Crime

Police Friday arrested a homeless woman on suspicion of stabbing a man with a knife in retaliation for stealing her recyclables.

Hollister Interim Police Chief David Westrick said Friday that the police department, San Benito County Sheriff's Office and San Benito Probation Department were working together to investigate three Wednesday shootings that may be related.

Moving firmly to clear the layer of smoke that often hangs over the San Lorenzo Valley during cooler months, a regional air quality agency on Wednesday voted without dissent to enact tough new controls on backyard burns.

The Hollister Police Department and San Benito County Sheriff’s Department officers responded to multiple shootings Wednesday and are still investigating the incidents.

Two people working on a pumpkin patch Wednesday morning were run over by a forklift after its driver lost control, according to the county fire department.

Police suspect that Lawrence R. Jones shot his ex-wife and dismembered her, according to a statement released today.

Police expect to recommend a homicide charge Tuesday against a longtime professor from the Naval Postgraduate School who is suspected of killing his 29-year-old ex-wife and dumping her body off a rural road near Aromas.

The Hollister Police Department sent out a notice advising residents of two sex offenders who have failed to register as required by law. They are asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of Anthony Davis or Victor Zamudio to call the local police department.