Crime

One month after Gavilan basketball player and beloved Gilroy teenager Andrel Gaines would have celebrated his 20th birthday, the man who was involved in the car crash that killed him last November walked free.

A councilman’s irritation over a police department captain commuting home 45 miles away in a patrol car has played a role in the senior-ranking officer altering his work schedule to four days a week – which might be an issue when he is set to become interim chief in January.

The California Highway Patrol, San Benito County Sheriff’s Office and The Hollister Police Department will be conducting extra patrol around the schools as they open for the 2012-2013 school year, according to an announcement.

The $18,000 cash theft from the Garlic Festival is in fact being investigated by police, said Gilroy Police Chief Denise Turner despite the Gilroy Police Department indicating last week that they were not.

Locals started arriving right at 5 p.m. for Hollister's National Night Out event Tuesday, a chance for public safety entities and other agencies to share resources geared towards families.

Missing juvenile Selena Burr has been located by the Stanislaus Sheriff’s Office near Ceres. Burr was reported missing by her foster parent and legal guardian on July 12. When she was reported missing again on Aug. 1, the Hollister Police Department sent out a press release about the missing girl.

The preliminary examination for the former treasurer with the Hollister Heat softball organization is set for later this month, according to court records.

A man driving a Mercury SUV sustained injuries this morning when he went off the road on Union Highway and collided with a tree. The man was conscious and talking around 10:10 a.m., when he was airlifted to Stanford Medical Center for treatment.