by Press Release | Jun 15, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Death Valley, Heat, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, National Park Service, Press Release, Public Safety
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...
by Press Release | Jun 7, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Crime, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, Press Release
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...
by Press Release | Jun 1, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Inyo County, Inyo Search and Rescue, Press Release
At approximately 2pm on Friday, May 27 Inyo County Sheriff Search and Rescue (SAR) Coordinators received notification that an emergency satellite beacon had been activated on Mt. Emerson, reporting that a party of three climbers had a member with a broken leg high on...
by News Staff | Apr 26, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, High Winds, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Department reported via its Facebook page Monday that a body that had been reported on Mt. Whitney early last week had finally been recovered on Saturday. The department noted that high winds and snow deterred recovery efforts...
by Press Release | Apr 12, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement
On Monday April 10, around 8:50pm Inyo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to State Highway 127 at the intersection of State Highway 178 near Shoshone, for a male brandishing a gun at motorists. While en route to the call, deputies were dispatched to 59 Old...
by Press Release | Mar 29, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Law Enforcement, Mono County Sheriff's Office
A California Highway Patrol supervisor who was completing his shift early Saturday morning near Bridgeport in Mono County apparently interrupted an alleged kidnapping in progress and a suspect is in custody, according to the CHP. The CHP reported that Erick...