HPD adds sergeant to help with case overload
After five years and a backlog of 1,000 cases, the Hollister
Electrical Fire destroys local man’s home
As a 911 dispatcher, Eric Golden has heard his share of distress
Police Blotter 7/13
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Guillermo Palafox, 49, of 9 Line St. in Hollister, was arrested by Hollister police for domestic violence, a felony, after he pushed his wife into a wall at 10:31 p.m. on Saturday. She suffered pain to her back but refused medical attention.
Police Blotter 7/7
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Michelle Ann Guitierrez, 19, of 3377 Cienega Rd. in Hollister, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol for felony driving under the influence at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday when she drove her car off the roadway and overturned on Quien Sabe Road, west of Santa Ana Valley Road. Guitierrez's passenger was ejected and suffered minor injuries, and Guitierrez was transported to Hazel Hawkins Hospital with a broken pelvis and broken ankle, according to the CHP.
Police sweep gang members off the streets
Police arrested 11 probation and parole violators, many of them with gang ties, in a three-agency sweep Wednesday night.
Sheriff revives summer vacation watch program
To secure resident's peace of mind while they spend precious
Police Blotter 6/29
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: Marianne Masteuer, 48, of 11900 Marilyn Ln. in Aromas, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol for driving under the influence, a misdemeanor, when she drove her 2001 Volvo down a ditch on Highway 101 at Cole Road around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday. She suffered minor injuries when the airbags deployed - causing scratches to her face and wrists - but was not transported to the hospital.








