Beyond wounds: Counseling after Salinas gang violence sometimes overlooked

May 13th, 2011 § Leave a Comment

Joel Aguilar has never been a gang member, but has three bullets in him nonetheless.

The east Salinas teenager is largely paralyzed: He can move his neck, raise both his arms a few inches and move one wrist — the physical toll of a “gang-related” shooting that nearly killed him two years ago.

“That night, I was supposed to die,” he said, remembering the doctors told his parents at the time he wouldn’t last a week.

“But I’m still here.”

A cat-and-mouse game: South Monterey County’s new approach to stymie gangs

October 2nd, 2010 § Leave a Comment

SOLEDAD — It’s an hour before midnight, and the homes along Metz Road are quiet and dark.

The residents of the southeast Soledad neighborhood appear to have turned in for the night — except for a half-dozen men standing outside a well-lit garage.

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City of Salinas wins in police brutality case

September 17th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

The city of Salinas no longer has to face a jury in a police brutality case. A Monterey County judge ruled this month that two police officers used reasonable force in arresting a disabled man they thought was drunk in public.

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Ex-girlfriend faces homicide charges in Salinas lawyer’s death

September 5th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

A Salinas woman accused of killing her ex-boyfriend — a local family court attorney — may be formally charged with his death early next week, Monterey County’s district attorney said Friday.

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FBI, Monterey County gang task force to get ‘Operation Center’

August 21st, 2010 § Leave a Comment

Monterey County law enforcement agencies and their state and federal partners may soon have their own headquarters to combat the area’s gang activity.

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Salinas-area landlords get gang crash course

August 20th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

MARINA—Salinas-area landlords who want to keep their properties safe from criminal activity got help Thursday identifying the signs that a potential tenant may be a gang member.

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Salinas Police Department to be reviewed by state commission

August 17th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

In hopes of improving the Salinas Police Department, city officials said Monday that a state commission will study the ins and outs of the agency.

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Jesse John Crow found dead in jail cell

August 9th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

The Monterey County District Attorney is set to hold a press conference Monday to discuss some details in the case against Jesse John Crow, who was found dead early Saturday morning – hanging in his jail cell from a makeshift rope.

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King City police department audit begins amid investigation of chief

August 6th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

King City’s police department is facing scrutiny on two fronts.

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King City to investigate police chief Nick Baldiviez

August 5th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

KING CITY — King City will conduct an internal affairs investigation into allegations that its police chief arrived at crime scenes drunk and inappropriately promoted a reserve officer.

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