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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 2, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Oct. 218:22 a.m. Property vandalism on El Camino Real.1:40 p.m. Assault (fight between juveniles) on Elm Av. Oct. 2212:20 a.m. DUI and unlicensed driver on 101 Frwy.1:20 p.m. Multiple runaway juveniles on Apricot St.7:22...

Soledad gang members with guns arrested in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department has arrested four gang members from Soledad for weapons-related charges. On Oct. 30 at about 11 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Oak Avenue and Tom Rodgers Circle for traffic violations. The driver — David Madrigal, 22, of...

Greenfield man found guilty of second-degree murder for deadly crash

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GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury found Greenfield resident Baltazar Donato guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 18. The jury further found Donato, 28, guilty of additional counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving under the...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 26, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Oct. 1612:04 a.m. Disturbance on Cedar Dr.12:08 a.m. Vehicle towed for blocking a driveway on Tehama Wy.6:25 a.m. Vehicles towed for parking in a no parking zone on El Camino Real.7:15 a.m. Vehicle collided...

Gang-related shooting kills 1 in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — A 20-year-old Greenfield man has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed another man in a gang-related incident Saturday morning. According to the Greenfield Police Department, local officers responded to a victim of a shooting in the 50 block of Fourth Street...

Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder for killing supervisor

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GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury found Greenfield resident Imeldo Ramirez Merino guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 14. The jury also found true a special circumstance that Merino, 28, intentionally killed Benito Godinez Canales by means of lying in wait with personal use of...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 19, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Oct. 101:10 p.m. Vehicle theft on Heidi Dr.8:47 p.m. Family dispute on Pepper Dr. Oct. 1110:21 a.m. Vandalism and theft on S El Camino Real.10:45 a.m. Battery on Elm Av.12:15 p.m. Vehicle towed (expired registration over...

Hartnell College issues ransomware attack update

SALINAS VALLEY — Since the discovery of a sophisticated ransomware attack at Hartnell College in the early hours of Oct. 2, the college’s Information and Technology Resources (ITR) Department has been working overtime to secure data and systems, mitigate risk to all personnel and...

King City gang members sentenced to life in prison for 2019 Greenfield murder

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KING CITY — A Monterey County judge has given life sentences to two Sureno gang members from King City for their involvement in the 2019 murder of a Greenfield man. On Sept. 29, Judge Mark E. Hood sentenced Eduardo Solis, aka ā€œSleepy,ā€ 21, and Jose...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 12, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Oct. 112:50 a.m. Outstanding warrants and possession of false government documents on 8th St.6:58 a.m. Towed vehicle on Park Av.12:39 p.m. Dog at Large citation on Primrose Wy.7:05 p.m. Vehicle pursuit on 13th...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 10, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 307:52 a.m. Use of cellphone while driving on Division St.8:21 a.m. Speeding on...