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MLPD Bear Beat This Week’s Theme: Are we the only ones who watched Yogi as a kid? Bears like open windows, baked goods and “pick-a-nicks”. 7/30, 10:30 p.m., Panorama Dr. – Bear came in through an OPEN WINDOW and grabbed some cookies. Bear scared off by homeowner. 07/31, 1:44 a.m., Joaquin Rd. – Bear came […]
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Following yesterday’s wide-spread storm damage, Death Valley National Park roads remain closed. Hard work from road crews allowed visitors who were previously unable to leave the area hotels to be able to carefully drive out with law enforcement escorts. Highway 190 is expected to reopen between Furnace Creek and Pahrump by […]
MONO COUNTY, Calif. (August 2, 2022) – Over the next week, Christopher Mokracek, Interim Director of Emergency Management, is slated to introduce Mono County’s new emergency preparedness and response portal to the Mammoth Lakes Town Council and the Mono County Board of Supervisors. READY Mono (READY.Mono.ca.gov) is designed to provide residents and visitors with […]
MLPD Bear Beat Bear Activity in Mammoth Lakes from July 1 – 26, 2022 This Month’s Theme: If a bear is in an open dumpster, is it the bear’s fault? 7/2, 9:04 p.m., Forest Trail – Bear attempting to break into neighbor’s house. Gone on arrival. 7/3, 4:14 a.m., Rainbow Lane – Bear locked […]
Local law enforcement and first responders in the Eastern Sierra are continuing a nationwide tradition by hosting the National Night Out event in Bishop. “National Night Out is a longstanding community policing event that allows for the opportunity to develop partnerships and true camaraderie between first responders and the community they serve,” said […]
TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT SUSPECTS ARRESTED, TWO AT LARGE, AFTER A PURSUIT BY OFFICERS FROM MAMMOTH LAKES TO HIGHWAY 395 June 27, 2022 – On Thursday, June 23, at approximately 11:45pm, Mammoth Lakes Police Officers responded to a local auto shop for a report of a stolen catalytic converter. The witnesses stated they saw three […]
On 06-17-2022, at about 3:20am, The Inyo County Sheriff’s office received a call regarding a burglary alarm at the Sage and Fire Dispensary in Lone Pine CA. Deputies responded and located a broken window and signs of a burglary. Deputies reviewed the video and obtained the vehicle and suspect’s descriptions. A “Be on the Lookout” […]
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Park visitors found the body of David Kelleher on June 14 in Death Valley National Park. Kelleher appears to have been walking from Zabriskie Point toward Furnace Creek after running out of gas. On the morning of June 8, a park ranger noticed that there was only one vehicle […]
Officers of the Bishop Police Department were called to Bishop Middle School regarding threats toward a staff member through social media and text messages. The incident was investigated and based on the outcome, a 13-year-old suspect who is a student at the school was identified as the person making threats toward a staff member. […]
INYO COUNTY, CA, 6/7/2022: On the morning of 06/05/2022, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Whitney Portal Road for a possible burglary in progress. Deputies determined the suspect was inside of the residence and conducted a “surround and call out.” After the suspect’s refusal to leave the residence, Deputies made […]
INYO COUNTY, CA, May 27, 2022 – On May 26, at approximately 12:20am, Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the Lone Pine Mobil for a robbery, which had just occurred. When Deputies arrived the store clerk reported a male subject walked into the store and demanded he open the cash register. The subject reached […]
In November of 2021, Inyo County Sheriff’s Department received a Cybertip Report from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force regarding unknown suspect(s) downloading child pornography in Inyo County. During the next several months Sheriff’s Investigators, with the assistance from ICAC and Bishop Police Department, investigated 18 year old […]
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