On August 25, 2022, at approximately 1253 hours, Lone Pine CHP received a report of an abandoned vehicle near the Los Angeles Department Water and Power (LADWP) aqueduct, near the town of Olancha, CA. When a CHP officer arrived on scene, he found a white 2019 Audi, abandoned with the door open and personal effects […]
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 Tuesday, June 28th from 10am to 1 pm Bishop Indian Head Start, California Highway Patrol and Indian Health Services will be hosting a Drive-Thru Car Seat Clinic. The Clinic will be held at the Bishop Indian Head Start parking lot, 405 North Barlow Lane. This is a free service to families to get their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 the south east face climbing route, at about 12,000’. The SAR […]
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 throughout much of the week. According to the sheriff’s department, during the early […]
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 Spanish Trail in Tecopa, the Death Valley Brewing company, for […]
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 Alexander Luna, 47, of Lancaster, was charged with kidnapping, felony domestic violence, terrorist threats […]
As of this evening’s incident report from CalFire the fire size has grown to 4,136 acres and is 20% contained. Forward rate of progress has been stopped north of Hwy 168 and firefighters continue to construct containment lines and mop-up the North end of the fire. Although 150 structures had been threatened no structures […]
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