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Youth cycling groups in California charged with crimes, 1 person arrested

Hollister Police are investigating two incidents in which a large group of juveniles allegedly caused chaos on the roads and committed crimes over the weekend. The first incident occurred Friday when an officer noticed a group of 30 to 40 juvenile bicyclists obstructing traffic at the intersection of Airline Highway and Hillcrest Road. The officer attempted to stop the group by turning on his car lights. The group drove off, some began filming with their cellphones and others did wheelies. A 15-year-old juvenile, who was wearing a mask and had a GoPro with him and was filming with his cellphone, was arrested at the scene. He was arrested on several charges, according to a police news release. The next incident was reported Saturday near 700 South Street. A victim reported a group of juveniles obstructing traffic. “As the driver attempted to get the attention of the juvenile drivers, one of them damaged the victim's vehicle with his bike post. Fearing this would continue, the driver attempted to drive away, but the juveniles followed him,” a police news release said. When the driver stopped at a stop sign, another juvenile punched him in the face. The driver got away and called police. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Hollister Police at 831-636-4331 to remain anonymous. You can call WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME. Anyone who provides information to WeTip may qualify for a $1,000 reward. For more coverage of the Central Coast's top news stories, click here | Download our app | Download Very Local

HOLLISTER, California —

Hollister police are investigating two incidents in which a large group of youths allegedly caused chaos and committed crimes on the streets over the weekend.

The first incident occurred on Friday when an officer noticed a group of 30 to 40 teenage cyclists blocking traffic at the intersection of Airline Highway and Hillcrest Road.

The officer attempted to stop the group by turning on his vehicle's headlights. The group drove off, some began filming with their cell phones and others did wheelies.

A 15-year-old youth wearing a mask, carrying a GoPro and filming with his cell phone was arrested at the scene. He was arrested on several charges, according to a police press release.

The next incident was reported on Saturday near 700 South Street. A victim reported that a group of juveniles were obstructing traffic.

“As the driver attempted to get the attention of the juvenile drivers, one of them damaged the victim's vehicle with his bicycle post. Fearing this would continue, the driver attempted to drive away, but the juveniles followed him,” a police press release said.

When the driver stopped at a stop sign, another teenager punched him in the face.

The driver was able to escape and the police were called.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Hollister Police at 831-636-4331. To remain anonymous, you can call WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME.

Anyone who submits information to WeTip can qualify for a $1,000 reward.

For more reports on the most important issues on the Central Coast, click here | Download our app | Download Very Local

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