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RIP to Odie, a courthouse service dog who helped hundreds of crime victims.
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RIP to Odie, a courthouse service dog who helped hundreds of crime victims.

  • Sara Rubin
  • May 26, 2025

The first service dog trained to provide victims' services by the Monterey County District Attorney, a black Labrador named Odie, died on Tues…

New information comes to light about Carmel shooting.
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New information comes to light about Carmel shooting.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Nov 1, 2024

The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office released more information regarding a fatal shooting between Carmel Police and James Marshall, …

District Attorney files charges against man who reportedly struck Seaside Police officers with slingshot.
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District Attorney files charges against man who reportedly struck Seaside Police officers with slingshot.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Jun 13, 2024

The man suspected of striking two officers with a slingshot during a May 13 confrontation that ended when he was shot by Seaside Police is fac…

Fresh Express pays $280,000 after Salinas employees get sick from 2020 bleach leak.
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Fresh Express pays $280,000 after Salinas employees get sick from 2020 bleach leak.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 15, 2024

A national food processor agreed to pay $280,000 in fines after dozens of its employees got sick from bleach odors leaking at its Salinas pack…

Man convicted of murdering Salinas police officer sentenced to life in prison.
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Man convicted of murdering Salinas police officer sentenced to life in prison.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Nov 21, 2023

The man convicted last month of murdering Salinas Police Department officer Jorge David “JD” Alvarado was sentenced to life in prison without …

Gustavo Morales convicted of murdering Salinas police officer Jorge Alvarado.
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Gustavo Morales convicted of murdering Salinas police officer Jorge Alvarado.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Oct 24, 2023

A Monterey County jury has found the man accused of murdering Salinas Police Department officer Jorge David “JD” Alvarado guilty on all charges.

Sheriff’s deputies shoot, kill knife-wielding suspect in Salinas.
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Sheriff’s deputies shoot, kill knife-wielding suspect in Salinas.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Aug 9, 2023

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man armed with a knife in Salinas on Tuesday evening, Aug. 8, after responding to a 911 c…

UPDATED: Greenfield Police Department fires officer convicted of misdemeanor battery.
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UPDATED: Greenfield Police Department fires officer convicted of misdemeanor battery.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Apr 6, 2023

Greenfield Police Department has fired an officer who was convicted of misdemeanor battery for physically attacking his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.

As she prepares to retire from the DA’s Office after 43 years, Pam Patterson reflects on transforming victims’ services.
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As she prepares to retire from the DA’s Office after 43 years, Pam Patterson reflects on transforming victims’ services.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 9, 2022

It was a cute yellow labrador retriever that helped Pam Patterson find her “inner power” during a demanding training. Patterson is the manager…

District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni faces a challenger from within her own staff.
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District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni faces a challenger from within her own staff.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 13, 2022

For a generation, the position of Monterey County District Attorney went unchanged – and uncontested. Dean Flippo was elected as DA in 1990, t…

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