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September 7, 2025

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...

Hartnell College, FBI investigating ransomware attack

SALINAS VALLEY — Last Sunday, Oct. 2, the Information and Technology Resources (ITR) team at Hartnell College detected abnormal network activity that prompted a manual network shutdown.  Currently, Hartnell College is working with third-party forensic incident response specialists and federal law enforcement to investigate this...

Salinas Valley State Prison officials investigating inmate’s death as homicide

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) officials are investigating the Oct. 5 death of an inmate at the Soledad institution as a homicide. At about 8:50 a.m., Robert Tunstall was attacked on a recreation yard by another inmate. Staff performed life-saving measures and an...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 3, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY July 2610:19 a.m. Grand Theft on N. Third St. July 2712:45 p.m. Found Property on Broadway...