Jury convicts Bay Area man for 2023 crime spree involving shooting, multiple carjackings
GONZALES ā On March 14, a jury found Tele Matangi, 37, of Pittsburg, guilty of multiple charges arising from a daylong crime spree in September 2023.
Matangi was convicted of carjacking, attempted carjacking, residential burglary, first-degree robbery, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, being a...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 2, 2025
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KING CITY
March 110:49 a.m. Vandalism on Lynn St.
March 212:30 p.m. Missing person on Lynn St.5:53 p.m. Robbery on Broadway St.7:08 p.m. Petty theft on Canal St.
March 311:15 pm. Shoplifting on Canal St.
March 45:34 a.m....
Farmworker receives $17K settlement from Salinas companies over retaliation claims related to working conditions
SALINAS ā Fanciful Company Inc. and DāArrigo Bros Co. of California, located in Salinas, have paid $17,000 in lost wages to a farmworker to resolve a California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) unfair labor practices complaint.
The complaint alleged āthat the companies fired the worker...
Police Briefs – Published Mar. 7
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Sept. 13, 2023
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GREENFIELD
Sept. 47:30 a.m. Info Report (suspicious circumstances) on El Camino Real.2:08 p.m. Hit-and-run traffic collision on El Camino Real.5:12 p.m. Info Report (suspicious circumstances) on Walnut Av.
Sept. 51:25 a.m. Theft on Rava Pk.1:34...
Monterey County: Whistleblower lawsuit accuses current sheriff, former undersheriff of official misconduct
MONTEREY COUNTY ā A 23-year veteran of the Monterey County Sheriffās 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...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Oct. 5, 2022
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GREENFIELD
Sept. 2412:06 a.m. Delaying an investigation on Walnut Av.7:35 a.m. Attempted burglary on Oak Av.11:30 a.m. Traffic collision with injury on Elm Av.12:20 p.m. Traffic collision on 10th St.1:17 p.m. DUI and driving without...
Police release image of Greenfield robbery suspect
South County Major Crimes Unit has released a video surveillance photo of a suspect involved in a recent robbery at a convenience store in Greenfield.
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 12, 2023
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GREENFIELD
April 11:26 a.m. DUI on Maple Av.9:47 a.m. Mental Health Hold on Riesling Av.9:23 p.m. Narcotic pills located during medical call on Scott Cr.
April 212:56 a.m. APS Referral on Sirrah Wy.9:20 p.m. DUI...
Greenfield man sentenced to 4 years in prison for stalking
GREENFIELD ā 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 āstrikeā...
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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published June 25, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
KING CITY
May 268:55 a.m. Hit-and-Run on Willow Ct.4:56 p.m. Stop sign violation on Collins St.
May...