Soledad police officer dies in weekend traffic accident
SAN JOSE — A Soledad police officer died in an off-duty motorcycle crash in San Jose last Sunday morning.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Cpl. Kevin McArthur was riding his Yamaha motorcycle on the connecting ramp from southbound Highway 87 to southbound Highway 85...
Yetter swears in
Soledad Police Department’s newest officer, William Yetter, was sworn in at a ceremony last week.
Man arrested for attempted murder in Soledad
Soledad Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting and attempted homicide that occurred Tuesday morning in the 1700 block of Vosti Avenue in Soledad.
Greenfield teacher arrested for sexual misconduct
A teacher at Vista Verde Middle School in Greenfield was arrested last week for sexual misconduct with a minor.
Former Soledad resident sentenced to prison for forcible lewd acts with child
SOLEDAD — Former Soledad resident Ramon Rangel Mendoza, 60, was sentenced to 25 years in the state prison after he pleaded no contest to three felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, involving force or duress.
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Two inmates escape from Salinas Valley State Prison
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for two state prison inmates who escaped from the minimum-support facility at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) on Sunday, May 6.
Soledad man dies in crash while attempting to evade police
SALINAS VALLEY — A 20-year-old Soledad man died last Friday after his vehicle overturned on Los Coches Road near Greenfield while attempting to evade police during a pursuit.
FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-man-dies-in-crash-while-attempting-to-evade-police/
Riot breaks out at Soledad prison
The Investigative Services Unit at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) is investigating an attempted homicide incident that sparked a riot Wednesday.
Escaped SVSP inmate apprehended in San Francisco
An inmate who walked away from a minimum security facility at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad was apprehended Sept. 16 in San Francisco, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
CDCR officials search for inmate who walked away from Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from Salinas Valley State Prison’s Minimum Support Facility in Soledad on Tuesday.
FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/cdcr-officials-search-for-inmate-who-walked-away-from-salinas-valley-state-prison/