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December 19, 2025

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 19, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 316:00 a.m. Stolen vehicle on N Vanderhurst Av.9:06 a.m. Telephonic harassment on Broadway St.1:40 p.m. Violation of probation on Broadway St. Jan. 13:19 p.m. Petty Theft on Rio Vista Dr.3:24 p.m. Violation of probation...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 24, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 87:48 a.m. Burglary on Jayne St.8:29 a.m. Public intoxication on S First St. March 98:29 a.m. Burglary on Broadway St.9:56 a.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on Canal St.12:28 p.m. Misdemeanor bench warrant on Broadway St.4:34 p.m. Possession...

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 Police Reports | Published Jan. 5, 2022

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 2010:45 a.m. Outside Agency Assistance on Orchard St.1:53 p.m. Lost property on Bassett St.3:08 p.m. Petty Theft on N Russ Av.3:35 p.m. Under the influence of a controlled substance on Broadway Cl.11:00 p.m. Grand...

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...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Dec. 15, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Nov. 204:39 a.m. Domestic violence on Broadway Cl.7:52 a.m. Outside agency assistance on Sandringham St.8:30 a.m. Criminal threats on Canal St. Nov. 218:13 a.m. Violation of probation on Division St.10:39 a.m. Matter of Record...

$100K grant benefits Monterey County’s first Family Justice Center

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has received a $100,000 grant for Monterey County’s first Family Justice Center, Holding on to Hope, which will be located in King City at 250 Franciscan Way.Ā  Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Dec. 4 that...

Monterey County: Whistleblower lawsuit accuses current sheriff, former undersheriff of official misconduct

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office
MONTEREY COUNTY — A 23-year veteran of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against his former employer alleging he was illegally fired after helping to form a union, refusing to endorse candidates for sheriff and opposing the sexual harassment of...

Military ordnance found in Soledad prompts evacuation, bomb squad response

Soledad military rounds
SOLEDAD — Officers from the Soledad Police Department were responding to a call for service on April 15 when they were notified of a potential threat to the community — a possible bomb in the bed of a nearby truck. They responded and located what...

Police-involved shooting on Vosti Avenue in Soledad under investigation

SOLEDAD — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has announced that a man is recovering in the hospital following a Soledad police-involved shooting that occurred late Thursday night near the 1700 block of Vosti Avenue in Soledad. At about 11:38 p.m. on Nov. 14, Soledad Police...

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Deputy involved in shooting of suspect armed with rifle in Soledad

SOLEDAD — In the early morning hours of Dec. 16, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious...