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Greenfield man arrested for 2024 party shooting in King City

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KING CITY — King City Police Department has announced that Adrian Vasquez Martinez, a 22-year-old resident of Greenfield, was arrested on Feb. 27 in connection with a shooting that occurred last year. King City detectives, along with officers from the Greenfield Police Department and the...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 26, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. SOLEDAD Feb. 17:47 a.m. Misconduct on Front St.5:57 p.m. Domestic violence on Vosti Av.10:28 p.m. Domestic violence on Malmfeldt Cr.11:25 p.m. Domestic violence on West St. Feb. 211:17 a.m. Misconduct on Gabilan Dr.3:12 p.m. Shoplifting on H...

Greenfield man sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison for child molestation

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GREENFIELD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 21 that Greenfield resident Gustavo Espinoza Villalobos, 33, has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life in state prison by Superior Court Judge Mark Hood. On Dec. 13, 2024, a jury found Villalobos guilty of three counts of lewd...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 19, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 282:05 p.m. Domestic Violence on Meyer St.10:09 p.m. Unlicensed driver on Broadway St. Jan. 299:45 a.m. Driving without a license on Amherst Dr.10:48 a.m. Annoying phone calls on Broadway St.12:00 p.m. CPS Report on...

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 vice principal from Gonzales faces DUI charges

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GONZALES — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 7 that Manuel Basaldua, 34, of Gonzales has been arrested and charged with felony DUI charges from on an incident on May 12, 2024. Basaldua, vice principal at an elementary school in Salinas, has been charged...

UPDATE: Suspects arrested after armed assault at Soledad High School

UPDATE (Feb. 21): On Feb. 20 at about 3:38 p.m., Soledad Police were notified by Flock cameras that the suspect vehicle had entered the city. Officers reviewed the footage and located the vehicle parked at the suspects’ residence. Police surrounded the home and safely...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 12, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 2111:19 a.m. Civil Matter on Canal St.4:37 p.m. Fraud (credit card) on River Dr. Jan. 228:00 a.m. Petty Theft on Broadway St.11:00 a.m. Possession of marijuana at school on Meyer St.4:25 p.m. Traffic collision on...

Suspect identified in shooting of 2 in fields south of Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has identified a suspect wanted in connection to the shooting and attempted homicide of two people in Greenfield on Sunday. At about 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, MCSO deputies and Greenfield Police officers responded to a report of...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 5, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 164:15 p.m. Missing person report on Jayne St.5:27 p.m. Petty theft on Sycamore St.10:39 p.m. Bench warrant on S. Mildred Av. Jan. 171201 a.m. Burglary on Broadway Cr.11:46 p.m. Probation violation on S. Third St. Jan....

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Greenfield man indicted for child sexual exploitation

GREENFIELD — Nathaniel Ray Diaz, 21, of Greenfield, was arraigned April 21 after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment that charged him...