Crime Reports

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help to determine if there are additional victims of a rape suspect. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office released a photograph of Soledad resident Uri Deleon Carcamo, 21, who was arrested Jan. 23 in King...

SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced April 30 that Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Juan Jose Bueno, 30, was sentenced to serve a term of life without the possibility of parole after being convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. Bueno was also...

SALINAS VALLEY — A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his ex-girlfriend, threatened a relative, led police on a high-speed chase and used his 7-year-old daughter as a human shield. Oscar Villareal...

SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the Feb. 13 death of an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad as a homicide. At about 9:40 a.m., staff observed inmate Dan Felix unresponsive in his cell. “Staff immediately responded, initiating life-saving measures and activating 911,” according to...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Dec. 128:14 a.m. Juvenile possession of marijuana on Moreno St.10:03 a.m. Mental Health Evaluation on Elm Av.2:47 p.m. Lost property report on El Camino Real.5:10 p.m. Firearm on El Camino Real. Dec. 131:30 p.m. Mental Health...

SALINAS — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced Oct. 18 that Karen Rodriguez, 38, and Elizabeth Vargas, 34, both current residents of Arizona, have been charged with embezzling more than $3 million from Taylor Farms. Rodriguez and Vargas were employed in the Human Resources department...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 255:30 a.m. Battery on Canal St.10:15 a.m. Burglary on Broadway St. Jan. 261:19 a.m. DUI on King St.11:00 a.m. Traffic warrant on Division St.11:00 a.m. Missing person/returned on Division St.1:00 p.m. Public nuisance (noise and unruling...

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...

SOLEDAD — A 35-year-old man from Soledad has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor, announced the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. Carlos Sandoval Valencia was arrested Wednesday for an unrelated investigation by the Soledad Police Department. When deputies learned Valencia was in custody,...

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 179:07 a.m. Vandalism on Calcagno St.1:37 p.m. Battery on N Vanderhurst Av.1:45 p.m. Vandalism on Oates Av. Oct. 1810:36 p.m. Battery on Cambridge Av. Oct. 197:49 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on Lynn St.9:08 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked...