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April 15, 2026

Arrest in Tres Piños armed robbery

San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies used a combination of modern technology and good old-fashioned detective work to identify and arrest a man accused of the armed robbery of a Tres Piños store. About 2pm April 19, a man entered the Tres Piños Country Store, 6851...

No charges in fentanyl death

Law enforcement authorities have released a Hollister teen who had been accused earlier this year of supplying another young man with a potent opioid that resulted in an overdose death. San Benito County District Attorney Candice Hooper said the case of Daniel Ray Cadena, 18,...

Westrick brings new ideas from FBI

While he was in Quanitco, Va. for the prestigious 10-week FBI National Academy, Hollister Police Chief David Westrick gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise that he is eager to put to good use at the local department. Westrick graduated from the 271st session of...

Police bust ‘hash oil’ lab downtown

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...

Traffic stop yields guns, stolen property

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...

Calaveras Elementary reopens after lockdown

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...

Traffic stop finds man with three teen girls

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...

Judge hits accused with $40M bill

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...

Deputies, jail staff to wear body cameras

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...

Sheriff issues alert for new telephone scams

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...

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