Misdemeanor for drunken driver in crash that killed Andrel Gaines
One month after Gavilan basketball player and beloved Gilroy teenager Andrel Gaines would have celebrated his 20th birthday, the man who was involved in the car crash that killed him last November walked free.
Wood sentencing delayed as he secures payback to police union
The sentencing of Ray Wood, the former Hollister police sergeant and 2010 sheriff candidate convicted of embezzling more than $100,000 from the city officers union, was delayed Friday until June so he has the opportunity to promptly secure and pay back the entire stolen amount.
Coroner releases cause of death in Fairview Road fatality
The 20-year-old victim in a Jan. 28 fatal accident and fire on Fairview Road died of blunt-force trauma, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office said Thursday.
Updated: Fire ravages historic ghost town of New Idria
The hill on which the historic ghost town of New Idria rests was
Retired police Sgt. Ray Wood accepts plea deal, faces jail time
Retired Hollister police Sgt. Ray Wood, who ran for San Benito County sheriff in 2010, has accepted a plea deal on a grand theft charge for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the city officers’ union and could spend six months in jail, according to court records.
‘No-face bandit’ case continued for undisclosed reasons
Attorneys are working on a settlement in the case of the
Sheriff requests that two employees shift to management
The San Benito County Sheriff's Office has been reorganized to shore up management without adding any additional personnel or increasing the budget.
Former UFC fighter pleads guilty to vigilante shooting
Former UFC fighter Cain Velasquez pleaded guilty Aug. 16 to multiple felony charges related to a 2022 vigilante high-speed chase and shooting spree through Morgan Hill that wounded an unintended target and endangered a nearby elementary school, according to the Santa Clara County District...
