Small quakes hit the same spot
Some say bad things happen in threes, but when you live near Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister – a terrestrial intersection where a handful of earthquake fault lines converge like superhighways (namely, Sargent, Calaveras, Quien Sabe, San Andreas and Paicines) the trio of temblors that popped up in the exact same spot this week is a matter of geographic reality; not superstition.
Stolen car goes off 50-foot cliff, ending police chase
Hollister police last weekend arrested 29-year-old man after a vehicle chase on the city’s west side that resulted in the driver’s car going off a small cliff and landing in a ravine, according to the police department.
Daycare teacher accepts plea for attempting to drug kids
The Hollister woman who tried to slip a sleep-aid drug into children’s drinks at the Morgan Hill daycare facility where she worked pleaded no contest to attempted child endangerment at South County Courthouse on Thursday.Â
City to take over county fire service in June
The Hollister Fire Department will take over fire service in the county in June as San Benito County Supervisors on Tuesday approved a contract with the city not to exceed $1,106,715 per year.
Authorities seek missing adult who went on bicycle trip
The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office put out an alert for a missing 60-year-old man who had gone on a solo, cross-country bicycle trip pulling a trailer, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.
Jail inmate treated for self-inflicted wounds
A jail inmate was transported to Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital on Wednesday after sustaining what the sheriff’s office called self-inflicted injuries.
HPD arrests man who locked himself in shed on stranger’s property
Hollister police officers arrested a 34-year-old male on Monday for obstruction of a police officer, battery of a police officer and a felony probation violation.
Martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting minor
Hollister police officers arrested a 51-year-old man on Monday – a martial arts instructor at Technique Studio on Sixth Street – on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female under age 14.
