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March 15, 2026

Greenfield juvenile arrested for attempted murder after stabbing man

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police and fire departments responded to a domestic disturbance March 4 at about 4 p.m. on the 100 block of Eighth Street. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they discovered an adult male suffering from a single stab wound to the torso....

CHP urges Californians to buckle up and drive sober this Thanksgiving weekend

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CALIFORNIA ā€” As the holiday season gets underway, California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding motorists that the simplest way to stay safe on the road this Thanksgiving weekend is to buckle up before every trip. CHP will begin its Thanksgiving Holiday Enforcement Period (HEP) at 6:01 p.m. on...

Monterey County Superior Court announces judicial leadership for 2026-27

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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Superior Court Presiding Judge Carrie Panetta announced that Judge Jennifer O’Keefe has been elected by the bench to serve as the court’s next assistant presiding judge as of Jan. 1. O’Keefe will serve in that role for 2026 and 2027...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 3, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 13:05 p.m. Silent burglary alarm on Broadway St.3:21 p.m. Hit-and-run, possession of a controlled substance on Willow St.6:34 p.m. Missing person report on Copley St.7:04 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Sandringham St.7:15 p.m. Robbery on...

Monterey County DA’s Office warns community about scammers impersonating law enforcement

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MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office is warning residents of scammers impersonating law enforcement. ā€œFraudsters may try to trick unsuspecting victims into providing their personal information or sending money by pretending to be law enforcement agents or representatives of other government agencies,ā€ according...

Man charged with murdering ex-girlfriend from Greenfield in 2010 cold case

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GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 5 that Noel Aguilera Ledesma, 43, currently a resident of Yuma, Ariz., has been arrested and charged with the cold-case murder of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez, in 2010. On Oct. 10, 2010, a vehicle was discovered...

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 Reports | Published Sept. 11, 2019

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 31, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 214:09 a.m. Criminal threats on Canal St.2:49 p.m. Battery on Pearl St.2:49 p.m. Bench warrant on Broadway St.5:50 p.m. Traffic collision on Mesa Verde Rd.10:40 p.m. Grand Theft on Bassett St. Nov. 222:12 p.m. Bench...

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspects in Chualar shooting

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CHUALAR — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Jesus Julian Rios, 25, and Regino Mendoza Arce, 26, both of Salinas, for their involvement in a shooting that left two victims injured while attending a gathering at the St. Theodore’s Catholic Pastoral Center in...

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Jury convicts Greenfield man of child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has convicted a 34-year-old Greenfield man of five counts of child molestation, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office...