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December 19, 2025

Soledad prison inmate convicted of indecent exposure

SOLEDAD — Desjuan Thompson, 23, an inmate at Correctional Training Facility, also known as Soledad State Prison, was sentenced Sept. 1 after being convicted of two counts of indecent exposure.  On July 16, 2020, Thompson, who is serving a prison sentence for carjacking, walked down...

Suspect arrested for torturing dog near Soledad

Monterey County Sherriff's Office has arrested a man in connection with an animal cruelty case involving the theft and torture of a dog that was found severely burned near Soledad.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 1, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 1111:02 a.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on S First St.12:00 p.m. Matter of Record on Broadway St.1:44 p.m. Matter of Record on Canal St.8:51 p.m. Medical aid on Patterson St. Nov. 1212:13 p.m....

Police Reports | Published July 17, 2019

Police Reports are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 31, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Jan. 154:00 p.m. Overdoes on Walnut Av.8:05 p.m. Hit-and-run traffic collision on Tyler Av.8:06 p.m. Violation of restraining order on Tyler Av.8:30 p.m. Hit-and-run traffic collision on Walnut Av.8:44 p.m. Verbal domestic on...

Police Briefs — Published July 26

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.

Police Briefs – Published May 2

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Greenfield man gets 42 years in prison for child molestation

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Juan Hernandez Velasco was sentenced on June 7 to 42 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old and two counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14 years...

Petroleum companies ordered to pay $3M in civil penalties

Contra Costa Superior Court has ordered Golden Gate Petroleum Co., Bay Area/Diablo Petroleum Company and Westgate Petroleum Company, Inc. to pay $3 million in civil penalties related to the operation of underground storage tanks and management of hazardou

Greenfield woman convicted of domestic violence using knife

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GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has found Veronica Bautista Reyes, 27, of Greenfield, guilty of two felonies, including counts of assault with a knife and domestic violence, on April 14. According to the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office, the victim in this case decided...

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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...