Crime

On Oct. 26, the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office, Hollister Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration will hold another “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day”.

The Hollister Police Department surveyed all the local schools about three weeks ago and is looking to find solutions that would enhance traffic safety.

Many volunteers from several agencies helped in a “Mock Search and Rescue” event held Sunday at Hollister Hills. See photos from the gathering here.

Hollister police were forced to use a Taser on a man suspected to have been combative with a knife in the Mission Oaks Mobile Home Park.

A house was severely damaged in a fire Thursday night on Hollister's west side.

On Saturday, the Facebook group Hollister Community Watch – supported by the Hollister Police Department – held a Community Clean-up event in Hollister targeting three areas of the community, according to an announcement from police.

The former Hollister martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl is scheduled for a preliminary examination Sept. 30, according to court records.

Local drug enforcement authorities recovered an estimated 25,000 marijuana plants hidden in legal row crops on a property just outside Hollister.

David J. Quiroz, the Hollister man accused in the killing of 25-year-old Heather Carroll in October 2012, is scheduled for a jury trial in January.

Calfire has announced that billing is starting for the second year of the special fire fee for rural areas. The state agency also included information on resources to help residents pay those bills, according to an announcement from the organization.