San Juan Bautista merchants such as Victoria Hansen have been on edge lately. That’s because a series of early-morning burglaries has businesses and residents concerned about the Mission town’s security.
At National Night Out Tuesday evening two local residents were honored as peace advocates in San Benito County. Assemblyman Luis Alejo selected Dolores Villalon and Robert Scattini to receive the 2013 California Peace Award along with three other residents or groups from his assembly district.
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of a body along Highway 25 June 11. Sgt. Tony LaMonica said Monday no suspicious circumstances were involved when they found a 37-year-old Hollister man in a field near the railroad tracks along Highway 25.
An autopsy conducted Monday on the body discovered off Cannon Road did not confirm a cause of death, although investigators now believe the unidentified female victim was “possibly” between ages 20 and 35 and “possibly” Asian or Hispanic, according to the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office.
The California Highway Patrol, San Benito County Sheriff’s Office and The Hollister Police Department will be conducting extra patrol around the schools as they open for the 2012-2013 school year, according to an announcement.
Locals started arriving right at 5 p.m. for Hollister's National Night Out event Tuesday, a chance for public safety entities and other agencies to share resources geared towards families.
The body of an Aromas man reported missing April 3 has been found in an Aromas fishing pond at the end of Rose Avenue, according to the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office.
The Hollister Police Department, the California Highway Patrol and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office will be concentrating enforcement of traffic laws around Hollister Schools in an effort to encourage drivers to drive safely in school zones.
A water main broke on Fourth Street Thursday night near the sheriff’s office headquarters and will shut off a portion of the busy road for an indefinite amount of time.