Crime

Law enforcement authorities uncovered an illegal marijuana extraction lab in a decrepit, unsafe building in downtown Hollister, according to police. No arrests have been reported in relation to the raid of the property and seizure of a variety of marijuana by-products, and the police investigation...

A Los Banos man was arrested in Hollister Thursday with an illegal firearm, a stolen vehicle, burglary tools and other contraband, according to San Benito County Sheriff’s Office authorities. About 2:30pm March 22, Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Leist observed a Honda make a vehicle code violation...

Law enforcement and school officials briefly locked down Calaveras Elementary School this afternoon while police searched for a suspect in the area. “Hollister Police Department School Resource Officers have ordered the Calaveras school on Buena Vista (Road) (locked down) as a precaution due to a...

Quick-thinking San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 30-year-old Salinas man on drug charges and removed three teen girls from “a potentially dangerous life-altering situation.” Sheriff’s Capt. Erik Taylor reported that on Thursday, March 12, Sergeant Adam Lobdell spotted a man and three young...

While Sang Ji and Jung Choi sit in San Benito County Jail awaiting trial on criminal charges that they murdered Yoon Ji in Hollister last year, a civil court judge has ordered the suspects to pay $40 million in damages to the dead woman’s...

San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies last week started using body-worn cameras both out in the field and in the county jail, according to authorities. The sheriff’s office is also in the process of installing a “new, comprehensive system for audio and video recording of our...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a prior scam that has resurfaced. In the scam phone call, the callers identify themselves as a deputy with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office. The callers then claim the victim is supposed to report to...

Hollister police are warning residents of a “virtual kidnapping scam” in which a caller or callers have attempted to extract ransom money from unsuspecting local victims in recent days. The Hollister Police Department detailed one attempt at this scam in a Feb. 18 press release....

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a prior scam that has resurfaced. In the scam phone call, the caller identifies themselves as a deputy with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office. The caller then claims the victim is supposed to report...

The latest annual crime tallies for the City of Hollister show that 2017 was less violent and slightly more larcenous than previous years, but the city’s acting police chief says the police department and its staff measure their success by much more than statistics. “We’re...