Hollister teens suspected in gumball machine thefts
After brazenly swiping two coin-operated gumball machines from Gilroy businesses Friday afternoon, five Hollister teens rolling around town in a conspicuous black Hummer found themselves in a sticky situation: police custody.
Calfire suspends open burning in the county
Citing "the extreme menace of wildfire and its potential to destroy life, property, and natural resources" following continued dry conditions, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection last week suspended open burning in many areas of the state, including San Benito County.
Suspect sought in Christmas stabbing homicide
Hollister police are looking for a suspect after a stabbing homicide early on Christmas morning, according to a Hollister Police Department announcement.
Iraq War veteran accepts plea bargain in stabbing
An Iraq war veteran who stabbed his girlfriend's father at a Morgan Hill residence pleaded no contest to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Ex-SJB chamber official accepts plea deal for embezzlement
The former president of the San Juan Bautista Chamber of Commerce accepted a plea deal on a misdemeanor grand theft charge for suspected embezzlement from the organization, while she is eligible for work alternative and electronic monitoring to fulfill her 31-day sentence.
Shimeks’ family dog still missing; sightings in Hollister area
Friends of Lynn and Chris Shimek, the Gilroy couple who died Nov. 28 in an apparent murder-suicide, are seeking help in recovering one of the Shimek's family pets after it ran away Dec. 1 in Hollister.
Wood has preliminary hearing set in embezzlement case
Ray Wood, the retired Hollister police sergeant accused of embezzling from the city officers' union, on Thursday had a preliminary hearing scheduled for late February.
Area police will be out looking for drunken drivers
Police will be out in force for the next three weeks, looking
