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Greenfield boy stabbed during fight

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Parkside Park on May 26 at about 4:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male with a stab wound. They learned the stabbing occurred about an hour earlier...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 25, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 22:06 a.m. Matter of Record (suspicious circumstances) on King St.6:20 a.m. Criminal threats on Broadway St.1:15 p.m. Outside agency assistance on Sussex Ct.2:41 p.m. Outside agency assistance on S San Lorenzo Av.10:13 p.m....

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...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 18, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 266:58 p.m. Battery on a cohabitant on Calcagno St. April 2710:08 a.m. Vandalism on S Vanderhurst Av.10:15 p.m. Matter or Record on San Antonio. April 286:20 a.m. Vehicle towed (blocking traffic) on S Second St.3:43...

Dolan Fire arsonist sentenced to 24 years in prison

BIG SUR — A Monterey County judge has sentenced 31-year-old Ivan Gomez to 24 years in state prison for starting the Dolan Fire near Big Sur in 2020, which seriously injured a firefighter and destroyed multiple residences. Gomez, who had previously been found guilty of...

South Monterey County police chase ends in Watsonville

SOLEDAD — Law enforcement officials from seven agencies assisted in the arrest of four Watsonville gang members Saturday night following a chase that began in Soledad and ended near Watsonville High School, after the suspects threw four handguns out the windows of the vehicle. According...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 11, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 187:30 p.m. CPS Referral on River Dr.7:53 p.m. Vandalism on Wentworth St. April 192:23 p.m. CPS Referral on N Second St.2:54 p.m. Theft on Canal St. April 2011:20 a.m. Burglary on 11:20 a.m. April 212:59...

Greenfield man sentenced to 36 years in prison for child molestation

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge has sentenced Gerardo Silva, a 49-year-old Greenfield resident, to 36 years in prison for committing 15 counts of a lewd act upon a child under 14 years old. All the offenses are violent felonies and are considered ā€œstrikesā€ under...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 4, 2022

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 159:23 p.m. Outside agency assistance on 8th St.9:33 p.m. Violation of probation on Lynn St. April 168:36 a.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Ellis St.12:55 p.m. APS Referral on River Dr. April 176:12 p.m. CPS Referral...

Salinas Valley State Prison investigating inmate’s death as homicide

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide. Shortly after 6 p.m. on May 3, SVSP officers responded when Edgar Delgado was attacked by an incarcerated person with a...

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Gonzales man arrested on suspicion of murder after 911 call

GONZALES — A 66-year-old Gonzales man was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday night after calling 911 to report that his wife was bleeding,...