Crime

Capt. David Westrick will take over as Hollister’s police chief on July 2. Westrick served as interim police chief from April 2012 through Dec. 31, 2012, when Captain Carlos Reynoso took over interim police chief duties.

June 12

Police over the weekend arrested a Hollister man accused of burglarizing his ex-girlfriend’s home and refusing to leave the residence.

Hollister police early Sunday arrested a local man suspected of trying to break into an apartment building and possessing drug paraphernalia, according to a statement from Hollister police.

Police on Friday arrested three men after finding a loaded, stolen gun in a vehicle parked at the Save Mart parking lot, according to the Hollister Police Department.

With help from a grant, the California Highway Patrol's Gilroy-Hollister office is conducting a DUI checkpoint Saturday in south Santa Clara County, according to the CHP.

At 12:07 a.m., Hollister police officers responded to a report of disorderly conduct involving alcohol on McCarthy Street. They arrested a 26-year-old male.

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.