Arrests for public intoxication, weapons and warrants highlighted the bulk of the bookings inside of the event area during the Hollister Freedom Rally during the Fourth of July weekend, according to statistics released by the Hollister Police Department on July 7. Calls for service during the rally weekend jumped 212 percent, according to the department.
No crimes, incidents, events were reported after midnight during the rally in the event area, all weekend, said Police Chief David Westrick, likely a reference to the city’s ban on alcohol sales downtown after midnight.Â
This year, the Hollister Police Department utilized Traffic Safety Grant funding to fund three officers for traffic enforcement outside of the event area, citywide. The result of this enforcement effort was 86 traffic safety citations and 10 DUI arrests, police said.
The Hollister Police Department responded to 891 calls for service over the weekend. By comparison, the department responded to 184 calls for service on the previous, non-holiday weekend. In 2014, Hollister Police Department responded to 420 calls for service over the rally weekend.Â
Here is a look at crime statistics during the past three rally weekends, according to Hollister Police:
2015Â
- DUI 10Â
- Citations 86Â
- Arrests 32Â
- Collisions 3Â
- Crime Reports 40Â
2014Â
- DUI 11Â
- Citations 16Â
- Arrests 28Â
- Collisions 4Â
- Crime Reports 32Â
2013Â
- DUI 12Â
- Citations 32Â
- Arrests 30Â
- Collisions 6Â
- Crime Reports 36Â
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