by Press Release | Sep 17, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), City of Bishop, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Press Release, Schools, State of California
On 09/16/21 at approximately 1:44 PM, a Bishop Unified School District school bus, loaded with multiple school aged children, was traveling in the slow lane of northbound US-395 near Jay Street in Bishop. At the same time, Christopher Rufener of Mohave Valley, AZ, was...
by News Staff | Aug 25, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), CAL Fire, California Highway Patrol, City of Bishop, Fire, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, Press Release
On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at about 12:40 P.M., Bishop Volunteer Fire Department, Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, Bishop Police Department, California Highway Patrol and CAL-Fire responded to a structure fire on North Barlow Lane. A fire on the front porch of the...
by News Staff | Aug 2, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), California Highway Patrol, City of Bishop, Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County, Law Enforcement, Press Release, State of California
The community is invited to come enjoy National Night Out – a night on the town with their local first responders Tuesday. There will be free hot dogs fresh off the grill, along with music, lawn games, and freebies for the kids. The festivities are set to take place...
by News Staff | Jul 25, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Law Enforcement, Press Release
Citizens of Bishop and the surrounding community, many of you are aware of and have viewed a video of a use of force incident that occurred in recent days involving an allied agency, not the Bishop Police Department. While many questions remain as to the circumstances...
by Community Reports/Events | May 27, 2021 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Law Enforcement
Did the Bishop City Council “Diss” the current Interim Police Chief, Josh Ellsworth, when it announced its intentions to offer the job to an “Outsider?” At the last Bishop City Council meeting, in a letter sent by Bishop Sgt. Dan Nolan, a 20-year police department...
by News Staff | May 22, 2021 | Bishop City Council, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, General Misc. Stories, Press Release
In late 2020, the City of Bishop initiated a comprehensive search for a Chief of Police following the retirement of former Chief Ted Stec. [SWM Background Note – Chief Stec announced his retirement after 5 years of service with the Bishop Police Department.] The...
