Murder suspect Hoffmeister claims incompetence for trial
The man accused in the 2007 killing of a 20-year-old Hollister woman contended in court Thursday he was incompetent for trial proceedings, and a judge gave him a week to return with a doctor’s recommendation on his mental status.
Vehicle flips in downtown Hollister; no injuries
A Ford Escape SUV flipped onto its roof in downtown Hollister after it was apparently broadsided by a Chrysler 300M around 10:30 a.m. this morning at Fourth and East streets, one block east of San Benito Street.
Police: Hollister man had firearm during traffic stop
Police arrested a man for possession of dangerous weapons during a traffic stop earlier this week, according to Hollister Police Department.
About 9:40pm Oct. 9, Hollister Police Officer Evan Umstead was on patrol in the 1000 block of Airline Highway area when he stopped a...
Deputy accused of DUI in Newark set for pretrial hearing
Johnny Pena, the San Benito County sheriff’s deputy accused in Newark of driving under the influence while in a patrol car, is set for a pre-trial court hearing May 3 in Alameda County.
Stewart faces vehicular manslaughter charge in death of McFall
Breanna Stewart faces an arraignment hearing June 26 after prosecutors recently charged her on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in connection with the January traffic death of Ryan McFall, according to court records.
LaMar murder suspect charged in 2009 grocery store incidents
Authorities have accused the suspect in the Sierra LaMar murder case of three unrelated attempted kidnappings from 2009.
