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April 18, 2026

Chief’s blog: Tighten regulations on social media firms

Hollister Police Chief David Westrick has a blog and his first entry recommends bold action, as in tightened regulations with social media.

Dead mountain lion reported on highway

A mountain lion was killed on northbound Highway 101 Wednesday morning, just north of Rocks Road, according to a California Highway Patrol official.

Police Blotter: Spate of burglaries in Hollister

Read the last month's blotter from the Hollister Police Department.

Police allege residents sold drugs to students

The Hollister Police Department arrested several people suspected of selling marijuana to students in a raid this week, according to a statement from the department.

Crews contain fire at Pinnacles National Park

A fire at the east entrance to Pinnacles National Park on Tuesday reached 10 acres before firefighters put it out.

Suspect wanted for gun arsenal turns himself in

Hollister police and other authorities Monday recovered guns and ammunition in a local raid and had been pursuing a wanted suspect, but he turned himself in Thursday, according to police.

Crews kept fire from spreading to landfill

A fire right near the landfill Tuesday had employees there concerned for a brief time, but local crews controlled the blaze and limited it to three acres, according to the fire chief.

Hollister police find guns, ammunition in raid

Hollister police and other authorities Monday recovered guns and ammunition in a local raid and are now pursuing a wanted suspect, according to police.

Car crashes into fence off Union Road

A car drove off Union Road and crashed into a fence Friday afternoon.

Girl struck by falling tree outside apartments

A girl was struck by a fallen tree on Nash Road near Line Street on Friday afternoon and was transported to a hospital with unknown injuries.

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