Police find shotgun in suspected gang members’ home
Hollister police last week conducted a probation check at a South Street police alleged in a statement.
CHP seeks officer candidates during three-day application period
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will accept applications throughout September from individuals interested in a career as a CHP officer.
Boy Scouts group requests city reimbursement for stolen flags
A local Boy Scouts organizer on Tuesday asked the Hollister council to reimburse the group $906 for 35 American flags stolen during the city’s motorcycle rally.
Mountain lion sighting spurs another closure of park
Brigantino Park on Hollister's west side has been closed once again due to a mountain lion sighting there.
Accident in San Benito County ignites grass fire
Authorities responded to a vehicle collision that ignited some roadside vegetation in northern San Benito County.
The accident occurred about noon Tuesday between an unknown make and model vehicle and a big-rig truck, near the intersection of Highway 156 and U.S. 101, according to CalFire Battalion Chief Brandon Leitzke. Details on the cause of the accident, extent of injuries, if any, and damage resulting from the accident were not immediately available.
CalFire sent two fire engines and a bulldozer to help extinguish the fire and clean up the accident, Leitzke said. The California Highway Patrol also responded to the accident.
More details on this incident will be posted as they are available.
Police find missing Hollister teen; person of interest escapes
Authorities have found the missing 14-year-old girl from Hollister in Lodi, but police did not apprehend a man suspected of being with her.
Police searching for missing girl, person of interest
Police are looking for a man they believe is in the company of a 14-year-old missing girl from Hollister.
Updated: Ex-deputy accepts deal in embezzlement case, surrenders passport
Former sheriff's deputy Jason T. Lei, accused of embezzling from the deputies union while acting as its treasurer, accepted a plea deal Wednesday that could land him in jail for up to three years and eight months.
Police find no explosives after bomb threat to women’s shelter
Police on Thursday responded to bomb threats made over the phone to a local women's shelter, but found no evidence of an explosive, according to the Hollister Police Department.
CHP closes out summer with anti-DUI campaign
As motorists prepare for the final holiday weekend of summer, the California Highway Patrol is joining with law enforcement agencies throughout the country and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an ongoing nationwide drunk driving crackdown. The two-week-long “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which began Aug. 16, coincides with the CHP’s annual Labor Day Maximum Enforcement Period.
