Alleged child molester to appear in court May 16
A Hollister man who is charged with 28 felony sexual assault counts involving a child victim could soon find out if his case will go to trial, according to court records.
Gilbert Lee Cortez, 74, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 16 at...
Gilroy Police Chief talks about the Garlic Festival shooting
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee stopped by the Garlic Festival law enforcement tent at “Gate 3” on Miller Avenue on his way home with his family about 5:20pm July 28. He was on US 101 just south of Gilroy about 20 minutes later when...
Aromas man killed and son injured in wreck on 129
A 49-year-old Aromas man was killed and his 15-year-old son was
Police Blotter 5/25
BURGLARY: Unknown suspect(s) broke into the Hollister Family Bowl and stole tools that can only be used on bowling equipment by prying the back door open sometime between 9:45 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. Hollister police have taken prints off the door and believe it may have been an inside job.
Three family members of retired HPD sergeant shot in Colorado
The Hollister Police Department’s extended family suffered a violent tragedy over the weekend when the sons of a retired sergeant were shot at a skate park in Colorado Springs—killing one of the children, according to authorities.
Recently retired Hollister Police Sgt. Ray Celano notified the...
Driver pleads guilty for Hollister man’s traffic death
Rosario Lopez admits to DUI, enhancement and could spend seven
Police blotter: Woman arrested for swinging bat near bank
At 9:06 p.m. on Wednesday, police received a complaint of a














