Crime Reports

GREENFIELD — 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. “Fortunately, the Red Cross stepped...

GREENFIELD — 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 — Greenfield High School has canceled classes Friday after additional threats of violence were made overnight, school officials announced. “There were additional threats made last night against Greenfield High School,” said Jordan Mulder, superintendent of South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, in...

GONZALES — A 39-year-old Gonzales man has died after a garbage truck backed into him at the Johnson Canyon Landfill on Jan. 11. According to media reports, the incident happened at 10:15 a.m. at the facility, located at 31400 Johnson Canyon Road in Gonzales. California Highway Patrol...

SOLEDAD — 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...

GREENFIELD — 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...

SOLEDAD — A Soledad High School senior who was set to graduate in June died this past weekend after ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl. “Over the weekend our community suffered another tragedy due to a narcotic overdose,” Soledad Police said on social media Monday. Officers...

SOLEDAD — 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. “After a review of the information, the case was immediately sent to our Investigations Division for further investigation,” said Soledad Police Department...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials are investigating the May 31 death of 25-year-old inmate Elazer Black as a homicide. At around 12:34 p.m. on Sunday, correctional officers responded to a disturbance inside a Facility B general population housing unit. Black had collapsed to...