On Friday night, Deputies were patrolling the
outskirts of Greenfield when they saw a vehicle driving at a high rate of
speed. The driver was cutting corners and failing to use a turn signal. Deputies were able to catch up to the car and stop it for
reckless driving. Deputies discovered that 30-year-old Manuel Torres, of Greenfield
had several handgun magazines on his back seat. Torres was asked if he had a
firearm in the car and he told Deputies he did and it was on the floor behind his seat. During a search of the car a concealed hand- gun was
found with a magazine containing 7 rounds and 1 round was found in the chamber.
Torres also had a fixed blade K-Bar knife under his seat. Torres was arrested and taken to the Monterey County
Jail where he was booked for possession of a concealed firearm and possession
of a dirk or dagger.
Monterey County DA Releases Preliminary Information Concerning an Officer Involved Shooting Incident that Occurred Outside of Soledad on December 16
SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni on December 19 released preliminary information concerning the officer involved shooting (OIS) which occurred at about 1:20 a.m. outside the city of Soledad on December 16, 2025. Just before 1:00 a.m., Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Pina, who has been a peace officer for 10 years all with MCSO, and Deputy Blain Councilman, each in separate patrol cars, were dispatched to 32097 McCoy Road. A resident at the farm labor camp reported a suspicious individual with a handgun whose white Honda 4 door sedan was parked in space 18 at the complex. Before parking there, the suspect drove around and around, stopped in front of the reporting party’s (RP’s) truck, and got out. The RP could hear music. Deputy Pina drove the lead patrol car and arrived just after 1:20 a.m. His dashcam video, which does not record sound but which he installed on his own and at his own expense, depicts the following: He drove down ...
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