HollisterFreelance.com | Sheriff candidates respond to outlaw biker incident: "suspected outlaw bikers pulling guns on a group of people, while the other one contended it points to a need for improvement in how authorities handle such reports.

San Benito County Undersheriff Pat Turturici and Watsonville police Lt. Darren Thompson are vying to succeed Sheriff Curtis Hill in the November election.

Turturici when asked by the Free Lance repeatedly said it is a 'personnel issue' and that the outgoing sheriff, Curtis Hill, would have to comment. Thompson said the incident points to a 'problem that needs to be fixed' and that the response protocol for 911 calls should get a full review.

The San Benito County Sheriff's Office last week released audio of 911 conversations from a woman's report Sept. 4 alleging that outlaw bikers held her, along with family and friends, at gunpoint outside Bolado Park after the Professional Bull Riders event. Sheriff's officials later confirmed the suspected gang members were believed to be part of the Vagos Motorcycle Club."