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Suspect arrested in connection to Soledad structure fire

SOLEDAD — At around 3 p.m. March 26, Soledad Police Department received a call of a structure fire on Nestles Road in Soledad. Officers arrived to find one of the abandoned buildings on fire. Officers were then directed to a suspect who fled toward the...

Soledad police arrest man for child sex crimes

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department and agents from Homeland Security Investigations arrested Hugo Cesar Marquez on March 17 for multiple sex crimes involving children. Soledad Police began the investigation just three days prior after a woman came forward and reported her juvenile niece, who is...

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...

Greenfield man sentenced to 4 years in prison for stalking

GREENFIELD — Greenfield resident Efrain Eulogio Donato was sentenced to four years in state prison on March 19 after pleading no contest to a felony charge of stalking and a misdemeanor charge of violating a criminal protective order. Donato, 24, also admitted one prior ā€œstrikeā€...

Soledad Police arrest gang members on weapon charges

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation March 19 at about 10:30 p.m., during which the officers immediately recognized all three of the vehicle’s occupants as active Norteno gang members.  After a search of the vehicle, three fully loaded...

Police Reports | Published March 17, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY March 18:33 a.m. False vehicle registration on Broadway St.2:07 p.m. Burglary on S Vanderhurst Av.4:07 p.m. Found property on Canal St. March 29:40 a.m. APS Referral on Heritage Ct.9:45 a.m. Grand theft on Bassett St.6:48 p.m. CPS...

Salinas resident gets 17 years in prison for DUI crash that killed Gonzales man

SALINAS — Salinas resident Luciano Rojas Medina, 47, has been sentenced to prison for gross vehicular manslaughter with intoxication and for driving under the influence causing great bodily injury. On Oct. 1, 2018, at 7:38 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of...

Police Reports | Published March 10, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. 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...

Greenfield traffic stop leads to arrest of wanted suspects

GREENFIELD — Greenfield police officers initiated a traffic stop for vehicle code violations and a DUI investigation on Feb. 27 at about 10:40 p.m. in the 300 block of Eighth Street. The driver, Florencio Merino Ramirez, did not have a valid driver’s license, and a...

Greenfield police arrest gang member after vehicle pursuit

GREENFIELD — On Feb. 26, at about 6:38 p.m., Greenfield police officers initiated a traffic stop for vehicle code violations in the 1200 block of Apple Avenue. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Jose Ponce Tinajero, fled from officers and a vehicle pursuit...

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published May 28, 2025

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY April 297:58 a.m. Child abuse on Calcagno St.5:00 p.m. Public intoxication on Bassett St. April 306:00...