Gonzales woman sentenced to prison for fatal DUI crash
                    
GONZALES ā A Gonzales woman has been sentenced to six years and eight months in state prison after she drove drunk and crashed her vehicle last October, killing two people, including one of her sons.
Sarah Valdez, 33, pleaded no contest on Nov. 9 to...                
                
            Greenfield man facing attempted murder charge after 4-hour standoff with police
                    
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department will be charging a local man with attempted murder and criminal threats following a four-hour standoff Sunday morning.
On June 11, at about 9:20 a.m., Greenfield Police officers responded to a report of criminal threats and brandishing of a weapon...                
                
            Greenfield man sentenced to prison for 5th DUI
                    
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield resident Ismael Cenobio Isidro, 22, was sentenced to prison Jan. 5 for two incidences of driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit.
In the first incident, on May 3, 2020, at 10:25 a.m., a Soledad resident reported...                
                
            Duplex fire displaces 13 residents in Greenfield
                    
GREENFIELD ā Firefighters from Greenfield Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire on the 1000 block of Maple Avenue last Wednesday afternoon.
According to Fire Chief Jim Langborg, 13 residents were displaced from the burning structure, which was a duplex.
āFortunately, the Red Cross stepped...                
                
            Soledad Police arrest 19-year-old for sexually assaulting minor
                    
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Police officers responded to a report of annoying messages between a 12-year-old child and 19-year-old Nathaniel Diaz on Nov. 21.
āAfter a review of the information, the case was immediately sent to our Investigations Division for further investigation,ā said Soledad Police Department...                
                
            Greenfield operation leads to recovery of multiple firearms
                    
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department conducted a search warrant and probation check operation last week on two separate locations in the 3900 block of Apple Avenue in Greenfield.
During the Feb. 17 search, officers recovered multiple firearms and high-capacity magazines. Police said all the items...                
                
            Greenfield man sentenced to 4 years in prison for domestic violence
                    
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield resident Cosme Gonzalez was sentenced to four years in state prison for inflicting injury on his girlfriend and for violating a protective order.
Gonzalez, 27, also admitted a prior domestic violence conviction and a prior conviction for violating a criminal protective order.
On...                
                
            Soledad stabbing suspect deterred by victim with revolver
                    
SOLEDAD ā Officers with the Soledad Police Department are investigating an incident on May 15, during which a victim shot their assailant who was armed with a knife.
Police said at around 9:30 p.m. last Friday, a subject with a knife approached another person on...                
                
            Soledad High student dies from fentanyl overdose
                    
SOLEDAD ā A Soledad High School senior who was set to graduate in June died this past weekend after ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl.
āOver the weekend our community suffered another tragedy due to a narcotic overdose,ā Soledad Police said on social media Monday.
Officers...                
                
            Jury convicts Greenfield man of domestic violence, child cruelty
                    
GREENFIELD ā A Monterey County jury has found Carlos Hernandez, 32, of Greenfield guilty of one count of misdemeanor battery on his childās parent and two counts of cruelty to a child.
On June 18, Jane Doe, the mother of Hernandezās four children, went to...                
                
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 29, 2025
                
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