Child found unresponsive in Hollister
Police are investigating a suspicious incident in which an 11-year-old child was found unresponsive in Hollister, authorities said.
Officers from the Hollister Police Department on Nov. 27 responded to an emergency medical call at 350 Miller Road, where the unresponsive child had been found, the...
Judge stalls San Benito County’s attempt to identify social media users
Anonymous Facebook users who run what they describe as a “satirical” social media page have sued San Benito County over its recent efforts to name them as the page’s owners.
At a Nov. 26 online hearing before the California Northern District Court, after receiving arguments...
Police department receives grant for Hollister traffic safety
The Hollister Police Department received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support ongoing local enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on the city’s roads.
The grant program runs through September 2026, says a...
Two dead after shooting in Gilroy
Two men died on Nov. 16 following a domestic-related shooting at a home in unincorporated Gilroy, authorities said.
Just before 3:30pm, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a residence on Sheldon Avenue, says a press release from the sheriff’s...
CVS settles with state over Medi-Cal fraud claims
CVS Pharmacy will pay the state of California more than $18 million in a settlement of a lawsuit that accused the national chain of submitting fraudulent claims to the Medi-Cal public health insurance system, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week.
The state and the...
County auditor confirms stolen funds recovered from Oct. 15 phishing scam
San Benito County has recovered nearly $700,000 stolen from a recent vendor payment fraud scheme, according to the county Auditor-Controller’s Office.
The recovery of the funds will allow the county to “issue proper payment to the legitimate vendor,” Auditor-Controller Joe Paul Gonzalez said in a...
San Benito County Sheriff investigates FB post that allegedly threatened local officials
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a social media page that recently posted a political cartoon that allegedly encouraged violence against public officials and their families, according to authorities.
The Facebook page known as “Benito Beet Beat” published the post on Nov. 3....
San Benito County requests help from state controller’s office as fraud losses mount
San Benito County officials have requested an audit and investigation services from the state controller’s office after a recent fraud incident brought the county’s total known loss of public funds to theft or embezzlement to more than $1.1 million in recent years.
Concerned that there...
Update: Coroner identifies Hollister shooting victim
A 49-year-old Hollister man died in a shooting on Sunnyslope Road Oct. 28, according to authorities.
Hollister Police responded to reports of a shooting about 7:22pm on the 1100 block of Sunnyslope Road. The occupants of two vehicles were involved in the shooting, Hollister Police...
Update: San Benito County recovers $696k stolen through phishing scam
San Benito County recovered $696,602 that was stolen by a suspect or suspects through a complicated phishing scam, according to local officials.
Authorities are investigating the fraud attempt, in which the county’s auditor-controller’s office had approved the payment to someone who falsely posed as a...
