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CRIME & SAFETY
Hollister man dies in July 9 traffic accident
A 31-year-old Hollister resident died in a July 9 traffic accident on Highway 25, according to authorities. About 9:10pm July 9, the Hollister Police dispatch center received multiple calls reporting that a vehicle had crashed into a light pole on Pinnacles National Park Highway (Highway 25) at the intersection of Hillcrest Road, police said. Some of the reports claimed the vehicle had caught on fire and a crowd was gathered around it.
Attempted murder being investigated at Salinas Valley State Prison
SOLEDAD, Calif. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said they are investigating an attempted homicidal fight between inmates. This alleged incident occurred on Friday at around 9:37 a.m. Salinas Valley State Prison staff were in the recreation yard and saw two inmates "striking" another inmate with a...
$1,000 reward for Hollister illegal fireworks explosion
HOLLISTER, Calif. — Hollister police said that they are offering a $1,000 reward for information that will lead them to the arrest(s) of those responsible for setting off illegal fireworks that damaged an apartment complex. Hollister police said that on the Fourth of July, a single illegal firework was...
Missing teen in Salinas last seen in June
SALINAS, Calif. — The Salinas Police Department published a post on Tuesday asking for the public's help finding a missing teen. Cristobal Lopez Vazquez, 15, was first reported missing on June 30 following an argument with his father. He is 5 feet tall and weighs around 105 pounds. He...
Dateline: Missing in America podcast covers the September 2022 disappearance of Arelie Garcia in Salinas, California
Play the episode “Mystery Down Highway 1” of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast below and click here to follow. Tucked between the Pacific and the mountains on California’s Central Coast, Big Sur is a 90-mile stretch of breathtaking beauty. The author Henry Miller said, “It was...
Watsonville Police: suspect had ghost gun in stolen truck
Police on Sunday were looking for a man who escaped after leading them on a vehicle pursuit in a stolen pickup and a foot chase in Watsonville. The incident began at Main Street at Freedom Boulevard around 10:30am when Watsonville Police Capt. Jarrod Pisturino spotted the beat-up blue Ford F150 that police had been alerted to thanks to the Flock camera tracking system which, among other things, reads license plate information.
Insurance scammers face sentencing this week
In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face serious sentences for committing felony fraud, according to authorities. Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy Group and Stars Bay...
Salinas Valley Police Reports | Published July 10, 2024
Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments. 12:13 a.m. Property damage via hit-and-run on Bedford Ave. 6:00 a.m. Petty theft on N. Vanderhurst Ave. 6:13 a.m. Commercial burglary alarm on Broadway St. 3:49 p.m. Suspicious person trying to open vehicle on Amherst Dr. 6:40 p.m. Report of annoying...
K9 Callie Assisted Deputies in Arrest of Hollister Man for Possession of Over 5.5 Pounds of Drug for Sales in San Benito County
July 17, 2024 – San Benito County Sheriff's Office officials report that on July 11, 2024, a narcotics search warrant performed on Knight Lane in Hollister, resulted in approximately 4.2 pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 1.4 pounds of cocaine being located and seized. The suspect was arrested for possession...
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