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May 18, 2026

Greenfield man arrested in series of residential burglaries

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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

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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...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 25, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Feb. 99:40 p.m. Domestic dispute on Cabernet Av. Feb. 109:12 a.m. Criminal threats on S. El Camino Real. Feb. 117:31 a.m. Vandalism on El Camion Real.11:28 a.m. Juvenile issue on 10th St. Feb. 128:07 a.m. Traffic collision on Elm...

Soledad man arrested after driving stolen car to court hearing

Courthouse arrest of Soledad man
SOLEDAD — A Soledad man was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he drove a stolen vehicle to a scheduled court appearance for a pending auto theft case. Members of the Multi-Agency Detail Combating Auto Theft (MADCAT) task force took Ricardo Otero, 41, into custody March...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 18, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Jan. 249:03 a.m. Warrant arrest on Eucalyptus Dr.3:24 p.m. Trespassing on Walnut Av.6:53 p.m. Robbery on Tyler Av.9:16 p.m. Bench warrant and corporal injury to child on 10th St.10:00 pm. Petty Theft on 9th St. Jan. 252:18...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 11, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Jan. 211:46 p.m. Attempted Murder (juvenile) on Oak Av. Jan. 229:15 a.m. Civil Matters on El Camino Real.1:19 p.m. APS Report on Apple Av.2:40 p.m. Traffic collision on 13th St. Jan. 2312:27 p.m. Extortion and possession of obscene...

Jury convicts Greenfield man of child molestation

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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 announced. Filberto Santiago Martinez was found guilty March 2 of three counts of sexual intercourse with a child 10 or younger,...

Soledad man found guilty in 2010 murder of ex-girlfriend

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SOLEDAD — A Monterey County jury has found Noel Ledesma, 44, formerly of Soledad and Yuma, Ariz., guilty of first-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his ex-girlfriend, Yvette Martinez, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced. Martinez and Ledesma had dated in early 2010...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 13, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD April 135:07 p.m. Battery on Walnut Av. April 142:36 p.m. Attempted murder on Heidi Dr.3:12 p.m. Operating...