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Police Reports | Published June 3, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY May 118:19 a.m. Stolen vehicle/recovery report on Monte Vista Pl.8:43 a.m. Possession of methamphetamine on Division St.1:50 p.m. Vandalism in excess of $400 on Bassett St.2:40 p.m. Driving with a suspended license on Broadway St.4:24 p.m....

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

Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley State Prison inmate Jaime Demicio Romero, 32, was sentenced to serve a term of 45 years to life in prison, after being convicted of second-degree murder, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on April 24. Romero was also convicted of personally...

Greenfield traffic stop leads to arrests for firearms, narcotics

Greenfield Police Department
GREENFIELD — While on patrol in a school zone Friday morning, a Greenfield police officer observed a vehicle driving recklessly. When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the driver failed to yield. The vehicle eventually came to a stop after a short pursuit, at Highway...

Greenfield shooting remains under investigation

Greenfield Police Department
GREENFIELD — Just before 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, officers from the Greenfield Police Department responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Third Street. Several individuals approached a victim seated in his car and fired multiple rounds, according to police. Fortunately, the gunfire...

Police Briefs | Published Jan. 2, 2019

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Police Briefs | Published September 19, 2018

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

Inmate sentenced to life for murdering fellow inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison

Law judge court
SOLEDAD — John Lydon, a 52-year-old inmate of Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, was sentenced Oct. 10 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of fellow inmate Son Kim Tran. On May 16, Lydon pleaded to the murder of...

Greenfield man convicted of first-degree murder for killing supervisor

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — A Monterey County jury found Greenfield resident Imeldo Ramirez Merino guilty of first-degree murder on Oct. 14. The jury also found true a special circumstance that Merino, 28, intentionally killed Benito Godinez Canales by means of lying in wait with personal use of...

Travel nurse found guilty of child molestation in Greenfield

Law judge court
GREENFIELD — Travis Harris, a 40-year-old travel nurse from Scotts Valley, was found guilty by a jury on several charges related to child molestation, announced Monterey County District Attorney’s Office on April 15. The verdict was reached after a trial overseen by Judge Pamela...

Police Briefs — Published August 15, 2018

Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.

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Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Jan. 14, 2026

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Dec. 11:30 p.m. Petty Theft on Broadway St.6:50 p.m. Bench warrant on N. Russ Av.7:00...