Crime

Chief Probation Officer Brent Cardall announced his resignation Monday after accepting a position in Yolo County to start on July 1.

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.

Police and animal control officers Friday seized 101 birds they say were raised for cockfighting at a residence where authorities seized 120 birds in December that were also suspected of being used for cockfighting, according to the Hollister Police Department.

An unattended lunchbox in Walmart at 7150 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy Thursday afternoon incited a precautionary evacuation of the entire superstore just after 3 p.m.

Brigantino Park reopened after a brief closure Friday.

See a rundown of this week's suspected crimes reported by the Hollister Police Department.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored a Hollister police officer last weekend for making 25 driving while intoxicated arrests in 2012, according to the Hollister Police Department in a statement.

A mountain lion showed up again Monday at Brigantino Park a day after residents initially witnessed one there, leading to a park closure. 

Hollister City Council members Monday night approved the final piece to the puzzle on a long-discussed fire contract involving Hollister, San Benito County and San Juan Bautista.

It looks as though the mountain lion witnessed by residents at Brigantino Park on Sunday has retreated back over the nearby hills.