Crime

Details have emerged in the June 21 motorcycle accident that resulted in the death of a 44-year-old Tres Pinos man and major injuries for a 49-year-old Gilroy woman.

With extremely Fourth of July around the corner and hot temperatures expected in the coming week, the Hollister Fire Department issued the following tips for residents:

The annual Kids At the Park event drew more than 850 children who visited more than 25 booths, collecting a stamp on a passport with each stop. The annual event serves as a resource fair for local families, connecting them to educational programs, health services and law enforcement while also offering a chance for children to have some fun at Dunne Park.

June 26

Jason Lei has returned to the U.S. from the Philippines and faces charges that he embezzled an undisclosed amount of money from the sheriff’s association as a deputy and union treasurer.

On Thursday morning, Hollister police arrested a 26-year-old Hollister man – found with a firearm, large knife and drugs – on suspicion of related charges.

The former San Benito County Sheriff's Office deputy accused of embezzling from the local deputies union is scheduled for a warrant return hearing Tuesday, more than three years after that warrant was issued.

Michele Cameron and her family had a rough weekend as they awaited recommendations from medical professionals on whether to treat the Camerons’ 12-year-old daughter for rabies after she had been bitten Thursday by a dog whose vaccination had expired in March.

Darren Thompson, the San Benito County Sheriff, released the 2012 sheriff’s office annual report last week, citing an “exciting and disappointing” year for the department as the department fielded 8 percent more service calls with 40 percent of the patrol staff.

Michele Cameron, the mother of a 12-year-old daughter bit by a dog at Ridgemark Thursday evening, is pleading with the owner of the dog to come forward so that her daughter will not have to undergo a painful series of rabies vaccinations on Monday.