The Independence Civic Club is hosting a Candidate Forum for Inyo County Sheriff. The Forum is at the Legion Hall in Independence on September 29, 2022 at 6:30 PM. Candidates Stephanie Rennie and Eric Pritchard will provide an opening statement and will respond to questions provided to them ahead of time. After a […]
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 […]
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 […]
INYO COUNTY, CA, May 25, 2022 – 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 […]
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 […]
Sacramento, California; On March 8, 2022, Inyo County Superior Court ruled to dismiss the County of Inyo and County employee, Sue Dishion, in connection with claims regarding the invasion of the privacy rights of former Sheriff, Jeffrey Hollowell, when his confidential County personnel and military records were released by Dishion to her nephew without Hollowell’s […]
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 […]
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