Crime

Members of the Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team (UNET) conducted a drug bust last Friday at an illegal cannabis cultivation operation on property owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). On September 15, members of UNET, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and BLM followed...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office Search and rescue (SAR) Team is looking for missing person Manuel Bradish, 37 years old. Bradish was last seen Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at McAlpine Park at 900 Anzar Road in San Juan Bautista. His vehicle, cell phone and...

Hollister police are the lowest paid in the region, according to a new report. Police officers working in the county seat earn less than their counterparts in Capitola, Gilroy, Marina, Salinas, Seaside, Soledad and Watsonville. Out of those agencies, Hollister ranked lowest for maximum monthly...

A suspect attempted to car jack two vehicles and fought with their drivers before police arrived and arrested him, according to Hollister Police Department. On August 18 at approximately 5:10 a.m., Hollister police officers were dispatched to the Safeway Gas Station located at 591...

Hollister Police arrested Michael Simas, 33, on Wednesday for his involvement in the killing of resident Lisa Hall, according to a police department press release dated August 9. Simas agreed to meet with police detectives today and answer questions as to how Hall was shot...

The City of Hollister responded last week to social media reports of counterfeit flyers circulating within city limits. The flyers, which included the city’s logo, had a breakdown of the city’s lawn parking ordinance and contact information for city code enforcement officers. The flyers are in...

A joint law enforcement task force uncovered a trove of narcotics and sales material on Thursday that stemmed from an arrest made at the Hollister Independence Rally. On Saturday, July 1, plain-clothed officers assigned to work the motorcycle rally observed Michael Hackett, 52, furnishing a...

Hollister Police arrested four juvenile males Friday after responding to a report of a burglary in progress at Cerra Vista Elementary School. On July 14, officers arrested four juveniles, two 17-year olds, one 15-year old and one 12-year old, and booked them into the San...

A man carrying a concealed firearm was arrested by Hollister Police on Saturday. Pedro Ramirez, 37, of Hollister was arrested for carrying a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, resisting arrest, evading, DUI, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The San Benito County...