Crime

Hollister police early Thursday recovered the engulfed vehicle belonging to a 25-year-old Hollister woman who was reported as missing Wednesday after she failed to pick up her child and others from school.

Police are looking for a man who shot one victim and struck another on the head with a hammer early Thursday morning in Morgan Hill.

San Benito County’s Republican Party last weekend posted a handful of large signs supporting presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The local party’s chairman on Wednesday reported that one of those signs was vandalized – so it now reads “Romney Lies” – and another was stolen.

The San Benito County Grand Jury released its 2011-12 report, which includes recommendations on Measure T, staffing levels at the jail, recommendations for local schools and a review of the John Smith Landfill.

On October 1, Hollister police arrested Michael Smith, 38, on the 500 block of Tres Pinos Road after they alleged he ran from a traffic stop. He was arrested on recommended charges of suspected possession of methamphetamine, resisting arrest and parole violation, according to the Hollister Police Department.

The 12-time felon and Gilroy man who killed his wife’s puppy by throwing it against a wall more than a year ago was sentenced Friday morning to six years in state prison, a much shorter sentence than the 25 years to life he was facing.

On Saturday, the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office and the Hollister Police Department collaborated with the Drug Enforcement Administration to hold a prescription drug disposal event at the local Target store in Hollister.

Hollister Police Officers arrested six suspected gang members on various charges while they were conducting a follow up investigation at Mission Oaks Trailer Park on Tuesday.