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Salinas, like Santa Maria, rife with gang violence

Written on 8 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Salinas and Santa Maria, two cities similar in size and demographics, are experiencing epidemics of gang violence. Both cities had record homicide totals last year. [KSBY] In 2015, there were 13 murders in Santa Maria and 40 in Salinas. There... (Continue reading)

Salinas interpreter molests deaf students

Written on 14 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A former sign language interpreter for deaf students at North Salinas High School pled no contest to sexually molesting three underage students, officials announced Friday. On March 14, school authorities contacted the Salinas Police Department to report inappropriate sexual contact... (Continue reading)

Man arrested for Morro Bay man’s murder

Written on 14 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Salinas man was arrested Thursday for allegedly murdering a Morro Bay man in December. Salinas Police officers arrested Hector Martinez at the Monterey County Courthouse where he was appearing on an unrelated case. Officers booked Martinez into the Monterey... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man murdered in Salinas motel

Written on 11 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Salinas police have identified a man found stabbed to death in a Salinas motel Thursday as 53-year-old Bobby Dick Jr. of Morro Bay. On Dec. 5, a maid at the Laurel Inn noticed Dick’s motel room door was ajar. The... (Continue reading)