Crime Reports

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. FULL STORY:...

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.

Five children and two adults were injured Monday morning after their SUV crashed into the center divide on Highway 101 near Soledad.

A pair of vehicle accidents Friday evening have stalled traffic heading south on Highway 101 near Soledad.

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/

SOLEDAD — Officers with the Soledad Police Department are investigating an incident on May 15, during which a victim shot their assailant who was armed with a knife. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-stabbing-suspect-deterred-by-victim-with-revolver/

Note to Readers: Following Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. GREENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT Sept. 162:02 a.m. Suspended drivers license on Walnut Ave.3:05 a.m. Follow up contact for Salinas PD on El Camino Real. Sept. 171:09 a.m. Juvenile problem on Greenleaf Loop2:03 a.m. Outside agency assist...

A spike in violent crimes this month has left two residents dead and two others injured from four shootings reported in King City and Greenfield, and now local investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for the gun violence.

Note to Readers: Following Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. KING CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT Sept. 1612:20 p.m. Vehicle tow report on 2nd St.3:30 p.m. Vehicle tow report on N Vanderhurst St. Sept. 176:29 a.m. Felony warrant arrest report on Lynn St.8:50 a.m. CPS referral on...

Salinas Valley State Prison officials are investigating the death of an inmate as a homicide.