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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 6, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 97:12 p.m. Stalking on Bassett St. June 109:37 a.m. Battery on Meyer St.1:18 p.m. Public intoxication on Broadway St.6:34 p.m. Outside Agency Assistance on Basset St.8:46 p.m. DUI on Lynn St.9:46 p.m....

Greenfield man arrested for fentanyl possession

GREENFIELD — A 20-year-old man from Greenfield has been arrested after trying to buy fentanyl pills online. Last month the South Monterey County Taskforce became aware of a Greenfield resident using social media to purchase fentanyl M30 pills — the same type of pills that...

Soledad police seek suspects after robbery, shooting

SOLEDAD — Local police are looking for several suspects involved in a shooting that injured one man Wednesday morning following a robbery in Soledad. According to Soledad Police Department, officers responded to the report of a shooting victim on June 29 at 11 a.m. in...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published June 29, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 610:44 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on Bishop St.11:45 a.m. Outside Agency Assistance on Carlson Av.3:59 p.m. Found property on King St.5:26 p.m. Mental Health Hold on Bluff Av. June 71:16 p.m....

Gonzales man found guilty of DUI resulting in injury, hit and run

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Hugo Reyes Oliva was sentenced to five years and eight months in state prison on June 9, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. A jury previously found Oliva, 39, guilty of felony driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, felony...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published June 22, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 111:42 a.m. Matter of Record on Bassett St.12:39 p.m. Burglary on Canal St.12:54 p.m. Vandalism on Spreckels Dr.1:32 p.m. Lost property on Bassett St.5:38 p.m. Matter of Record (lost property) on Broadway St.7:00...

Greenfield police officer faces assault charges

GREENFIELD — A Greenfield police officer has been arrested on felony charges related to assault. An arrest warrant was issued on June 10 for Christian Tapia, a four-year veteran of the Greenfield Police Department. He surrendered himself at the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office to face...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published June 15, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 2312:08 a.m. Dead body found on S Second St.8:11 a.m. Vehicle towed (illegal blocking of an entrance) on Spruce Dr.11:43 a.m. Falsely identifying oneself to a police officer on Broadway St.2:20 p.m....

King City gang members convicted of 2019 Greenfield murder

SALINAS VALLEY — A Monterey County jury has convicted two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man. Eduardo Solis, aka ā€œSleepy,ā€ 21, and Jose Juarez, aka ā€œTrips,ā€ 24, both of King City, were found guilty...

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...

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Salinas Valley State Prison inmate gets life sentence for murdering fellow...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison,...