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Sureno gang member pleads guilty to King City murders

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KING CITY — Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Sept. 16 that Eliazar Arellano Ayron, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder while personally using a firearm for the benefit of the Sureno criminal street gang. On Dec. 26, 2021, Ayron,...

King City police seek surveillance footage of vehicle involved in Saturday shooting

KING CITY — King City Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a suspect vehicle that was involved in a shooting early Saturday morning. Local officers as well as personnel from the Soledad and Greenfield police departments and Monterey County Sheriff’s Office...

Soledad man sentenced to prison for false imprisonment

A Monterey Superior Court Judge last week sentenced Luis Plaza, 27, of Soledad, to 16 months in state prison for false imprisonment.

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office to close Monterey, King City substations to public

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KING CITY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has announced the closure of its two substation offices, located in Monterey and King City, to lobby services effective Nov. 17. According to a news release Monday, the decision was made due to staffing needs that require records...

Police announce connection between King City mass shooting and double homicide near Soledad

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KING CITY — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and King City Police Department investigators announced Thursday that they have developed information connecting the deadly mass shooting in King City and the double homicide near Soledad. On March 3, 11 residents were shot during a mass shooting...

Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published March 29, 2023

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD March 1812:13 a.m. DUI on 7th St.9:09 a.m. Stolen vehicle on Oak Av.11:14 a.m. Hit-and-run on St. Charles Pl.2:24 p.m. Pedestrian versus vehicle traffic collision on Apple Av.4:04 p.m. Hit-and-run on Gavilan Dr.8:52...

Police Briefs | Published June 19, 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...

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...

Police Briefs – Published July 3, 2018

Police Briefs are obtained from the local police departments.
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