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Police Briefs — Published August 29, 2018

Police Briefs are obtained by the local Police Departments.

Armed robbery in King City leads to officer-involved shooting near Soledad

Police car crime
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has released additional preliminary facts surrounding the officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday on Highway 101 northbound near Soledad. At about 5:30 p.m. on June 3, a person armed with a handgun got out of a black Mazda...

Soledad man arrested for molesting minor under 10

Police arrests
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,...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 5, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 84:00 a.m. Violation of court order on King St.6:30 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on N Russ St.10:17 a.m. Vehicle towed due to construction zone on Broadway St. April 104:30 p.m. Burglary on 7th St.8:17 p.m. Stolen...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 20, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 267:00 p.m. CPS report on Amherst Dr. Oct. 274:26 a.m. DUI on Bassett St.9:50 a.m. Parked blocking parade access on Broadway St.6:09 p.m. Domestic Violence on Villa Dr.11:17 p.m. Disorderly conduct, possession...

Gonzales man found guilty of DUI resulting in injury, hit and run

GONZALES — Gonzales resident Hugo Reyes Oliva was sentenced to five years and eight months in state prison on June 9, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office. A jury previously found Oliva, 39, guilty of felony driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, felony...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 17, 2024

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 1212:14 a.m. Reckless driver on Meyer St.12:31 a.m. Suspicious person on Willow St.1:31 p.m. Fraud (checks) on Broadway St.3:41 p.m. Report of stalking on Canal St.5:56 p.m. Welfare check on Ellis St.6:21...

Soledad High student dies from fentanyl overdose

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

Greenfield Police investigating shooting near Village Green Park

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department received multiple reports of gunshots heard in the area of St. Charles Place and Huerta Avenue, near Village Green Park, on June 13 at about 8:20 p.m. Greenfield officers, along with assistance from the Soledad and King City police departments,...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 6, 2022

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 712:25 p.m. Lost property on Canal St.1:51 p.m. Vehicle abatement on Broadway St. March 83:10 p.m. Lost property on Jayne St.8:12 p.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on Luckett St.8:54 p.m. Juvenile probation violation on...

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Salinas Valley State Prison inmate gets life sentence for murdering fellow...

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison,...