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CHP hosts hiring seminar for dispatchers

The California Highway Patrol (CHP), Monterey Area, is seeking qualified men and women to become CHP Public Safety Dispatchers (PSD).

Police Briefs – Published May 2

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Police Briefs — Published August 22, 2018

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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...

Police Briefs – Published Apr. 18

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Police Briefs — Published July 12

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Police Reports | Published Sept. 11, 2019

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Jury convicts Soledad man of DUI

SOLEDAD — After a two-day trial, a jury found 26-year-old Luis Vera Morga of Soledad guilty of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 31. On May 4, 2019, at about 10:47 p.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Eutimio Toral was traveling on southbound...

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...

Police Briefs — Published Jan. 24

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Monterey County Health Department offers safety tips during Pedestrian Safety Month

MONTEREY COUNTY — September is Pedestrian Safety Month in California, and Monterey County Health Department is reminding drivers to slow down and be alert...