Rabobank in Hollister robbed at gunpoint Monday morning
Two males robbed the Rabobank in Hollister at around 11 a.m., according to police.
Court Preview: Murder, arson suspects face hearings
David J. Quiroz, the Hollister man accused in the killing of 25-year-old Heather Carroll, has a hearing set for Thursday at the San Benito County Courthouse.
Updated: Driver killed in wreck during police chase was from Atascadero
A 41-year-old Atascadero man died early Friday morning when a pickup truck collided with a center divide during a police chase on Highway 101 in San Benito County.
Police ramp up efforts in search for missing mother
Until Friday, two days after a 25-year-old mother’s disappearance, police “haven’t had a really good geographic area for searches” in the case of missing Hollister resident Heather Carroll, said interim Police Chief David Westrick. But Westrick indicated Friday that investigators – including a search and rescue unit brought in from the sheriff’s office – had begun narrowing their efforts to specific locations.
Hollister man pleads not guilty in death of off-duty Modesto officer
A Hollister man on Friday pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in the shooting death of his co-worker, an off-duty Department of Defense police officer inadvertently hit by gunfire during a fight outside a north Modesto bar.
Hollister police conduct contractor sting
The Hollister Police Department on Wednesday announced it partnered with a state agency on a contractor sting at a home in the city.
Court Preview: Diaz faces sentencing in cemetery slaying
Several relatively prominent cases are in court Thursday. That is when Jorge Diaz, who accepted a plea deal in a homicide case, is scheduled for a sentencing. The Diaz sentence hearing is set for 9 a.m. Thursday in courtroom 101 at the San Benito County Courthouse.
Drive accused of using phone before wreck, fleeing scene
A Hollister woman was accused of a hit-and-run while using her cell phone Sunday on Highway 156, according to the Calfornia Highway Patrol.
















