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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 14, 2021

Police Reports areĀ obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY June 219:01 a.m. Property vandalism on Bedford Av.10:03 a.m. Burglary on N Russ St. June 229:29 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked over 72-hours) on South Mildred Av.2:24 p.m. Grand theft on Carlson St. June 238:41 a.m. Vehicle towed on...

Police Briefs | Published Jan. 30, 2019

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Sunday night shooting kills 1 in Soledad

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police is looking for two suspects involved in a shooting that killed one person and injured another Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. on Oct. 10, officers from the Soledad Police Department responded to a shooting in the 100 block of Iris...

Police Briefs – Published May 30

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Jury convicts Greenfield man of domestic violence, child cruelty

GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury has found Carlos Hernandez, 32, of Greenfield guilty of one count of misdemeanor battery on his child’s parent and two counts of cruelty to a child. On June 18, Jane Doe, the mother of Hernandez’s four children, went to...

Salinas Valley State Prison investigating inmate death as murder

SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison officials are investigating the May 31 death of 25-year-old inmate Elazer Black as a homicide. At around 12:34 p.m. on Sunday, correctional officers responded to a disturbance inside a Facility B general population housing unit. Black had collapsed to...

Police Reports | Published June 10, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 255:36 a.m. Stolen vehicle/recovery report on S Vanderhurst Av.7:31 a.m. Stolen vehicle/recovery report on Rio Vista Dr.10:14 a.m. Matter of Record (burglary report) on Pearl St. May 2611:29 a.m. DUI arrest on S First St.11:46 a.m....

Repeat DUI offender found guilty

On April 11, Francisco Napoles Medina, 54, of Watsonville, was found guilty by a jury of felony driving under the influence of alcohol with three prior DUI convictions, two of which were felonies.

Inmate dies after altercation with correctional officers at CTF in Soledad

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SOLEDAD — Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Investigative Services Unit is investigating the death of an inmate who died after he attacked correctional officers during an altercation. On March 21, at about 11 a.m., officers were releasing inmates from their cells when 61-year-old inmate Joseph Altamirano...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published April 2, 2025

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

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 4, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Jan. 102:07 p.m. Bench Warrant on San Antonio Dr.6:00 p.m. Vandalism on N. Vanderhurst Av.8:35...