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Life Without Parole for Double Murder in Salinas
Samuel Ejaz booking photo SALINAS — Superior Court Judge Julie Culver sentenced 51-year-old Garden Grove resident Samuel Ejaz to two consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole. She
Santa Cruz Man Arrested for Child Molestation
Gerardo Gandara booking photo (Credit: Santa Cruz PD) SANTA CRUZ — Police have arrested a local man who reportedly engaged in lewd acts with minors between 1978 and 2007. Allegations
Inmate Charged in Cold Case Murder of Teenager
Charles Holifield FORT ORD — The Monterey County DA’s Office has announced the filing of murder charges against 56-year-old Charles Allen Holifield, who is currently an inmate at Valley State
Traffic Stop Reveals Drugs and Guns
East Cliff Drive, Live Oak (Credit: Google Maps) SANTA CRUZ — Two CHP officers have arrested 35-year-old Steve Anthony Gallegos after a traffic infraction on East Cliff Drive in Live
Salinas PD Make Arrest in 2-Year Homicide Case
Stock image (Source unknown) SALINAS — Salinas PD have announced the March 30th arrest of 25-year-old Charles Gutierrez as the primary suspect in the 2015 homicide of 22-year-old Eliot Cerna
Salinas Police Investigate City’s 13th Homicide of the Year
Stock image (Source unknown) SALINAS — Police are investigating the city’s 13th homicide of the year after two men shot two other men outside their own home on the 200
Salinas Man Arrested for Pastor’s Murder
SALINAS — Police have arrested 37-year-old Servando Ayala Silva for the murder of 68-year-old Herbert Valero on Tuesday evening after the two met at Valero’s home for prayer. Silva is
Salinas Pastor Fatally Stabbed
Servando Ayala SALINAS — On Tuesday evening at 7:50, the SPD arrived at the 1500 block of Verona Court to respond to a stabbing call. 68-year-old Herbert Valero, pastor of
Texas Man Found Guilty in Salinas Vehicular Manslaughter Case
Anthony Bouchereau (Credit: Salinas PD) SALINAS — A man from Texas is behind bars awaiting his sentencing for vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. 23-year-old Anthony Bouchereau
Argument Goes Awry, Ends in Shooting
SALINAS — A shooting has resulted in one man being airlifted to a Bay Area trauma center and another taken to jail on Friday afternoon after an argument blew up.