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December 19, 2025

Salinas Valley State Prison inmate dies from stabbing

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison as a homicide. Inmate Cory Benton suffered multiple stab wounds after allegedly being attacked by three other inmates with an inmate-manufactured weapon at about...

Photo released of possible suspect vehicle in Heredia homicide

King City Police Department has released a photograph of the possible suspect vehicle involved in the June 2016 murder of Martin Heredia as part of the ongoing investigation.

Customers warned of increased scams during tax season

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) warns its customers to protect themselves, their families and businesses by increasing their awareness of potential online and in-person scams.

Salinas resident gets 17 years in prison for DUI crash that killed Gonzales man

SALINAS — Salinas resident Luciano Rojas Medina, 47, has been sentenced to prison for gross vehicular manslaughter with intoxication and for driving under the influence causing great bodily injury. On Oct. 1, 2018, at 7:38 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of...

Police Briefs — Published Aug. 2

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Police Reports | Published Jan. 29, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 712:16 a.m. DUI arrest report on San Antonio Dr.2:16 a.m. Minor in possession of cannabis on S First St.7:30 a.m. Trespassing report on S Vanderhurst Av.7:45 a.m. Vandalism report on King St.7:50 a.m. Trespassing...

Police Briefs — Published July 19

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Greenfield teens arrested on gun charges in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Over the March 25-26 weekend, Soledad Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop, during which a passenger fled the vehicle and was chased by officers. Greenfield Police Department also responded to assist SPD with the incident.  The suspect, a 16-year-old male from Greenfield, was...

Free emergency preparedness gathering May 11

A community emergency preparedness gathering is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, at Rancho CaƱada (former golf course) in the Fiesta Room Club House from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Carmel Valley.

Police Briefs – Published May 30

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

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Monterey County Sheriff’s Office investigation

Deputy involved in shooting of suspect armed with rifle in Soledad

SOLEDAD — In the early morning hours of Dec. 16, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious...