Bishop, CA – In July 2021, it was reported to the Bishop Police Department a juvenile
was receiving inappropriate messages via a social media account. The messages from
the sender solicited sexual acts from the juvenile in exchange for money. In addition,
the sender repeatedly asked the juvenile to leave their home and meet to pursue the
sexual relationship.
Officers of the Bishop Police Department initiated an in-depth investigation of the
incident. Multiple search warrants were written and served on social media accounts
and internet/phone carriers to obtain the necessary information to identify the
perpetrator. As a result of the investigation, officers identified the location where the
messages originated and the subscriber to the social media accounts.
On October 5, 2021, Bishop Police Department with the assistance of The Inyo County
Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at the location where the messages
originated from. During the search additional evidence was located and officers
arrested Dominic Fimbres, age 19, of Death Valley, CA. Mr. Fimbres was booked at the
Inyo County Jail in Independence on multiple charges related to this investigation.