Police Briefs — Published August 15, 2018
Police Briefs are obtained from the local Police Departments.
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published Nov. 12, 2025
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.
SOLEDAD
Oct. 311:39 a.m. Violation of probation on Main St.11:11 a.m. Info Report (assault) on Main St.
Nov. 18:24 p.m. Traffic violation on Gabilan Dr.11:23 p.m. Civil matters on West St.
Nov. 21:27 p.m. Burglary on Kidder St.3:28 p.m....
Multiple agencies bust unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY — Last month the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office’s Bureau of Investigations, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and local agencies, conducted cannabis enforcement operations targeting unlicensed cannabis cultivators in South Monterey County.
In total, these...
Scammers swindled nearly $900K from PG&E customers in 2023
CENTRAL COAST — Scammers continue to take advantage of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers.
In fact, in 2023, PG&E received nearly 43,000 reports from customers who were targeted by scammers impersonating the company, and customers lost approximately $875,000 in fraudulent payments, with the...
Dispatchers praised for guiding lost hikers to safety in King City, Carmel fall rescues
KING CITY — Monterey County emergency dispatchers are being credited with helping save two lost hikers in separate fall incidents, actions county officials say exemplify the professionalism and mission of the 9-1-1 system.
According to the County of Monterey Emergency Communications Department, Dispatchers Dawn McNeil...
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office receives $75K grant to fight alcohol-related harm
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in the community.
“This initiative is essential to improving youth safety and giving law enforcement the tools needed to...
$10K reward offered in Greenfield murder case
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for last year’s slaying of a local teenager who was found dead from a gunshot wound on the sidewalk near Oak Avenue Elementary School in Greenfield.
