Salinas Valley State Prison inmates convicted of murdering fellow inmate
SOLEDAD ā Salinas Valley State Prison inmates Alberto Cortez and Jaime Romero have each been convicted by a jury of murder, announced the Monterey County District Attorneyās Office on June 3.
Cortez was convicted of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of multiple murder, based...
Police Reports | Published Sept. 18, 2019
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Data breach may have affected thousands of Monterey County residents
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County has been notified that a contractor providing behavioral health services to various clients experienced a network data breach that may have involved unauthorized access to the personal data of 4,201 county residents.
The breach occurred between Aug. 25 and 27...
Gang and narcotics search warrant leads to arrests in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā Greenfield Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) conducted a search warrant June 10 at the residence of a known gang member involved in sales of illegal narcotics in the 1200 block of Greenleaf Loop in Greenfield.
The search warrant resulted...
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...
Suspect arrested after officer-involved shooting near Gonzales
GONZALES ā An attempted murder suspect was arrested Wednesday night after a standoff with Salinas Police on Old Stage Road near Gonzales.
The suspect fired a gun at police officers during a vehicle pursuit outside Salinas city limits at about 8:24 p.m., according to Salinas...
Police Briefs – Published July 3, 2018
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Feb. 4, 2026
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KING CITY
Dec. 163:30 p.m. Burglary on Broadway St.4:38 p.m. Hit-and-Run on N. San Lorenzo Av.
Dec. 175:30 a.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.7:00 a.m. CPS Referral on N. Vanderhurst Av.10:23 a.m. Unlicensed driver on Mustang Ct.6:36 p.m....
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...
Police Reports | Published March 10, 2021
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KING CITY
Feb. 192:10 a.m. Battery on Haven Dr.11:23 p.m. Public Intoxication on Broadway Cl.
Feb. 2010:30 a.m. Property vandalism on Soberanes St.
Feb. 2110:00 a.m. CPS Referral on Lynn St.1:30 p.m. Vandalism on Broadway St.
Feb. 2210:21 am. Vehicle towed...
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Impaired driver arrested after crashing into Hartnell College tennis courts
SALINAS ā A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing a vehicle into the tennis courts at Hartnell...






















