Crime

An attorney for the Purple Cross medical marijuana dispensary criticized the Hollister Police Department for announcing the business insignia was on a baggie of pot found at a school playground this week.

A 19-year-old San Jose man died Sunday night in a single-car wreck on Ferguson Road in Gilroy, according to the CHP.

Hollister council members and county supervisors expressed a variety of perspectives about a consultant's report recommending that the two governments do not fully consolidate law enforcement agencies despite an estimated $316,000 in savings.

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.

San Benito County supervisors received an update on the transition of 911 dispatch to Santa Cruz at a recent meeting, and some board members still had concern about coverage in rural pockets.

A hired consultant's report on potential law enforcement consolidation recommends that the city and county do not enter into a law enforcement contract despite an estimated $322,000 annual savings, according to the document released before a scheduled Tuesday meeting.

A woman and two children, ages 4 and 6, suffered serious but non-fatal injuries in a rollover accident that occurred around 4:20 p.m. Friday on northbound Highway 101 near the Pacheco Pass Highway overpass by Gilroy Crossing.

The two men charged in connection with a Nov. 13 gunfire exchange on the west side have pleaded not guilty to the felony accusations, according to records.