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Police seize illegal guns, drugs and fireworks in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Local law enforcement has seized illegal guns, drugs and fireworks in Greenfield following a search related to a child pornography investigation. According to the Greenfield Police Department, members of the South Monterey County Task Force served a search warrant at a residence in...

Police Reports | Published Nov. 18, 2020

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY Oct. 179:07 a.m. Vandalism on Calcagno St.1:37 p.m. Battery on N Vanderhurst Av.1:45 p.m. Vandalism on Oates Av. Oct. 1810:36 p.m. Battery on Cambridge Av. Oct. 197:49 a.m. Stolen vehicle report/recovered on Lynn St.9:08 a.m. Vehicle towed (parked...

Man found guilty of starting Dolan Fire, causing condor deaths

BIG SUR — A Monterey County judge has found 31-year-old Ivan Gomez guilty of starting the Big Sur Dolan Fire, which seriously injured a firefighter and destroyed multiple residences, as well as throwing rocks at a vehicle, cultivating marijuana and 12 counts of animal...

Soledad traffic stop leads to pursuit, juvenile arrest

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SOLEDAD — A traffic stop in Soledad last month led to a pursuit and the arrest of a juvenile, according to the Soledad Police Department. At about 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, a Soledad police officer attempted to stop a vehicle near Monterey and Third...

Police Briefs – Published Mar. 7

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Police Briefs | Published April 10, 2019

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Police Briefs — Published July 25, 2018

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

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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 man gets 20 years in prison for forcible rape

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GREENFIELD — A Monterey County judge sentenced Greenfield resident Adrian Rojas Sebastian on Nov. 28 to 20 years in prison for committing three counts of forcible rape and for personally inflicting great bodily injury upon the victim during the rape. “These offenses are serious and...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Aug. 16, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD Aug. 51:10 a.m. Driving with a suspended license on Walnut Av.3:44 p.m. Traffic collision on Thorp Av.6:21 p.m. Traffic collision hit-and-run on Tuscany Wy.6:23 p.m. Traffic collision on 3rd St. Aug. 61:26 a.m. Attempted...

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San Simeon man convicted of assault at state park

BIG SUR — A San Simeon man has been convicted of felony assault and misdemeanor battery stemming from an attack on a State Parks...