by News Staff | Dec 16, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), City of Bishop, Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release
Local fire departments hope to brighten the holidays for devastated community The volunteer firefighters of Inyo County are conducting a gift card drive for the survivors of the Mountain View Fire in Walker, which destroyed 88 homes. Together, Olancha, Lone Pine,...
by Community Reports/Events | Dec 15, 2020 | Business, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Law Enforcement, News Releases
At least two banks in Bishop were the victims of attempted thefts sometime on Monday night. Union Bank and Eastern Sierra Community Bank, which are located across the street from one another on North Main Street, each had unsuccessful attempts at breaking into and...
by News Staff | Dec 15, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Bishop Police Department, City of Bishop, Corona Virus, News Releases, Press Release, Public Health
As the COVID-19 cases increase throughout our Region, like the private sector, the public sector is making modifications to daily operations. The Bishop Police Department is implementing safety precautions to protect our officers and civilian staff, as well as the...
by Community Reports/Events | Nov 29, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Bishop Police Department
Lt. Josh Ellsworth has been appointed as the interim police chief of the City of Bishop Police Department effective Nov. 11 after the surprising retirement of Chief Ted Stec earlier this month. The City is looking using the executive search firm of Ralph Anderson...
by Deb Murphy | Nov 24, 2020 | Bishop Police Department, California Highway Patrol, General Misc. Stories, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, Mammoth Lakes Police, Mono County Sheriff's Office
SHOP WITH A COP ADAPTED FOR 2020 Shop with a Cop is alive and well in 2020, with some tweaks. The program brings law enforcement branches from Mono and Inyo Counties together with a special selection of East Side grade school children to all go shopping for gifts for...
by News Staff | Oct 28, 2020 | Law Enforcement, Bishop Police Department, News Releases
In a very surprising move, Bishop Police Chief Ted Stec has announced his retirement after five years as the head of the Bishop Police Department. At its meeting of January 11, 2016, the Bishop City Council voted unanimously to appoint Ted Stec as the new Chief of...
