Crime

Hollister police officers arrested a man suspected of arson Wednesday evening after responding to a possible structure fire around 649 San Benito St.

A 30-year-old man linked to more than 3,000 marijuana plants found along Silver Creek in South San Benito County has been sentenced to eight months in jail, according to a statement.

The Hollister Police Department has promoted a new lieutenant who's been with the agency for more than two decades. 

Hollister police Saturday are planning a checkpoint to catch possible violators of driving under the influence, according to authorities.

In recent weeks, an illegal, makeshift sidewalk sale popped up on the relatively busy section of Sunnyslope Road near Clearview Drive. That ended Saturday after the Free Lance questioned two men running the non-permitted business on a portion of sidewalk that doesn’t even abut...

When a teenage accuser in a local sexual assault case took the stand in late June, he physically attacked the suspect. The rare instance in a courtroom led to an almost immediate mistrial declaration because jurors watched it unfold. Now, prosecutors are preparing to schedule...

After a more than five-hour standoff into early Wednesday at a residence on Seventh Street, police from Hollister and Monterey County deployed tear gas into the home, leading to an arrest.

There are numerous ways to maintain transparency between the community and the police department, but Hollister Police Chief David Westrick has found social media to be the most effective.

A fire to a home on Mulberry Court became a crime scene Tuesday when authorities realized it had been converted into an illegal marijuana grow, police and fire officials alleged.

On June 23, San Benito County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kelly Burbank and Deputy Cody Diller both medaled in weightlifting at the U.S. Police and Fire Championships in San Diego, according to an announcement. For more information on the games, visit http://www.uspfc.org.