2 arrested after allegations of Ca. assaulting police officer during noise complaint

Hollister police said they arrested two people Tuesday after ignoring multiple warnings about noise violations and cars blocking the sidewalk and roadway. Officers responded to Cobalt Court after receiving several noise complaints. When they arrived, they asked the manager to turn down the music and move the illegally parked cars that were completely blocking the sidewalks and the middle of the residential cul-de-sac. After ignoring the officers' initial warning, Edgardo Alvarado, 33, was arrested and booked into the San Benito County Jail on charges of delaying and obstructing a police officer, refusing to identify himself, and attempting to evict himself. keep officers away, according to police. Hollister police returned to the property a third time after receiving additional complaints about noise and illegally parked cars. When the remaining people on the property continued to be uncooperative, with one man closing the door on officers, Hollister police contacted a towing company to begin towing the vehicles, police said. This led to a large group confronting the police. A woman asked permission to retrieve a bag from a car. After grabbing her bag, police say, she turned and violently threw a set of keys containing a small pocketknife and an AirPods case directly at a Hollister police sergeant, striking him in the throat. Yuliza Dominguez Alvarado, 23, was also arrested and booked into the San Benito County Jail on felony assault on an officer, battery on an officer and resisting arrest charges. During her arrest, she spat in the officer's face and kicked him in the knee, injuring him, police said. The Hollister Police Department would like to remind all residents of City Ordinance 8.28.020 Noise Prohibited and that noise is prohibited at the residence. coming from where a fine of up to $1,000 may be imposed upon the officer's return after an initial warning. Any reporting party may remain anonymous.