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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 15, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 107:17 a.m. Sexual assault of a minor on Division St.8:16 a.m. Unlicensed driver on Broadway St.11:01 a.m. Found property on River Dr.2:04 p.m. Sexual assault of a minor on Division St.7:17 p.m. Probation violation...

Gonzales Police urge focus behind the wheel during Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Gonzales Police
GONZALES — April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Gonzales Police Department wants to remind drivers to stay focused, keep their eyes forward and hands on the wheel. Distractions like checking a phone, using the in-dash touchscreen or car phone app, adjusting the...

Body recovered after vehicle found in Arroyo Seco River

Arroyo Seco River rescue
GREENFIELD — Authorities recovered the body of a man Monday after a vehicle was discovered partially submerged in the Arroyo Seco River west of Greenfield, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. The incident began Sunday, April 12, at about 4:30 p.m., when a kayaker...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 8, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 111:36 a.m. Unlicensed driver on Bernardo Av.12:41 p.m. Violation of court order on Calcagno St.3:54 p.m. Failure to provide insurance on Division St.7:43 p.m. Battery on Broadway St.7;45 p.m. Agency outside assistance on N....

UPDATE: Woman found dead in Ventana Wilderness identified

Sykes Hot Springs
(UPDATED 4/13/26 at 5:25 p.m.) MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has identified a woman whose body was found near Sykes Hot Springs in the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest. Authorities identified the body as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields of Carlsbad. According to...

Monterey County to observe 2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

County of Monterey
MONTEREY COUNTY — Crime victims, survivors and those who serve them will join communities across the United States in observing the 2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 19-25, promoting victims’ rights, services and awareness of the impact of crime on neighborhoods, schools and...

Greenfield man arrested in series of residential burglaries

Police arrest crime
GREENFIELD — Greenfield police arrested a local man last month in connection with multiple residential burglaries and a sexual battery. On March 27, officers took 21-year-old Omar Onofre Garcia of Greenfield into custody after identifying him as the suspect in four home burglaries that occurred...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 1, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 152:56 a.m. DUI on Oak Av.1:43 p.m. Disorderly conduct and probation violation on Walnut Av.4:58 p.m. Exhibiting a firearm in a threatening manor on Clifton Ct.7:13 p.m. Violation of court order (domestic violence) on Apple...

Soledad man sentenced to 25 years to life in 2010 Greenfield murder

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SOLEDAD — Former Soledad resident Noel Aguilera Ledesma was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on March 12 for the 2010 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced. A jury convicted Ledesma, 44, of first-degree murder in...

Multiple arrests made in Monterey County Jail murder

Monterey County Jail
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County authorities have arrested three people in connection with the murder of an inmate at the Monterey County Jail in Salinas. The victim, 30-year-old Abraham Camacho of Hayward, was found unresponsive Sunday morning in a jail housing unit. Deputies conducting a...

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Nonprofit healthcare provider agrees to pay $750K to resolve allegations involving...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Salud Para La Gente, a nonprofit network of primary care clinics serving low-income individuals and families in Santa Cruz and Monterey...