Crime

A Hollister man stole a truck in Gilroy and injured two bystanders while trying to flee from police, authorities said. The man was arrested following a pursuit with officers.  On Oct. 4, a patrol officer located a stolen vehicle in the area of Murray Avenue...

A Davis man had been on a violent crime spree for several days before leading the region’s law enforcement agencies to Hollister and back to San Jose—exchanging gunfire with police along the way—where he was killed by officers, according to authorities.  Just before 4pm Jan....

Authorities are trying to find the owner of a dog that was found abandoned with injuries off the side of a highway near Hollister.  On May 5, officers from Hollister Police Animal Care and Services and the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office responded to a...

This past year has been a flurry of events, milestones, changes, victories and losses that shaped San Benito County. And as the region continues to face the challenges and embrace the hopes related to ongoing growth, 2026 promises to keep local communities moving and...

Hollister Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on June 13, at an undisclosed location within the city limits. The checkpoint will take place from 6pm-1:30am.   In recent years, California has seen a “disturbing increase” in drug-impaired driving crashes, Hollister Police Department...

The Hollister Police Department is investigating the suspicious death of a 43-year-old local resident.The morning of May 23, officers responded to an emergency medical call on the 1200 block of East Park Street, where an individual was found unresponsive, police said in a press...

Hollister Police arrested two people with dozens of pieces of stolen mail and personal documents after a traffic enforcement camera system alerted authorities to a wanted vehicle.  About 3pm May 28, Hollister Police officers began to receive alerts from the city’s Flock Safety system, indicating...

San Benito County recovered $696,602 that was stolen by a suspect or suspects through a complicated phishing scam, according to local officials.  Authorities are investigating the fraud attempt, in which the county’s auditor-controller’s office had approved the payment to someone who falsely posed as a...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a social media page that recently posted a political cartoon that allegedly encouraged violence against public officials and their families, according to authorities.  The Facebook page known as “Benito Beet Beat” published the post on Nov. 3....

Hollister Police have arrested a suspect from a July 4 drive-by shooting on San Benito Street, authorities said.  Ruben Eduardo Vargas, 30, of Hollister, was arrested on Aug. 6, based on information gathered through an ongoing investigation into the shooting by the Hollister Police Department....