Crime

Hollister Police will conduct a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits, starting 6pm Aug. 14 and continuing until 1:30am Aug. 15.  In a statement, the Hollister Police Department said DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired...

Three people died in separate vehicle accidents in South Valley over the July 25-26 weekend, according to authorities. Two of the crashes involved motorcycles, with their riders pronounced dead after officers responded.  A California Highway Patrol commander emphasized that most accidents are preventable, and urged...

As the summer heats up and residents and vacationers continue to revel in the sunshine and warm evenings, Hollister Police and statewide law enforcement officials are urging motorists to slow down and drive safely.  Hollister Police Department issued an advisory this week encouraging drivers to...

Construction on a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Gilroy has been temporarily paused while federal attorneys prepare their response to a lawsuit challenging the project, according to opponents of the facility. The pause comes after California Attorney General Rob Bonta and...

Authorities confirmed that a man found dead in the trunk of a vehicle parked on Highway 152 was 42-year-old Hollister resident Javier Becerril. Police are investigating the death as a homicide.  California Highway Patrol officers received a report about 12:19pm July 9 regarding a missing...

Hollister Police responded to hundreds of calls for service and wrote dozens of citations for fireworks violations over the July 4 holiday weekend and during the Independence Rally.  Specifically, on July 3, Hollister Police officers responded to 96 calls and conducted 32 officer-initiated interactions, the...

With collisions involving electric bicycles on the rise in Hollister, public safety officials are advising juvenile riders and their parents to get caught up on the rules of the road, and to follow them whether on two wheels or four.  On June 29, the Hollister...

San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle along the riverbed.  Deputies responded about 8:30am June 26 to the area of Riverview Way. Someone called to report a vehicle was driving slowly in a residential area of...

Victims of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting and their families have less than one month remaining to apply for financial reimbursement from the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB).  The deadline to apply for compensation is July 28—seven years after the tragedy in Gilroy that...

Police arrested a man in Hollister who brandished a firearm while challenging two men to fight outside a local business, authorities said. Hollister Police officers responded to a report of an altercation on June 19. The investigation found that the tension began after the suspect’s...