and a...

SOLEDAD — Two inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad have been found guilty of attempting to murder another inmate. After a two-week jury trial, inmates Brian Pacheco, 40, and Jason Partee, 42, were convicted Sept. 23 for stabbing inmate Manual Gonzalez in September...

SOLEDAD — An off-duty Soledad correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was arrested Wednesday for annoying and molesting minors. According to Salinas Police, 22-year-old Fabian Vasquez was communicating with and sending sexually explicit images and videos to two females under age...

SOLEDAD — An illegal sideshow event of an estimated 500 vehicles took place in and around Soledad on May 5, with crowding and risky behavior drawing in law enforcement response from multiple agencies. The event began as an unofficial Cinco de Mayo get-together, but quickly...

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. 11:00 a.m. Public intoxication on Broadway St.10:00 a.m. Vehicle abatement on N. Third St.10:14 a.m. Probation violation on Sandringham St.10:36 a.m. Vehicle abatement on S. First St.10:51 a.m. Expired registration on Oxford...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD July 243:10 a.m. Various alcohol charges, violation of probation on El Camino Real.6:37 a.m. Traffic collision hit-and-run on Tyler Av.9:57 a.m. Mental Health Hold on 12th St.10:47 a.m. Stolen vehicle on Walnut Av.4:04...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 30 10:12 a.m. Burglary report on Bassett St.12:10 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on Broadway St.1:38 p.m. False ID to a police officer on Collins St.5:51 p.m. Petty theft report on Division St.8:09...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 82:50 p.m. Shoplifting on Canal St.6:31 p.m. Missing person on Jayne St. March 99:40 p.m. Domestic violence on E. San Antonio Dr. March 108:32 p.m. DUI on Broadway St. March 1112:09 p.m. Fight at...

SOLEDAD — On Jan. 28, at about 7:43 p.m., a Monterey County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted a vehicle that was driving erratic and unsafe on Highway 101. A records check revealed the vehicle was taken recently during a carjacking in Gonzales. The deputy followed the...