Crime

The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office has charged Alfredo Zendejas, 24—accused by sheriff’s deputies in April of a series of burglaries and thefts—with two felony counts, plus enhancements that could lengthen his sentence if convicted, according to court records. Zendejas was scheduled to appear...

The county sheriff’s office is investigating a suspected homicide after finding a body over an embankment and a baseball bat in a rural area southwest of San Juan Bautista.

A fire reported around midnight damaged Superior Bakery on San Juan Road and resulted in smoke spreading to neighboring businesses in the west-side shopping center.

On Wednesday, animal control officers with the Hollister Police Department Animal Care and Services Bureau responded to the Hollister Methodist United Church at 521 Monterey St. for a deceased bat, and lab testing confirmed it was infected with the rabies virus, according to the HPD.

An accident at the intersection of Hwy. 156 and Hwy. 25 slowed traffic this morning when a black Ford explorer collided with a white pick up truck, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

Hollister police on Monday found marijuana in a baggie marked “Purple Cross” – which is the local pot dispensary – which had been recovered at an R.O. Harden Elementary School playground, according to a statement.

Robert Thysell had been facing up to nine years in prison for

Hollister police reported a suspected drive-by shooting into a home Thursday. According to the statement: Police seek help investigating a report of a Hollister home shot at by unknown suspects who fled in a vehicle. On Thursday at approximately 10:30 pm police officers responded to the 1500...