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Police alleged a threatening message found on the wall of a student restroom at Marguerite Maze Middle School last week warned the office to evacuate the school Friday because of a bomb, according to the Hollister School District.

Hollister police allege that a large party at the Hollister Elks Lodge resulted in officers being assaulted when they tried to break it up, according to the Hollister Police Department in a statement released Thursday.

The bicycle that 11-year-old Joshua Rodriguez was riding when hit by a county transit bus while crossing Memorial Drive was not equipped with "brakes that were operational," according to a statement released by the Hollister Police Department Friday afternoon. 

Five weeks after 11-year-old Joshua Rodriguez was hit and killed by a county transit bus, the Hollister Police Department is continuing to work on the investigation while awaiting results, the police chief said.

Hollister Police Chief David Westrick indicated Thursday that investigators expect to finish the report next week regarding a July 27 fatal bus crash resulting in the death of an 11-year-old boy.

City Councilwoman Mickie Luna reacted after the fatal accident Monday—involving a bus that struck a boy on a bicycle—by pointing out that many users of the nearby skate park facility neglect to wear helmets, as required by law.

The county coroner's office released the identity of the 12-year-old boy killed Monday when a county transit bus struck his bicycle at a Hollister intersection.

Hollister police arrested a couple running a daycare center on accusations linked to a sexual assault investigation, according to a Hollister Police Department report released Wednesday afternoon.

Hollister officials appear ready to buy body cameras for police officers in the coming fiscal year.

The Hollister Police Department officer who was one of the first on the scene and delivered life-saving aid to victims of a shooting during last year’s motorcycle rally is the man of the year in the eyes of one local organization.