Crime

Johnny R. Pena, the San Benito County sheriff’s deputy accused in Newark of driving under the influence while in a patrol car, accepted a plea deal in the case and will serve 22 days in jail, according to a spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.

Hollister officials say that a new policy is working well that calls for a police captain to pay 5 cents per mile for use of a city patrol car he uses on a daily commute with a round trip of around 100 miles.

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a contract with the City of Hollister to provide fire protection services for the county.

The sentencing of a former San Jose police officer who is accused of having illegal sexual contact with two teen boys took an unexpected detour Monday afternoon.

A sex scandal that erupted eight months ago and involves a former San Jose police officer from Gilroy will culminate in court Monday afternoon.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s dive team spent the day Thursday searching Anderson reservoir, the largest reservoir in the county, for any sign of missing teen Sierra LaMar. 

In response to an increase in fatalities at air shows nationwide, the Hollister Municipal Airport on Monday held training for firefighters in advance of the Hollister Airshow held Memorial Day weekend.

A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of molesting at least six females age 16 and younger, police said. 

Sheriff’s deputies Saturday night arrested at county woman after she fled in a vehicle from authorities into an orchard and and crashed into a light pole, according to announcement from the sheriff’s office.