Thanks to the re-opening of all fire zones in the River and Carmel fires onb Thursday, August 27 all Monterey County Evacuation Shelters and Centers are now closing. The Monterey Conference Center, which had been used as an evacuation center, will be transitioning in the next few days to host a Local Assistance Center for those impacted by the fires.
Anyone needing assistance related to the fires before the center is open should contact 211.
Monterey County has a virtual assistance center available with recovery information and links which can be located online at www.co.monterey.ca.us/2020Fires
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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