CalFire torches 70-plus acres in training exercise
CalFire crews burned more than 70 acres during a rare training
Sheriff upgrades sonar equipment to search for Sierra LaMar
Santa Clara County sheriff’s investigators will be “wrapping up” a water search this week for Sierra LaMar or any evidence related to the kidnapping case, using new, high-tech sonar detection equipment that they have had access to in previous weeks.
Oakland native takes reins of the county probation office
San Benito County’s new Chief Probation Officer Ted Baraan is an Oakland native who grew up among friends teetering on the edge of trouble. Some grew up to be police officers, and others went to state prison.
Sheriff: Two sex offenders arrested for not registering
Two local residents—one released from prison earlier this year and the other a downtown Hollister business owner—were arrested for failing to register as sex offenders with San Benito County authorities, according to the sheriff’s office.
Panoche fire might burn 15,000 acres
It was consuming mostly grass in southern San Benito County, and
Police seize 300 pounds of meth, cocaine in Gilroy
Police seized 300 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and cocaine
Scagliotti case halted: Judge officiated accuser’s wedding
Visiting Judge Alan Hedegard admitted to receiving $200 for the
