Crime

During a traffic stop, police arrested a man on a bicycle on suspicion of drug offenses, possession of ammunition and other crimes, Hollister Police said.  About 12:31am May 31, Hollister Police Officer Chiyanne Schneider was on patrol in the area of Monterey and B streets...

Police last week arrested two suspects who allegedly burglarized and stole from a number of businesses in Hollister on multiple occasions, according to authorities. About 8:13am May 19, Hollister Police responded to the 1100 block of East Park Street on a report of a commercial...

Inmate Daniel Lopez Zavala, who escaped from the San Benito County Jail on May 28, was arrested in San Jose May 29 night following a regional manhunt that lasted nearly two days, authorities said.  The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office has also arrested three people...

A pedestrian was fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver near downtown Gilroy, police said June 1. Officers who responded to a 911 call about 10:50pm May 31 in the area of First Street and Eigleberry Street found a man with major injuries in the roadway,...

Police arrested two people May 25 who were uncooperative—and in one case, violent—with officers who responded to multiple noise complaints throughout the evening at a party at a home in Hollister, authorities said.  About 8pm May 25, Hollister Police responded to a residence on the...

Daniel Lopez Zavala, who escaped from the San Benito County Jail on May 28, was arrested in San Jose Wednesday night following a regional manhunt, authorities said.  Zavala, 38, of Hollister, was arrested 7pm May 29 at a hotel in San Jose with his girlfriend,...

Law enforcement officers from throughout the region continue to search for Daniel Lopez Zavala, who escaped from the San Benito County Jail early Tuesday morning, authorities said. The sheriff’s office is asking the public to keep an eye out and call 911 if anyone...

Inmate Daniel Lopez Zavala escaped from the San Benito County Correctional Facility early Tuesday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities are asking the public to keep an eye out and call police if anyone sees him. About 1:53am May 28, Zavala escaped from the...

Police in Hollister safely detained a man who claimed he was armed with a gun and threatened to harm himself and others in a local neighborhood, authorities said.  On May 7, police responded to a call from an adult male who advised he was in...

Santa Clara County Wildlife Officer Laura Decker was named 2023 Wildlife Officer of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week. Decker, who is currently based in the CDFW Gilroy office, began her career with CDFW in 2018. In her short...